B+W photo of S.S. Eagle Courier rudder being rebuilt at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken, n.d., ca. 1974-1976.
Entry/Object ID
2011.025.0300
Description
Black-and-white photo of S.S. Eagle Courier rudder being rebuilt at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Hoboken, no date, circa 1974-1976. 8" x 10" print; two copies including attachment. Photographer not indicated; inkstamped photo number on reverse 56110A14. Attached: mimeographed press release about vessel and work; full text is notes.
Documentation or progress photo of machine shop work for a vessel undergoing repairs used for publicity promotion. The text relates that the rudder was damaged in a North Atlantic storm, the work was done by a innovative method and took only 20 calendar days. Men are not identified.
The tanker vessel was renamed the S.S. Fredericksburg in 1976 which places this photo as before that event.
Acquisition
Accession
2011.025
Source or Donor
Cangelosi, Joseph
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Joseph Cangelosi.
Made/Created
Artist
n/a
Date made
1974 - 1976
Place
Location
Hoboken
Notes
Date: 1974-1976
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Notes: IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Craftsmen of Bethlehem Steel's Hoboken, N. J., ship repair
yard rebuilding the rudder for the 28,000-dwt tanker, S. S.
EAGLE COURIER. All but the upper section of the rudder was
lost in a North Atlantic storm. Prospects were that the vessel
would be laid up from 40 to 60 days because a new lower rudder
casting would require six weeks to manufacture. The Bethlehem
yard cut the projected lay-up time by more than half by
manufacturing a substitute welded-steel section for the lower
casting in a unique process approved by the American Bureau of
Shipping and the U.S. Coast Guard. Only 20 calendar days were
required for the repair job.
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From: Max L. Brown, Press Relations
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
375 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022
Phone: 688-5522, Ext. 311
Photo No. 56110A14
179140
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2011-05-03
