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Twelve ships, including three of the 2,710 Liberty ships built, broke in half without warning, including SS John P. Gaines, [24] [25] which sank on 24 November 1943 with the loss of 10 lives. Suspicion fell on the shipyards, which had often used inexperienced workers and new welding techniques to produce large numbers of ships in great haste.
The Gallant Liberty Ship SS Stephen Hopkins Sinks a German Raider Archived 2008-11-04 at the Wayback Machine from American Merchant Marine at War – U.S. Maritime Service Veterans; Gallant Ship Award Citation from U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia from Houghton Mifflin.
SS John Burke (MC hull number 609) was an American Liberty Ship built during World War II, one of the 2,710 type 'EC2-S-C1' ships that carried all kinds and types of dry cargo during the war. [4] The ship was named for John Burke (February 25, 1859 – May 14, 1937), the 10th Governor of North Dakota.
The only ship sunk during the war by a German U-boat in the Pacific Ocean. [10] Attack on ship, sinking and rescue of crew described in the Australian Official Histories of the Second World War. [11] (Liberty ship) 6/2/45 U 862: SS Peter Silvester: 7176 820 nm SW of Fremantle In the Indian Ocean, 32 of crew lost [12] (Liberty ship)
The general dry cargo liberty ship had an average draft of 28 ft (8.5 m), but Richard Montgomery was trimmed to a draft of 31 ft (9.4 m). As the tide went down, the ship broke her back on sand banks near the Isle of Sheppey about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Sheerness and 5 mi (8.0 km) from Southend. [7]
A Liberty ship that was sunk by U-516 northwest of Cristóbal, Panama. USS Memphis United ... France, with the loss of 819 of the 2,374 people on board.
The last Liberty Ship built in the West Coast of the United States. [39] Scrapped 1971 SS Benjamin Waterhouse: Benjamin Waterhouse: 2773 standard 29 February 1944: 23 March 1944: Reefed off Horn Island, Mississippi 1975 SS Benjamin Williams: Benjamin Williams: 165 standard 19 July 1942: 23 September 1942: Scrapped 1966 SS Bernard Carter ...
The Liberty ship ran aground off Split. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in situ. [3] Ponderosa Liberia: The Liberty ship ran aground on Topar Island, Chile. She was refloated and beached in Molyneux Bay. Declared a constructive total loss, she was refloated in May and sold. [23]