"The Brown Shipbuilding Company's Rise During WWII" Topic

In the early 1940s, the Brown Shipbuilding Company in Houston, Texas, was awarded government contracts to build destroyer escorts, submarine chasers, and landing craft for the U.S. Navy.1 The shipyard faced many obstacles building naval vessels beginning with no shipbuilding experience, operating from a remote location on a narrow waterway, and recruiting and training a largely unskilled workforce. It was criticized in the treatment of female and minority workers and faced other labor problems such as absenteeism, turnover, and labor strikes. Despite these challenges, Brown Shipbuilding developed a workforce of skilled shipbuilders that ultimately helped boost Houston's postwar industrial economy…

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Thanks for the post. I'm an early boomer from SE Texas, so I find this of interest.

Consolidated Steel in Orange got a contract for 12 of the early Fletchers. Their ship ways were conventionally launched, with a navy base adjacent to the yard.