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B+W photo of S.S. Eagle Courier rudder being rebuilt at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1974-1976.

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Black-and-white photo of S.S. Eagle Courier rudder being rebuilt at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken, no date, circa 1974-1976. 8" x 10" print; two copies including attachment. Photographer not indicated; inkstamped photo number on reverse 56110A14. Attached: mimeographed press release about vessel and work; full text is notes. Documentation or progress photo of machine shop work for a vessel undergoing repairs used for publicity promotion. The text relates that the rudder was damaged in a North Atlantic storm, the work was done by a innovative method and took only 20 calendar days. Men are not identified. The tanker vessel was renamed the S.S. Fredericksburg in 1976 which places this photo as before that event.

2011.025.0300

2011.025

Cangelosi, Joseph

Gift

Gift of Joseph Cangelosi.

n/a

1974 - 1976

Hoboken

Date: 1974-1976

8 in

10 in

Good

Notes: IMMEDIATE RELEASE Craftsmen of Bethlehem Steel's Hoboken, N. J., ship repair yard rebuilding the rudder for the 28,000-dwt tanker, S. S. EAGLE COURIER. All but the upper section of the rudder was lost in a North Atlantic storm. Prospects were that the vessel would be laid up from 40 to 60 days because a new lower rudder casting would require six weeks to manufacture. The Bethlehem yard cut the projected lay-up time by more than half by manufacturing a substitute welded-steel section for the lower casting in a unique process approved by the American Bureau of Shipping and the U.S. Coast Guard. Only 20 calendar days were required for the repair job. # From: Max L. Brown, Press Relations Bethlehem Steel Corporation 375 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022 Phone: 688-5522, Ext. 311 Photo No. 56110A14 179140 Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2011-05-03

image: photo 56110A14
attachment: press release