A ship is built Accession Number: ART21156

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An impression of an early stage in the building of a 10,000 ton Liberty vessel - at Williamstown Dock. Workmen are hammering and revetting on the top of the double bottoms. In the mid-ship section, the frames (sides) are being placed into position. Further aft another crane is placing new scaffolding ready for the work on the stern, Melbourne.

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Accession Number
ART21156
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: coloured pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 53.3 cm x 71.1 cm
Medium
coloured pencil on paper
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1942
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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