BTW, John S McCail Jr's SON has also gone on to become a bit famous in his own right. John S McCain III is one of the Senators from Arizona.

While Japan built many submarines that were larger than those of other Navies, the three Sen Toku boats were far larger than anything ever seen before. Some 60% larger than the largest contemporary American submarine, USS Argonaut, they had more than twice her range. The most unusual feature was that they each carried three floatplane bombers (and parts for a fourth), a feat never achieved by any other class of submarine. These aircraft folded to fit into the 115-foot cylindrical hangar, which was slightly offset to starboard and opened forward to access the catapult. The huge double hull was formed of parallel cylindrical hulls so that it had a peculiar lazy-eight cross section, and may have inspired the Soviet Typhoon-class built some 40 years later. Although aircraft must be considered their primary armament, they also carried a formidable torpedo battery and the usual 14cm deck gun. Anti-aircraft armament included ten 25mm cannons in three triple mounts and one single. Each of these boats had radar and a snorkel.

Ok guys. Ya'll are pretty good at surface combatants, but how about merchant men?

How long did it take to build the SS Robert E. Peary from the time the keel was laid?

:-) (myevil gator laugh)
Gator

Hmmmm, Gunny you are correct, in a general answer way. :-) (evil gator laugh again)

The Peary was launched just 4 days and 15 hours and 29 minutes by one of Henry Kaiser's shipyards. He did the publicity stunts with the shipyards his son and son's best friend ran. They became quite good at it.

Over to you Mr. Smith, if that is your real name.

Gator

Shame on me if I didn't get this one. (My grandfather spent 20 years working at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, and my father-in-law spent 43 years working across the river at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company.)

How 'bout:

MOLD LOFT
The large enclosed floor where the lines of a vessel are laid out and the molds or templates made.


Tom