Entries tagged with ‘1945’

Factoid Friday

  On this date in 1945 the SS Gustavus Victory was delivered from the shipyard to begin her service as a cargo ship during World War II. Victory ships, like the SS Gustavus Victory, were mass-produced during WWII to replace the submarine damage-prone Liberty design. 531 Victory ships were commission during WWII, 34 named after […]

Blast from the Past!

This week’s Blast from the Past is in honor of the Nobel Conference ® . The sciences have always been an integral part of the Gustavus curriculum, from the very beginning. This photograph was taken in the early 1940s, showing four women in a chemistry  class.