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SS Exchequer Aug. 15, 1940
Ingalls Shipbuilding's first vessel was SS Exchequer, a cargo ship launched on October 16, 1940. The ship was unique because it was the first one in the world to sport an all-welded steel hull.


Ingalls Shipbuilding's first vessel was SS Exchequer, a cargo ship launched on October 16, 1940. The ship was unique because it was the first one in the world to sport an all-welded steel hull.