The North Carolina Shipbuiding Co. (NCSC) built 243 ships from 1941 to 1946 for the World War II war effort. Ralph Scott has written a book on it "Wilmington Shipyard: Welding a Fleet for Victory In World War II" published in 2007.
He used personal correspondence, government records, company archives, and newspapers to develop the story. Covered in his book is site acquisition, ship production, demobilization, post war status, and especially interesting, the fate of ships they built.
Some interesting facts were that employees were granted short-term absence for tending crops and child care for working mothers. At one point, it was feared the bright lights from the shipyards at night would illuminate ships at sea, but it was determined that production was more important than the risks, so it continued.
Most have heard of the battles during the war, but equally important is the home front efforts that won through to final victory.
I'll Have to Give This a Read. --Cooter
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