Shipyard Workers Arrive and Build to Support The War

The video discusses the massive effort by workers at over 100 shipyards to build cargo carriers essential for transporting American arms and personnel to battlefronts during World War II. The goal is to produce 8 million deadweight tons of transports, tankers, and cargo vessels, with 2,300 ships ready by the end of 1943.

What was the nature of the workers' efforts in the shipyards?

What was the purpose of the cargo carriers being built?