Report of New England Shipbuilding Conference

<p>This is a report of the New England Shipbuilding Conference held in Boston Massachusetts in 1917. Organized under the auspices of the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation the conference convened to address the urgent demands for increased shipbuilding capacity during World War I. </p><p>The report includes discussions on various aspects of shipbuilding labor relations material supply and governmental coordination. It offers insights into the challenges and strategies employed to rapidly expand the nation's maritime capabilities in response to wartime needs. The document serves as a valuable primary source for understanding the complexities of industrial mobilization and the role of New England's shipyards in supporting the war effort.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>