Record #:

10520

Author(s):

Scott, Ralph

Abstract:

The outbreak of World War II caught the United States short of cargo ships to send vital war supplies to the Allies, along with a means to protect them. Scott discusses shipbuilding in Wilmington where 243 ships were constructed. At its peak in 1943, the shipyard employed over 20,000 people.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 47 Issue 2, Spring 2008, p34-36, il

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--World War, 1939-1945--Wilmington