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Description
The Cumberland Shipbuilding Co. in South Portland in a photo taken about 1918. Portland can be seen in the background.
During World War I, the government commissioned wooden cargo steamships designed by Theodore Ferris. The Cumberland Shipbuilding Co. built Ferris ships that were used for moving cargo to support U.S. troops.
About This Item
- Title: Cumberland Shipbuilding, South Portland, ca. 1918
- Creation Date: circa 1918
- Subject Date: circa 1918
- Location: South Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: Photographs -- South Portland -- Boat & Ship Building
- Object Type: Image
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- Ships--Maine--South Portland
- Shipbuildings--Maine--South Portland
- Waterfronts--Maine--South Portland
- Cumberland Shipbuilding Company--Facilities
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