B+W photo of deck gun being lifted off Liberty ship William Wirt at Todd Shipyards, Hoboken, July 16, 1945.
Entry/Object ID
2014.015.0064
Description
Black-and-white photo of deck gun being lifted off Liberty ship William Wirt at Todd Shipyards, Hoboken, July 16, 1945.
7" x 9" high print, press photo. Photograph taken by Acme Newspictures, N.Y. Credit stamp on reverse with duplicated caption; dated file inkstamp: Ref. Dept. 7-27 '45 N.E.A. [Newspaper Editors Association.]
Caption on back:
=====
765959 New York Bureau
First Liberty Ship to Lose Arms
Hoboken, N.J. -- After three years of plying the West Indies, The Liberty ship William Wirt has her 5-inch 50 cal. deck gun removed at Todd Shipyards Corp. Hoboken Division. Vessel was the first American merchant ship to be disarmed since the war's end in Europe.
BU SPEC #1A MGS S&S
Credit line (ACME) 7-16-45 (RM)
BU
Credit Line (Acme) 6/6/44 (EO)
====
====
The S.S. William Wirt did see action outside of the West Indies. It was responsible for shooting down 5 bombers as part of a 13 ship convoy to Algeria in January 1943. Ship returned to civilian duty and was scrapped in 1966.
----
war / military / Todd Shipyards Corporation / Tietjen & Lang / vessel
Acquisition
Accession
2014.015
Source or Donor
Purchase
Acquisition Method
Purchase
Credit Line
Museum Collections.
Made/Created
Artist
Acme Newspictures
Date made
1944
Place
Location
Hoboken
Dimensions
Height
7 in
Width
9 in
General Notes
Note
Notes: See page 247: Liberty: The Ships That Won the War. By Peter Elphick, Naval Institute Press, 2006.
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2014-08-12
