Ships build under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936
Mrs.Mellin E.Repress (wife missing Seaman) the sponsor of the Nikola Tesla on September 27th 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
John Russell Pope going down the way on September 27th 1943.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courtesy:Hagley Library
John Russell Pope will towed to the outfitting pier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courtesy:Hagley Library