This Georgia shipyard was home to the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation which employed more than 15,000 people and built a total of 88 ships between 1942 and 1945.

Example: Georgia only has two deepwater ports; Brunswick is the other one.

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Francis Richardson

9 February, 23:21

This Georgia shipyard was home to the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation which employed more than 15,000 people and built a total of 88 ships between 1942 and 1945.

Example: Georgia only has two deepwater ports; Brunswick is the other one.

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Jaycee Kramer · Answer 1

Georgia only has two deep water ports. Brunswick is one while Savannah is the other one.

The Georgia shipyard was home to the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation. It was located on the Savannah river, off the eastern tip of the Hutchinson Island.

Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation operated the Savannah shipyard from 1942 until 1945. They built 106 vessels wherein 88 of these were Liberty ships.

Liberty ships were cargo ships built in the United States to provide allies with much needed merchant tonnage during World War 2.

This Georgia shipyard was home to the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation which employed more than 15,000 people and built a total of 88 ships between 1942 and 1945.Example: Georgia only has two deepwater ports; Brunswick is the other one.

This Georgia shipyard was home to the Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation which employed more than 15,000 people and built a total of 88 ships between 1942 and 1945.

Example: Georgia only has two deepwater ports; Brunswick is the other one.