What is a Quonset hut?
Q: What is a Quonset hut?
A: A Quonset hut is a building made of steel with two side-walls having the shape of a half-circle.
Q: How are Quonset huts made?
A: Quonset huts are made at a factory and then later put together at their location using corrugated and galvanized steel.
Q: Where was the Quonset hut first designed?
A: The Quonset hut was first designed in the United States.
Q: What was the Nissen hut?
A: The Nissen hut was a similar type of structure made by the British during World War I, on which the Quonset hut was based.
Q: How many Quonset huts were made during World War II?
A: Hundreds of thousands of Quonset huts were made during World War II.
Q: What happened to the leftover Quonset huts after the war?
A: After the war, the leftover Quonset huts were sold to the public.
Q: Where did the name "Quonset" come from?
A: The name "Quonset" comes from the site where they were first made, which was Quonset Point at the Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center in Davisville, Rhode Island.
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