Show Affie america rica largest U LL S boat Is launched at newport news 7 q 1 1 t j 15 is the proudest day in in american maritime his tory ory on that day the ameria ca new flagship for the united states hates lines and largest liner to be e built in this country slides lown down the ways at newport news how ow is a modern steam ship hip built these pic tures aires tell the story above scale dra drawings ivings of i each plate on the america were made on in a 15 loot foot working model of the hull these models dodels were used in taking making full size patterns api of if ta the te plates rights right K the he man who welds the plates blates electrically note his is martian looking hel met let leather outer sleeves and nd heavy gauntlets gauntlett gaunt lets weapons of protection above blading binding the th low pressure turbines turbine some of these tha delicate metal bladt blades we are required for the tur HI bine casing shown here hen arranged in semi cincu tar lur parallel rows some som more blades will hii be fitted into the rotor rote which fits into this cas cai ing lefts left an early earls cor con st ruction picture at new neu port mews N aws where seven seve low cranes swung to and fr fro amid a clatter of rivet ing machines machi nei that would put most july fourth celebrations Celb rations to shame 0 finally the christening and 1 launching bunching aun ching of the finished vessel scheduled to enter service next spring pring the america is feet long ong 93 feet in the beam and 75 tees acet deep from the promenade leek deck li will accommodate 1219 4 passengers in all three classes nd and a crew of 01 0 1 C Y |