According to the shipbuilding company, General Dynamics NASSCO, Lurline is the largest container ship ever built in the U.S. and it has made history in the San Diego port by creating 900 maritime jobs, reports NBC San Diego.
The company said she is 870 feet long, just shy of three football fields, and she weighs more than 44,000 tons.
200 People Built the VesselPresident of NASSCO, Kevin Graney said his team and Matson, a Honolulu based company, signed a contract to build two new container ships...
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