Handwritten Notes: "Landing barges built by Dugan + Colby for U.S. Navy 2nd World War / Build where DeSorcy's shop is now."

["Actually garbage scows. The horizontal shafts just above the deck were part of the machinery that opened the bottom for dumping." [W.R. 1999]

Can you identify any people, things, places, or events in this photograph? How about the time period? Or do you know where this photo came from? Email me at cbaer@vineyard.net.

Date: c. 1940-45
Location: Vineyard Haven - Harbor -
People: Dugan, _____; Colby, _____; DeSorcy, _____
Keywords: barges, military, shipbuilding, breakwater