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Practically every single operation, from the most stupendous to the most delicate, necessary for the complete construction of these vessels, is carried on in this yard. The eighty acres look small when we realize the extent and variety of the work achieved within its limits. PRACTICALLY EVERY SINGLE OPERATION FROM THE MOST STUPENDOUS TO THE MOST DELICATE NECESSARY FOR THE COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE VESSELS IS CARRIED OUT IN THIS YARD THE EIGHTY ACRES LOOK SMALL WHEN WE REALIZE THE EXTENT AND VARIETY OF THE WORK ACHIEVED WITHIN ITS LIMITS
tor-cycles and automobiles waiting for them at night testify. It is a scene of incredible industry, but also of incredible completeness. To look down upon the village and the yard from the throbbing roof of the steel mill, seven hundred and seventy feet long and a hundred and eighty-eight wide, is a thrilling sight. Within the yard, confined on three sides by its high fences and buildings and on the fourth by Weymouth Fore River, one sees, far below, locomotives moving up and down on their tracks; great cranes stalking long-leggedly back and forth; smoke from foundry, blacksmith shop, and boiler shop; men hurrying to and fro. Whistles blow, and whole buildings tremble. The smoke and the grayness might make it a gloomy scene if it were not for the red sides of the immense submarines gleaming in their wide slips to the water. Everywhere one sees the long gray sides of freighters, destroyers, merchant ships, and oil tankers heaving like the mailed ribs of sea animals basking on the shore. ORK AS THE MANY MOTORCYCLES AND AUTOMOBILES WAITING FOR THEM AT NIGHT TESTIFY IT IS A SCENE OF INCREDIBLE INDUSTRY BUT ALSO OF INCREDIBLE COMPLETENESS TO LOOK DOWN UPON THE VILLAGE AND THE YARD FROM THE THROBBING ROOF OF THE STEEL MILL SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FEETET LONG AND A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT WIDE IS A THRILLING SIGHT WITHIN THE YARD CONFINED ON THREE SIDES BY ITS HIGH FENCES AND BUILDINGS AND ON THE FOURTH BY THE WEYMOUTH FOUR RIVER ONE SEES FAR BELOW LOCOMOTIVES MOVING UP AND DOWN ON THEIR TRACKS GREAT CRANES STALKING LONG LEGGEDLY BACK AND FORTH SMOKE FROM FOUNDRY BLACKSMITH SHOP AND BOILER SHOP MEN HURRYING TO AND FRO WHISTLES BLOW AND WHOLE BUILDINGS TREMBLE THE SMOKE AND THE GRAYNESS MIGHT MAKE IT A GLOOMY SCENE IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE RED SIDES OF THE IMMENSE SUBMARINES GLEAMING IN THEIR WIDE SLIPS TO THE WATER EVERYWHERE ONE SEES THE LONG GRAY LINES OF FREIGHTERS DESTROYERS MERCHANT SHIPS AND OIL TANKERS HEAVING LIKE THE MAILED RIBS OF SEA ANIMALS BASKING ON THE SHORE
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