SHIP FAILURE LAID TO STEEL, WELDING; Investigators Report That Abnormal Stresses Caused Tanker to Break in Two WEATHER HELD A FACTOR Scarcity of Experienced Help and Neglect of Established Practices Also Blamed (original) (raw)
SHIP FAILURE LAID TO STEEL, WELDING; Investigators Report That Abnormal Stresses Caused Tanker to Break in Two WEATHER HELD A FACTOR Scarcity of Experienced Help and Neglect of Established Practices Also Blamed
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March 18, 1943
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The cracking and sinking of the big tanker Schenectady at Swan Island shipyard in Portland, Ore., in January, was due in part to a lack of uniformity in the quality of steel used in the hull and to the departure on the part of the shipyard personnel from recognized fundamentals of good welded construction for the laudable purpose of speeding up construction. View Full Article in Timesmachine ยป
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