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| On the Job for Victory |
Jonas Lie
(1880-1940) |
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Acquisition Number: 99-64-M
Medium: Poster
Status: Reproduction Available - Click Here
The Emergency Fleet Corporation was aptly named because of the urgency with which the United States sought to make up for the heavy toll that German U-boats were taking on international shipping. European shipyards were unable to make up for the mounting losses. The image on this poster shows the immense effort being made to fill the gap at Hog Island, Pennsylvania. During the war years, it became the largest shipyard in the world, but few of the vessels commenced were actually completed during the short duration of American involvement in the war. After the Armistice was declared, the government’s interest in shipbuilding collapsed as quickly as it started. In 1921, Hog Island launched its last ship. The war-weary world was turning to pacifism; shipyards around the world returned to non-military construction; and international treaties began to limit the number and tonnage of war ships.
Courtesy of Navy Art Collection, Naval History and Heritage Command
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