The Liberty ship class was a rapid answer to a vital need. ![]() ![]() Propulsion Plant: Single screw oil fired steam using two boilers and a triple expansion steam engineĪrmament: Normally a 4 inch stern mounted gun for antisubmarine purposes and various anti air guns ![]() But hundreds of liberty ships were modified for all types of commercial purposes after WWII.ĭate Scrapped: Three Liberty ships survive as museum vessels. Keel Laid: 1941 (first hull) 1945 (last hull)ĭate Delivered: 1941 (first hull) 1945 (last hull)ĭate Modified: Never really as a design except to install a riveted crack arrester. ![]() Vessel type: General Cargo Vessel type EC2-S-C1ĭesigner: US Maritime Commission, as a modification of a simple WWI era design.īuilder: 18 shipyards in the United States.
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