"More than 50 mostly women volunteers have answered the call to repair and renovate the SS Red Oak Victory, the last known surviving ship built in Richmond's Kaiser Shipyard during the second World War. Beyond preserving a piece of history, the mission of the project, dubbed Victory Ship Revival, is to honor the contribution of Rosies, women who stepped up during the war filling jobs typically only open to men."
"The project was the brain child of Rennae Ross, a welder and business agent with Boilermakers Local 549 and a U.S. Marine veteran. Having toured the ship for the first time about two years ago, Ross said she couldn't help but notice the rust and welds that needed repairs. She got the idea to pull together a team of women to do that work, and pitched the idea to K. Lynn Berry, superintendent of the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, and Sarah Pritchard, executive director of the Rosie the Riveter Trust. Both organizations, along with the Richmond Museum Association, the parent organization of the Red Oak Victory nonprofit, and Boilermakers Local 549 quickly jumped onboard."
More than 50 mostly women volunteers are repairing and renovating the SS Red Oak Victory, the last known surviving ship built in Richmond's Kaiser Shipyard during World War II. The project, called Victory Ship Revival, aims to preserve the ship and honor wartime Rosies who filled jobs typically held by men. Rennae Ross, a welder, business agent with Boilermakers Local 549 and U.S. Marine veteran, organized the effort after touring the ship and noticing rust and needed weld repairs. Ross pitched the team idea to K. Lynn Berry and Sarah Pritchard, and the Rosie the Riveter park and trust, the Richmond Museum Association, and Boilermakers Local 549 joined. Trades apprentices like Salena Durrell are participating in hands-on repairs during a concentrated volunteer renovation period.
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