Welding and Restoration on the Red Oak Victory
56 members and guests attended a catered banquet meeting aboard the WWII Victory Ship “RED OAK.”
Mike Nagamoto, who is retired from the Berkeley Fire Department, gave a presentation describing the challenges of welding and restoration as applied to a 75-year-old vessel.
Red Oak Victory was one of 534 Victory Ships built during World War II, and was built in the Richmond shipyards. It is now part of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park.
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- Mike Nagamoto at the WWII Victory Ship “RED OAK.”
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- Guest speaker Mike Nagamoto, section 1st Vice Chair Sheldon Wray
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- Mike Nagamoto speaks to the attendees. The ship’s Number 3 hold has been converted to a small theater/auditorium.
