U.S. Army Steam Tugs, Hulls #490-491, 493-505, 507
- Title
- U.S. Army Steam Tugs, Hulls #490-491, 493-505, 507
- Description
- 14 negatives of U.S. Army Steam Tugs. Writing on the photos reads "Marietta Mfg. Co., Pt. Pleasant, W.VA, Cont. #W-2789-tc-252, [varying hull #, dates, and tc #]." The Marietta Manufacturing Company was formed in 1892 in Marietta, Ohio; it was one of the major inland shipyards in the country. After officially moving to Point Pleasant under a West Virginia charter in 1915, the company ceased operation in February 1970. During World War II, Marietta constructed ships for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and the Defense Plant Corporation.
- Date
- June 02, 1943 - February 05, 1944
- Original Format
- negatives
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- Local Identifier
- 742.59.q
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- Location of Original
- East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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Naval and Maritime History
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- Marietta Manufacturing Company Records from the East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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