Word: storeship
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Fourteen days from keel laying to delivery date is indeed a record of which American shipbuilders can well be proud. This seems a far advance from the 47 years required to construct the U.S.S. Alabama. Originally intended as a storeship, her keel was laid at Portsmouth, Va. Navy Yard in 1817 but not until April 23, 1864 was she launched. A record of 47 years under construction...
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