Building the Mobil Arctic

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Building the Mobil Arctic - Part 4

( All photos Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company )

Typed on back: "Foward end, bhd. #87 (Swash)"

Typed on back: "North side #3 pier -- After end; Unit A-8 erected 3-29-72; Unit H-5 P/S upper side shell erected 3-29-72".

Typed on back: "Forward section -- After end at #6 way; Keel laid 4-5-72 at 1:30pm".

Typed on back: "Unit V-2 /S swash bhd. erected 5-15-72; After end unit W-1 transv. bhd. 117 erected 4-29-72".

Typed on back: "HULL # 657 6-27-72 Lower Transv. Bhd. # 117 Unit W-lj P/ erected 6-15-72 Lower Transv. Bhd. # 117 Unit W-b /S erected

6-11, -72 Tipper Transv. Bhd. # 117 Unit W-I4 P/ erected 6-19-72 Upper Tnansv. Bhd. # 117 Unit W-h /S erected 6-19-72 Side Shell Units

10/11 P/ erected 5-27-72 " " " 11/11 /S erected 5-27-72 " " " 18/19 p/ erected 5-28-72 " " " 18/19 /S erected 5-28-72".

Under construction.

Typed on back: "Chain locker unit W-5 erected 6-18-72; Side shell unit W-7 P/ erected 6-21-72; Side shell unit W-7 /S erected 6-13-72;

Upper deck erected from 87 P'S to 117 P/S as of 6-27-72; Lower bow section X-11 erected 6-21-72;

Side shell unit X-3 P/ erected 6-26-72; Side shell unit X-3 /S erected 6-26-72".

( All photos Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company )