Ships build under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936
Mrs.R.W.Dodd (wife yard employee) the sponsor of the Nikola Tesla on September 26th 1943 at Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc., Baltimore, Maryland. Owned by U.S.Department of Commerce and will transferred to British Ministry of War Transport under Lend / Lease (Accession Code 80.300 Box 4).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courtesy:Hagley Library
Franz Boas going down the way on September 26th 1943.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courtesy:Hagley Library
Franz Boas will towed to the outfitting pier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courtesy:Hagley Library