Lecture: South Portland Shipbuilding During the Great War
Schedule
Sat Mar 14 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
South Portland Community Center | South Portland, ME
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Saturday, March 14, 2:00pm, South Portland Community Center - Kathryn Onos DiPhilippo of the South Portland Historical Society will present an illustrated lecture about the four shipyards that operated in South Portland during the first World War.Kathy has done extensive research on the shipyards and shipbuilding activities that took place in South Portland during World War I. Although on a smaller scale than WWII, the shipyards' needs for workers led to a housing shortage in 1918. From fishing trawlers built to supply food for soldiers, to the large Ferris ships that were made to carry wartime supplies for the troops, South Portland's shipyards built a variety of ships to aid in the war effort overseas. We'll take a look at the four shipyards along our shoreline that were actively working on ships in 1918, right up until the Armistice on November 11, 1918.
Admission to the program is free for current members of the South Portland Historical Society; non-members may attend with a $20 donation. If you would like to renew your membership or become a member at the door, please plan to arrive early. FMI, call the Society at 767-7299.
This lecture series is sponsored by SMRT Architects and Engineers, Portland, Maine.
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