2012年1月15日 · One of the earliest accomplishments in the annals of Ingalls Shipbuilding was the construction of the SS Exchequer in 1939-1940. It the world's first all-welded steel ship hull, according a company publication recounting Ingalls' first 60 years.

USS Pocomoke (AV-9) was a Pocomoke-class seaplane tender, originally built as the SS Exchequer and acquired by the U.S. Navy as the military build-up occurred in the United States just prior to World War II. She operated principally in the Pacific Theatre of the war and serviced military seaplanes.

2015年8月24日 · Pocomoke (AV-9), a seaplane tender, was laid down as S.S. Exchequer 14 August 1939 by Ingalls Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Pascagoula, Miss., for the Maritime Commission; launched 8 June...

Ingalls Shipbuilding's first vessel was the SS Exchequer, a cargo ship launched on October 16, 1940. The ship was unique because it was the first one in the world to sport an all-welded steel hull. Prior to the SS Exchequer, ship hulls were created by overlapping steel plates and attaching them with rivets. In contrast, Ingalls welded the steel ...

Pocomoke (AV-9) still in a C3 conversion from SS Exchequer at a Tidewater Virginia yard in the second half of 1941. Photo by George Strock, Life Magazine. Used for educational and non-commercial purpose. USS Pocomoke (AV-9) under way apparently during acceptance trials circa late 1940-early 1941.

The SS Exchequer was the ship that took the 299th Engineer Combat Battalion from New York to Bristol Channel Cardif, Wales fron 4-6-44 to 4-16-44. Photo provided by: James Burke

USS POCOMOKE earned the American Defense Service Medal w/ Fleet clasp, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/2 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippines Liberation Medal during her Naval career. NAMESAKE - A town in southeast Maryland. The first two Pocomokes were named for Pocomoke City, Md.

The SS Exchequer was the ship that took the 299th Engineer Combat Battalion from New York to Bristol Channel Cardif, Wales fron 4-6-44 to 4-16-44. "LCVP" landing craft with troops from the First Division to approach "Omaha" Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944. American assault troops approaching "Utah" Beach June 6, 1944.

USS Pocomoke (AV-9) was a Pocomoke-class seaplane tender, originally built as the SS Exchequer and acquired by the U.S. Navy as the military build-up occurred in the United States just prior to World War II. She operated principally in the Pacific Theatre of the war and serviced military seaplanes.