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CONSTRUCTION FEATURES
Date Construction Authorized March 10, 1947
Date of First Main Line Weld January 16, 1948
Date of Final Main Line Weld September 25, 1950
Date of First Tankers Loaded at Sidon December 2, 1950
Total Tonnage of Main Line Pipe 265,000 Short Tons
Total Tonnage of Steel 325,000 Short Tons
Total Ocean Freight Hauled Approximately 3 billion ton-miles
Total Freight Hauled Overland in Zone of Operations Approximately 150 million ton-miles

Construction Manpower in Zone of Operations
Americans Nationals 1,557
Total Man-Months 36,600173,000
Peak Number of Men 14,559
Construction Equipment: More than 3,000 large units, including 400 big Kenworth and International trucks.
Total Number Engineering Drawings: Approximately 2,000
Total Number Material Requisitions: Approximately 7,000

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