Shipyards throughout the United States are on the lookout for welders to contribute to the construction and maintenance of the nation’s enormous fleet of military and commercial ships. It is a physically and mentally challenging occupation that requires attention to detail, stamina, and a high degree of technical skill. The importance of prior training cannot
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Welding is an essential part of shipbuilding and repair. The most critical tasks for shipyard welders obviously include things like being able to properly join two pieces of metal in a permanent fashion, but there are several other critical tasks facing them, too. It’s important that maritime welders be properly trained in a variety of
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The time: 1920. The place: Cammell Laird Company’s Birkenhead Works, alongside the River Mersey, England. The event: shipyard welders assemble the world’s first all-welded ship, the 620-ton coastal freighter, MS Fullagar. The technique was shielded arc welding, in which the steel welding rods were dipped in asbestos slurry. The ship plied the oceans for 17
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