[TheForge] Welding Liberty Ships

[JOHN CHOBRDA]

	My late Aunt worked building ships during the war and I never heard
that story, she said they got paid by the hour and how fast they could
produce. I thought that when the ships that did break apart, it happened
during the winter months in the North Atlantic and they sank, hard to
inspect.

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron Childers
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 6:34 AM
To: 'Sponsored by ABANA'
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Welding Liberty Ships

The welders were paid by the number of rods they burned. When the ships
broke apart the inspectors found that the rods were just thrown into the
keel and welded over. This practice consumed large quantities of rods, but
resulted in very poor welds.




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