Portfolio - E8 Cargo Ship

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E8 Cargo Ship in Dry-Dock

This Cargo Ship is the E 8. A civilian ship built in the mid 1930’s, that was taken over by the US NAVY and used to deliver supplies to areas of World War II. The US NAVY, ARMY Air Forces and ARMY took over civilian “vehicles” from various transportation sectors to supplement the war effort and overcome military shortages. These various aircraft, vehicles and vessels helped bolster our armed forces fast in the early days of the war.

It was a quick fix! Then the build up began.

This is the WWII cargo ship that convoyed to Java and unloaded crated P-40s that were promptly buried due to the pending return of the Imperial Japanese Army.

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A look at the center and aft sections of the ship during construction.

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a profile view of the bow section of the ship model during its intricate building process.

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Here we get a good look at the anchor winch on the bow of the ship.