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The "Manatee" In 1917 there was a "push" to construct as many merchant freighters as possible to help the allied effort in Europe during WWI. The Oscar Daniels Shipbuilding Co, located within the Ybor Channel of Tampa, Florida, built and launched the "Manatee", a 5900GT freighter, as part of that effort in 1920. She would eventually be renamed "Waterhen" and was purposely sunk off the coast of Normandy, France to act as a breakwater to support the Allied invasion of WWII. She was scrapped in 1948. "Manatee" is depicted here hauled out on a marine railway in Pensacola, Florida around 1922. She is having her bottom cleaned and repainted with anti-fouling paint. Watercolor on Szabo 300LB WC paper. Reference #11531 15 X 22 Browse Categories • Pencil and Watercolor Studies • Freighters, Tankers,Tugs and Barges • A Press of Sail! • Ships and Marine Railways • Landscapes and Seascapes • Model Ships
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