What are Quonset Huts?
Print View by: fredthompson Total views: 4 Word Count: 409 Throughout WWII, almost 200,000 Quonset huts were produced in the United States. The Navy spurred the production of so many Quonset huts, because they needed portable sturdy buildings that could be put in place without construction crews. The U.S. military developed portable iron and wood Quonset huts after using the Nissan hut designed by the British during the first World War. The buildings were initially manufactured in Quonset Point, Rhode Island. Because of their simple yet strong iron arc structure, Quonset huts offered a very efficient use of interior space. The flexibility and simplicity of the huts allowed the military to have immediate solid structures for medical facilities, vehicle repair shops, barracks and storage. The metal structures were definitely an improvement over the wooden foundation tent structures that had served those functions. The Quonset huts produced during the war were sold to the general populati
A quonset hut offers a sturdy, portable, easy to assemble, prefabricated steel building that looks like an aluminum can cut in half lengthwise and set on the ground. Developed in response to the housing crisis for soldiers during World War II, quonset huts not only solved logistical problems overseas but gained popularity among civilians. Today, many people buy kits to build a quonset hut out of steel arches and corrugated metal sheeting to house vehicles, animals, home businesses, and supplies. The British developed a basic metal structure during World War I called a Nissen hut that could be erected quickly by unskilled labor and taken down whenever a regiment moved. During the second World War, America sought a similar building to protect provisions, marines, soldiers, airplanes on temporary airstrips, and hospital wards. In 1941, engineers and developers built such a structure in Quonset, Rhode Island, that was lightweight, disassembled to a small volume, and easy to put up overnigh
