1933 Press Photo View Of The Keel Of The USS Porter as Work Began On 4 US Ships

Camden, NJ, The keel of the USS Porter, which was laid as work began on three of Uncle sam's new warships. The construction was authorized by the National Recovery Act and the contracts were awarded in August. since that time engineers, architects and Draughtsmen have been rushing preliminary work in order to benefit the unemployed as soon as possible. The four and a half months between the awarding of the contracts and the laying of the keels considered a peace time record in the building of a fighting vessels. Eighty percent of the construction cost will be expended on labor at both the building yards and through supply agencies. The new vessel will be the third American warship to bear the name of Porter, and will be christened in honor of Commodore David Porter, USN and his son Admiral David Dixon Porter, USN.The other three ships whose keel were also laid today, are the USS Winslow, The USS Mcdougall, and the USS Selfridge. Each ship will be 372 feet in length and will be a standard displacement of 1,850 tons. Five inch guns will be the largest carried by new ships.

Photo is dated 1933.

Photo measures 8.5 x 6.75 inches.