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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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