North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
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The North Carolina Shipbuilding Company was a major World War II-era shipyard in Wilmington, North Carolina, that mass-produced cargo vessels for the U.S. war effort.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Carolina Shipbuilding Company canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II shipyard
ⓘ
shipbuilding company ⓘ |
| builtFor |
U.S. war effort
ⓘ
United States Maritime Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtForAgency | United States Maritime Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtShipType |
Liberty ships
ⓘ
cargo vessels ⓘ tankers ⓘ |
| ceasedOperations | shortly after World War II ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Allied logistics in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employed |
African American workers
ⓘ
men ⓘ women ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | World War II emergency shipbuilding program ⓘ |
| hadFacilityType | yard with multiple slipways ⓘ |
| hadNumberOfWays | 13 shipways ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key component of U.S. Liberty ship program
ⓘ
major wartime employer in Wilmington ⓘ |
| industry | shipbuilding ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wilmington, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cape Fear River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale wartime industrial employment in Wilmington
ⓘ
rapid construction of Liberty ships ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Newport News Shipbuilding interests ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Maritime Commission shipyard expansion program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakEmployment | over 20,000 workers ⓘ |
| productionMethod |
assembly-line techniques
ⓘ
welded construction ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| role | emergency shipyard ⓘ |
| specializedIn | mass production of cargo ships ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorUseOfSite | industrial and port facilities in Wilmington ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Liberty ship