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Concrete ships are ships built of steel and ferrocement (reinforced concrete) instead of more traditional materials, such as steel or wood. The advantage of ferrocement construction is that materials are cheap and readily available, while the disadvantages are that construction labor costs are high, as are operating costs. (Ferrocement ships require thick hulls, which means extra mass to push and less space for cargo.) During the late 19th century, there were concrete river barges in Europe, and during both World War I and World War II, steel shortages led the US military to order the construction of small fleets of ocean-going concrete ships, the largest of which was the SS Selma. Few concrete ships were completed in time to see wartime service during World War I, but during 1944 and 1945, concrete ships and barges were used to support U.S. and British invasions in Europe and the Pacific. Since the late 1930s, there have also been ferrocement pleasure boats.
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| Video Documentary of History of Concrete Ships Video Documentary of History of Concrete Ships www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7Qmh_Tb7xs - Web |
| A history of the ferro-concrete ships A history of the ferro-concrete ships www.mareud.com/Ferro-Concrete/fc_historygbr.htm - Web |
| A comprehensive list of ferro-concrete builders A comprehensive list of ferro-concrete builders www.mareud.com/Ferro-Concrete/f-c-list.htm - Web |
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| Concrete Ships website Concrete Ships website www.concreteships.org - Web |
| Images of concrete vessels from the National Monum... Images of concrete vessels from the National Monuments Record viewfinder.english-heritage.org.uk/.../results.aspx?index=0&form=advanced&collection=Koos%20(concrete%20ships) - Web |
| History and image of SS Selma History and image of SS Selma www.crystalbeach.com/selma.htm - Web |
| Pour in the Concrete and Take Out a Ship Pour in the Concrete and Take Out a Ship books.google.com/books?id=7igDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73 - Web |
| "How Pour Ships Are Made" , June 1943, Popular Sci... "How Pour Ships Are Made" , June 1943, Popular Science books.google.com/.../books?id=uicDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA124&dq=popular+science+1943+brothers+under+the+skin&hl=en&ei=TXDOTLrHA42Snwe6-O3aDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=true - Web |
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