The liberty ships' hull crack issues were caused by a number of issues, such as brittle failure due to embrittlement. The top is fitted on to the base using four large wood dowels that holds it in place, but is removable for moving or storage. War Shipping Administration, Press Releases 1941-1945 Photo courtesy Liberty ship … Free shipping for many products! It has two sturdy wooden legs that can be detached. A Liberty ship. Vintage WWII Liberty Ship Hatch Cover Nautical Table This unique vintage find has a lot of history. Each Liberty Ship Hatch Cover also has a securing metal rod located in the center of the hatch going through all three pine boards and rivted. To this day, a voyage of discovery awaits on the good ship Liberty, with history hidden amongst six floors of cutting-edge design, unexpected edits and beautiful wares from the world's greatest craftspeople. It's an authentic hatch door from a WWII Liberty Ship wooden hatch cover. April 16, 1947 . It had been observed that fractures were generally stopped by perpendicular barriers such as riveted or especially strong seams (Tassava 2003, p. 101). This can be used indoors or out as a nautical coffee table. Not just any ship, a World War II-era ship. You know, like a door from a ship. About 1,000 Liberty ships were made during War II. This was to stabilize and help keep the heavy boards from warping. Two lines of rope are inlaid in between the hatch cover … The Texas City Disaster. First of all, here is a bit of history about "Hatch Tables"...Liberty hatch covers are the last true wooden hatch covers that were made specifically for the World War II Liberty ships, which were built to be used as workhorses during the war. The World War II Liberty Ship was designed to be a mass-produced cargo ship. The liberty ships; The history of the"emergency" type cargo ships constructed in the United States during World War II, by L. A. Sawyer and W. H. Mitchell. The Liberty and Victory ships were the last vessels to be made with wooden hatch covers, and now they are gone. In Liberty ships crack concentrators at the edges of a hatch and a weld often nucleated the cracks. The second was to install crack-arresting devices, to stop cracks from propagating through the hulls. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Antique Liberty Ship WWII Hatch Covers Coffee Table at the best online prices at eBay! The first was to redraw the Liberty ship plans to round off the troublesome hatch corners. It is 59 1/2" L x 29" W x 2 1/4" D of wooden top. Nautical coffee table custom made in the 1970's using an authentic WWII era Liberty ship hatch cover and again as the base legs. Built in just 42 days on average, the liberty ships suffered from brittle steel failures. I am selling a WWII Liberty Ship wooden hatch cover table. It is made from military cargo ships, also known as Liberty Ships. I came back with a ship hatch. 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