The Shipyard: Will It Float?

By Dave Drummond

Book Overview

Senator Ted Kennedy said, "My father worked here. The Fore River Shipyard will once again be a symbol of our leadership. And I will do all I can to insure that this leadership continues to thrive. The shipbuilding industry has been struggling in this country as a whole. Employment has dropped to a 40 year low. American-built ships carry less than one percent of world trade. That is unacceptable."

Senator John McCain said, "We have an obligation to protect the taxpayers' dollars by ensuring that this is a viable project. It is my desire that the Quincy shipyard, into which the state of Massachusetts and the city of Quincy have invested significant resources, will be a successful venture."

President Clinton said about shipbuilding and the Quincy yard in particular, "Shipbuilding is one of the keys to America's national defense and helping our shipbuilders succeed commercially is an important goal of defense conversion. This administration is committed to preserving highly skilled American jobs and we believe that American shipbuilding can compete and win in world markets."

What happened...? SHIPBUILDING USED TO BE ONE OF THE TOP FIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE U.S.A.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 059527532X
• ISBN13: 9780595275328
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

FORMER WORKER'S REVIEW

I WORKED AT FORE RIVER AS AN ELECTRICIAN IN 1952. BEING RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL WITH AN ELECTRICIAN BACKGROUND, I WAS AMAZED AT THE SIZE AND COMPLEXITY OF SHIP BUILDING. (I GRADUATED FROM QUINCY HIGH SCHOOL IN 1952). ONE OF MY JOBS AT FORE RIVER WAS TO WIRE ALARM PANELS FOR THE CORNHUSKER MARINER. A YEAR LATER I WAS IN THE AIR FORCE IN KOREA AND I READ IN THE STARS AND STRIPES THAT THE CORNHUSKER MARINER RAN AGROUND SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC. I DID NOT KNOW UNTIL I READ THIS BOOK THAT IT WAS SCRAPPED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. AS THE AUTHOR SAYS IN HIS BOOK, MOST OF THE WORKERS WERE DEDICATED TO SHIP BUILDING. AS ALWAYS, ONE COULD FIND SLACKERS IN A LARGE POPULATION.THANKS FOR WRITING THE BOOK DAVE, BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES.R P MacPherson, PhDSanford, FL