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Laid down on 11 July 1945, launched on 26 September and delivered on 30 October, she was the last Liberty ship built. She served with the United States Army Transportation Corps . Acquired by the United States Navy in December 1949 and transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service .
These lists of Liberty ships are sortable lists, allowing ships to be looked up by hull number. Liberty ships were a type of mass-produced cargo ship built to meet inexpensively the United States's World War II maritime transport needs. List of Liberty ships (A-F) List of Liberty ships (G–Je) List of Liberty ships (Je–L) List of Liberty ...
Eighteen American shipyards built 2,710 Liberty ships between 1941 and 1945 (an average of three ships every two days), [5] easily the largest number of ships ever produced to a single design. Their production mirrored (albeit on a much larger scale) the manufacture of " Hog Islander " and similar standardized ship types during World War I.
A. SS A. B. Hammond; SS A. Frank Lever; SS A. J. Cermak; SS A. Mitchell Palmer; SS Abigail Adams; SS Abigail Gibbons; SS Abner Doubleday; SS Abraham Clark; USS Acubens
U.S. Navy Abbreviations of World War II; Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945; HISTORIC SHIPS TO VISIT - LISTED BY TYPE OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE; NavSource Naval History; Summary of Vessels Built in WWII, by Type; Comparison of U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Vessels in World War II; Army Ships—The Ghost Fleet; History of US Army T Boats; Hero Ships: LST
Ship name Namesake MC hull no. Ship type Laid down Launched Fate SS Jean P. Chouteau: Jean Pierre Chouteau: 2717 standard 30 November 1943: 19 December 1943: Sold private 1947, scrapped 1971 SS Jean Ribaut: Jean Ribault: 2300 standard 23 March 1944: 5 May 1944: Scrapped 1970 SS Jedediah S. Smith: Jedediah S. Smith: 1650 standard 14 April 1943: ...
SS Robert E. Peary was a Liberty ship which gained fame during World War II for being built in a shorter time than any other such vessel. Named after Robert Peary, an American explorer who was among the first people to reach the geographic North Pole, she was launched on November 12, 1942, just 4 days, 15 hours and 26 minutes after the keel was laid down.
The SS Paul Hamilton (Hull Number 227) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Paul Hamilton, the third United States Secretary of the Navy. She was operated by the Black Diamond Steamship Company under charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration.