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Title
U.S.S
.
Gildersleeve
,
after
launching
,
Gildersleeve
.
Place
Gildersleeve (Conn.)
Topic
Crowds
Steamboats
Ships
Shipyards
Shipbuilding
Launchings
Topic-Organization, Vessel
Gildersleeve (Steamship)
Gildersleeve Ship Construction Company (Portland, Conn.)
United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
Theme
Infrastructure
Lifestyle
Livelihood
Description
Starboard
view
of a
vessel
identified
as the
USS
[SS]
Gildersleeve
just
after
launching
at
Gildersleeve
Shipbuilding
Co
.,
Gildersleeve
,
1917
. A
crowd
is
gathered
in the
launching
area
and
looking
in the
direction
of the
Gildersleeve
. A
marine
railway
is
visible
in the
center
. A
raised
wood
platform
supported
by
scaffolding
can
be
seen
to the
right
.
Small
boats
and a
tugboat
are
visible
in the
water
around
the
vessel
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
. The
S.S
.
Gildersleeve
was
built
by the
Gildersleeve
Ship
Construction
Company
, and
is
listed
as a
United
States
Shipping
Board
Emergency
Fleet
Corporation
vessel
,
acquired
on
October
10
,
1919
. The
Emergency
Fleet
Corporation
was
formed
ten
days
after
the
United
States
entered
World
War
I
in
1917
.
It
was
commissioned
to
build
,
equip
,
maintain
and
operate
merchant
vessels
.
Established
as
S
.
Gildersleeve
and
Sons
, ca.
1821
, the
company
became
Gildersleeve
Shipbuilding
Company
in
1908
. Its
name
was
changed
to
Gildersleeve
Ship
Construction
Company
, ca.
1917
. The
company
remained
active
until
1932
, by then also
building
icehouses
and
other
structures
.
Dates
for
launching
of the
Gildersleeve
are
variously
given
as
1917
and
1918
.
Mounted
on
card
.
Card
dimensions
:
10
3/4
x
13
7/8
in.
Date created
[ca
.
1918]
Physical format
1
photograph
:
gelatin
print
;
7
3/4
x
9
5/8
in.
Digital format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Accession
number
:
1954.1315
File
name
:
IMG0043-4199.PCD
Source
Mystic
Seaport
Rights
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to
use
or
reproduction
of this
image
are
available
from
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Seaport
.
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