Topics Related to shipbuilding

North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. (D-96)

Constructed 243 vessels at shipyard one mile west, 1941-1946. Its first Liberty Ship, the S.S. Zebulon B. Vance, launched Dec. 6, 1941.

Beery's Shipyard (D-60)

Many Confederate naval vessels, including the ironclad "North Carolina," built here. Site lies across river on Eagles Island, 1/4 mile west.

Building Ships for the Government