Philadelphia History Museum

An image of Charles Vance from 1984.

Portrait Photograph of Walter Gay.

A photo of Hog Island Shipyard in Philadelphia c 1919. Pictured are the docks and ships, as well as many of the individuals who worked on the shipyard. At the time, Hog Island Shipyard was the largest shipyard in the world, built by the American…

The 50th and last slipway built at Hog Island shipyard, making it the largest shipyard in the world at that time.