The liberty ship John W. Brown is shown on Toledo Ship Repair's dry-dock. The ship will spend approximately 7 weeks at the shipyard and is scheduled to be open for public tours in Toledo beginning July 14.

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The rivet replacement program was begun three years ago with crews traveling to Baltimore to replace 2,500 rivets.

During the current dry-docking the remaining 14,000 rivets below the waterline will be replaced.

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Protective sheets of wood are crushed under the weight of the ship.

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