Launching of MM 421 at Misener Industries Shipyard, AD

Creator

• George Skip Gandy IV

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Creation Date

8-6-1976

Abstract

The launching ceremony of the Misener Industries hull number 108, a freight barge named MM 421, on August 6, 1976 at the company's shipyard located at 5353 West Tyson Avenue in Tampa, Florida.

Alt Text

A large ship with a crane nearby is elevated on a lift in a shipyard on the shoreline, with industrial buildings visible in the background. It appears that the ship is about to be lowered into the nearby body of water. The water in the foreground reflects the scene under an overcast sky.

Keywords

Shipbuilding industry, Shipyards, Barges

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Gandy commercial and aerial photography collection

Box

31

Digital Date

2024

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Identifier

Gandy 31_1135

Creative Commons

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License

Recommended Citation

Gandy, George Skip IV, "Launching of MM 421 at Misener Industries Shipyard, AD" (1976). Gandy Photographs - Commercial. Image 12182.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gandy_commercial/12182