Shipbuilding

U.S. Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews addresses the workers of the Boston Naval Shipyard during an inspection visit. The area is part of the First Naval District.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is standing on the platform at the podium and addressing United States Naval Shipyard workers in Boston, Massachusetts. Various Naval officers share the platform with him. Secretary Matthews is on an inspection visit of the First Naval District.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is shown standing at the podium addressing Boston Naval Shipyard workers during an inspection visit to the shipyard located in the First Naval District. Various unidentified Naval officers are standing behind him.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is shown walking toward the steps to the platform where he will address workers at the Boston Naval Shipyard located in the First Naval District. Several Naval officers are following behind him. This event was held during an inspection visit by Secretary Matthews.

Arthur Z. Gardiner (second from the right) and a group of unidentified men at Sasebo, Japan shipyard.

Unidentified ship launching in Japan.

Aerial view of a ship under construction in a shipyard near Hiroshima and Iwakuni, Japan. Cultivated fields and warehouses are nearby.

A shipyard at night with ships under construction, California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, California.

Photo of launching the ship Theodore Parker by the California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, California.