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Atlantic Basin Iron Works

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ordered Moran under its broad war powers to sign a union security (maintenance-of-membership) contract. In spite of warnings that he might lose all his government contracts or have his company seized, Moran remained intransigent, and after three months of legal wrangling, the government made good on
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Founded before 1910, the yard had its headquarters at 18–20 Summit Street. By 1920, the yard was known for its construction and repair of oil-fired boilers, diesel engines, and refrigeration units.
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to secure a contract with the company since November 1938. His approach became problematic in the war after President
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its threat and seized the company in September 1943, taking direct control of its management.
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In World War II the company specialized in ship conversion and repair, and like most US
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In 1941–42 the company converted the 9,300-ton passenger and cargo steamship
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was a ship repair and conversion facility that operated in
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at the time, it was heavily contracted for work by the
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Defunct manufacturing companies based in New York City
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The western part of the site was used later for the
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Defunct shipbuilding companies of the United States
295:"New Brooklyn Terminal Shows It's Fit for Queen" 152:In 1947–48 the shipyard converted the 20,614- 8: 325:"Compulsory Labor in a National Emergency" 241:. Royal Navy Research Archive. July 2008. 216: 214: 50: 194: 293:Confessore, Nicholas (16 April 2006). 207:. The Penton Publishing Company. 1910. 267:Vinson, Bill; Casey, Ginger Quering. 221:Weiss, George; Leonard, J.W. (1920). 138:Marine and Shipbuilding Workers Union 7: 273:Welcome Aboard Moore-McCormack Lines 262: 260: 371:. September 6, 1943. Archived from 414:Transportation in New York (state) 14: 245:from the original on 4 March 2009 99:United States Maritime Commission 55:Aerial view of the yard in 1945, 48:Former ship facility in Brooklyn 355:. July 23, 1943. Archived from 132:and had defied attempts by the 204:Blue Book of American Shipping 185:, which opened in April 2006. 1: 386:Brooklyn Daily Standard Union 323:LeRoy, Professor Michael H. 409:Companies based in Brooklyn 224:America's Maritime Progress 440: 381:"Obituary for yard worker" 65:Atlantic Basin Iron Works 239:"A history of HMS Biter" 183:Brooklyn Cruise Terminal 332:University of Illinois 60: 347:"Protest in Brooklyn" 142:Franklin D. Roosevelt 124:The company's owner, 54: 34:40.68263°N 74.01186°W 375:on October 22, 2012. 359:on October 22, 2012. 128:, was strongly anti- 39:40.68263; -74.01186 30: /  419:Red Hook, Brooklyn 299:The New York Times 154:gross register ton 95:United States Navy 91:United States Army 61: 389:. 8 October 1918. 108:into the British 59:in the background 431: 390: 376: 360: 342: 340: 334:. Archived from 329: 310: 309: 307: 305: 290: 284: 283: 281: 279: 264: 255: 254: 252: 250: 235: 229: 228: 218: 209: 208: 199: 126:Bernard A. Moran 57:Governors Island 45: 44: 42: 41: 40: 35: 31: 28: 27: 26: 23: 439: 438: 434: 433: 432: 430: 429: 428: 394: 393: 379: 365:"WLB Crackdown" 363: 345: 338: 327: 322: 319: 314: 313: 303: 301: 292: 291: 287: 277: 275: 266: 265: 258: 248: 246: 237: 236: 232: 220: 219: 212: 201: 200: 196: 191: 166:Moore-McCormack 146:War Labor Board 49: 38: 36: 32: 29: 24: 21: 19: 17: 16: 12: 11: 5: 437: 435: 427: 426: 421: 416: 411: 406: 396: 395: 392: 391: 377: 361: 343: 341:on 2010-06-14. 318: 315: 312: 311: 285: 256: 230: 210: 193: 192: 190: 187: 164:back into the 113:escort carrier 47: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 436: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 410: 407: 405: 402: 401: 399: 388: 387: 382: 378: 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 353: 348: 344: 337: 333: 326: 321: 320: 316: 300: 296: 289: 286: 274: 270: 269:"S.S. Brazil" 263: 261: 257: 244: 240: 234: 231: 226: 225: 217: 215: 211: 206: 205: 198: 195: 188: 186: 184: 179: 177: 176: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 150: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 127: 122: 120: 119: 114: 111: 107: 102: 100: 96: 92: 88: 83: 80: 78: 74: 70: 66: 58: 53: 46: 43: 384: 373:the original 368: 357:the original 350: 336:the original 302:. Retrieved 298: 288: 276:. Retrieved 272: 247:. Retrieved 233: 223: 203: 197: 180: 174: 161: 156: (GRT) 151: 123: 117: 105: 103: 84: 81: 77:World War II 64: 62: 15: 170:ocean liner 37: / 398:Categories 317:References 249:2 February 110:Royal Navy 106:Rio Parana 25:74°00′43″W 22:40°40′57″N 158:troopship 116:HMS  87:shipyards 243:Archived 173:SS  73:New York 69:Brooklyn 304:13 July 278:21 May 175:Brazil 168:Lines 162:Brazil 339:(PDF) 328:(PDF) 189:Notes 160:USAT 130:union 118:Biter 369:Time 352:Time 306:2024 280:2013 251:2009 97:and 63:The 144:'s 136:'s 134:CIO 79:. 400:: 383:. 367:. 349:. 330:. 297:. 271:. 259:^ 213:^ 121:. 101:. 93:, 71:, 308:. 282:. 253:.

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40°40′57″N 74°00′43″W / 40.68263°N 74.01186°W / 40.68263; -74.01186

Governors Island
Brooklyn
New York
World War II
shipyards
United States Army
United States Navy
United States Maritime Commission
Royal Navy
escort carrier
HMS Biter
Bernard A. Moran
union
CIO
Marine and Shipbuilding Workers Union
Franklin D. Roosevelt
War Labor Board
gross register ton
troopship
Moore-McCormack
ocean liner
SS Brazil
Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
Blue Book of American Shipping


America's Maritime Progress
"A history of HMS Biter"

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