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cargo ship was the 639 ship built. Her keel was laid on
January 15, 1945. She was launched on March 8, 1945 and completed on March 31, 1945. The 10,600-ton ship was constructed for the Maritime Commission. The American Export Line and later the
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after the war and also last longer. The
Victory ship differed from a Liberty ship in that they were: faster, longer and wider, taller, and had a thinner stack set farther toward the
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three years later. In 1969 she was sold to
Fairwind Maritime Corporation in
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did not operate during active World War II operations, as the
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was announced on August 15, 1945. She was operated by the
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In 1947 she was one of three
Victory ships sold from the
536:"Liberty Ships and Victory Ships --Setting the Stage"
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along with 96 other
Victory ships, were converted to
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Victory ships were designed to supersede the earlier
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geared to a single 20.5-foot (6.2 m) propeller
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3852:World War II merchant ships of the United States
683:United States naval ship classes of World War II
389:was damaged by a mine as she steamed from the
243:62 Merchant Marine and 28 US Naval Armed Guards
632:, Cornell Maritime Press, 1974, 0-87033-182-5.
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524:shipbuildinghistory.com Victory ships
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255:5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber gun
261:3 inch (76 mm)/50 caliber gun
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411:South African Marine Corporation
369:as a troop transport as part of
367:Prudential Steamship Corporation
357:Completed on March 31, 1945 the
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509:(April 1944). "Victory Ships".
417:, the other two ships were the
345:. They also had a long raised
299:Emergency Shipbuilding program
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320:United States Merchant Marine
307:Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards
590:world-war.co.uk, US war loss
579:ww2troopships.com, troopship
99:Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard
363:surrender of Imperial Japan
324:War Shipping Administration
79:War Shipping Administration
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328:New Bern, North Carolina
326:. Named for the city of
177:455 ft (139 m)
69:New Bern, North Carolina
2346:-class attack transport
1914:Completed after the war
745:Light aircraft carriers
318:operated her under the
311:Maritime Administration
193:28 ft (8.5 m)
138:General characteristics
3183:Pass Christian Victory
3095:Jefferson City Victory
1899:Underway replenishment
435:South African Vanguard
371:Operation Magic Carpet
185:62 ft (19 m)
146:VC2-S-AP3 Victory ship
3279:Virginia City Victory
2418:Port Chicago disaster
2362:-class telemetry ship
2354:-class telemetry ship
2327:List of Victory ships
467:List of Victory ships
28:Typical Victory Ship.
3015:Cedar Rapids Victory
2959:Battle Creek Victory
2758:St. Lawrence Victory
2651:Northeastern Victory
1920:Single ship of class
1849:High-speed transport
640:Victory Cargo Ships
507:Babcock & Wilcox
230:Boats & landing
3263:Spartanburg Victory
3087:Hattiesburg Victory
3071:Gainesville Victory
3023:Clarksville Victory
2975:Blue Island Victory
2865:Philippines Victory
2768:Sank in private use
2694:Baton Rouge Victory
2425:Baton Rouge Victory
2193:Miscellaneous-cargo
568:usmm.org, troopship
3439:Seawise University
3303:Yugoslavia Victory
3255:South Bend Victory
3247:Santa ClaraVictory
3159:Occidental Victory
3143:Morgantown Victory
3119:Lindenwood Victory
2905:St. Albans Victory
2833:Luxembourg Victory
2809:Hagerstown Victory
2750:Morgantown Victory
2677:Damaged in service
2643:Middlebury Victory
2627:Georgetown Victory
2603:Clarksdale Victory
2568:Swarthmore Victory
2161:Type S4-SE2-BE1 ("
2148:Type S4-SE2-BD1 ("
2130:-class cable layer
2117:Landing Ship, Tank
646:2005-09-22 at the
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401:Commercial service
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3752:Queen Elizabeth 2
3496:Lindblad Explorer
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3295:Woodstock Victory
3271:Villanova Victory
3215:Rock Hill Victory
3063:Frontenac Victory
3055:Flagstaff Victory
3031:Creighton Victory
2951:Attleboro Victory
2873:Rushville Victory
2785:Augustana Victory
2742:Frontenac Victory
2686:Attleboro Victory
2479:Damaged in action
2423:Attack on the SS
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2208:("Coastal Cargo")
2169:attack cargo ship
2135:Type S4-S2-BB3 ("
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419:Westbrook Victory
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3287:Wesleyan Victory
3223:Rockland Victory
3199:Plymouth Victory
3167:Ouachita Victory
2991:Bucknell Victory
2932:Seagoing cowboys
2921:U.S.S.R. Victory
2849:New Bern Victory
2817:Lewiston Victory
2793:Brainerd Victory
2710:Colombia Victory
2667:Quinault Victory
2619:Escanaba Victory
2504:Bucknell Victory
2385:American Victory
2367:List of Subtypes
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375:New Bern Victory
359:New Bern Victory
303:New Bern Victory
286:New Bern Victory
109:January 15, 1945
58:New Bern Victory
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3231:Roswell Victory
3151:Norwalk Victory
3111:Lanaina Victory
3103:Lahaina Victory
3079:Harvard Victory
3047:Earlham Victory
3007:Carroll Victory
2983:Boulder Victory
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2889:Skagway Victory
2881:Rutland Victory
2825:Lincoln Victory
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2552:Oshkosh Victory
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1630:
1623:
1616:
1609:
1602:
1595:
1588:
1581:
1574:
1567:
1560:
1555:
1550:
1544:
1542:
1536:
1535:
1533:
1532:
1525:
1518:
1511:
1504:
1497:
1489:
1487:
1481:
1480:
1478:
1477:
1470:
1463:
1456:
1449:
1442:
1435:
1428:
1421:
1414:
1406:
1404:
1398:
1397:
1395:
1394:
1389:
1381:
1379:
1373:
1372:
1370:
1369:
1362:
1354:
1352:
1346:
1345:
1343:
1342:
1339:John C. Butler
1335:
1328:
1321:
1314:
1307:
1299:
1297:
1291:
1290:
1288:
1287:
1280:
1273:
1266:
1259:
1252:
1245:
1238:
1231:
1224:
1217:
1210:
1203:
1196:
1189:
1182:
1175:
1168:
1160:
1158:
1152:
1151:
1149:
1148:
1141:
1134:
1127:
1120:
1113:
1106:
1099:
1092:
1085:
1077:
1075:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1065:
1060:
1053:
1046:
1039:
1032:
1025:
1018:
1010:
1008:
1006:Light cruisers
1002:
1001:
999:
998:
991:
984:
977:
970:
963:
956:
949:
941:
939:
937:Heavy cruisers
933:
932:
930:
929:
921:
919:
917:Large cruisers
913:
912:
910:
909:
902:
895:
888:
885:North Carolina
881:
874:
867:
860:
853:
846:
839:
831:
829:
823:
822:
820:
819:
812:
805:
798:
791:
784:
776:
774:
768:
767:
765:
764:
757:
749:
747:
741:
740:
738:
737:
730:
723:
716:
709:
702:
694:
692:
686:
685:
682:
680:
679:
672:
665:
657:
651:
650:
638:
633:
624:
621:
618:
617:
603:
593:
582:
571:
560:
551:
527:
516:
497:
496:
494:
491:
490:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
462:
459:
455:Overseas Joyce
439:S. A. Vanguard
437:, modified to
402:
399:
354:
351:
343:superstructure
279:
278:
276:
272:
271:
270:
269:
267:20 mm Oerlikon
263:
257:
249:
245:
244:
241:
237:
236:
233:
227:
226:
223:
219:
218:
211:
207:
206:
199:
195:
194:
191:
187:
186:
183:
179:
178:
175:
171:
170:
167:
163:
162:
152:
148:
147:
144:
143:Class and type
140:
139:
135:
134:
131:
127:
126:
125:March 31, 1945
123:
119:
118:
115:
111:
110:
107:
103:
102:
96:
92:
91:
86:
82:
81:
76:
72:
71:
65:
61:
60:
54:
50:
49:
36:
35:
31:
30:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3864:
3853:
3850:
3848:
3845:
3843:
3840:
3838:
3837:Victory ships
3835:
3834:
3832:
3819:
3815:
3810:
3806:
3801:
3794:
3793:
3787:
3784:
3783:
3777:
3774:
3773:
3767:
3764:
3763:
3757:
3754:
3753:
3747:
3744:
3743:
3737:
3734:
3733:
3727:
3724:
3723:
3716:
3715:
3713:
3709:
3702:
3701:
3695:
3694:
3688:
3685:
3684:
3678:
3675:
3674:
3668:
3665:
3664:
3658:
3655:
3654:
3647:
3644:
3643:
3636:
3633:
3632:
3626:
3623:
3622:
3616:
3613:
3612:
3605:
3602:
3601:
3595:
3592:
3591:
3585:
3582:
3581:
3575:
3572:
3571:
3570:Fred T. Berry
3564:
3561:
3560:
3553:
3550:
3549:
3543:
3540:
3539:
3533:
3530:
3529:
3522:
3519:
3518:
3511:
3508:
3507:
3501:
3498:
3497:
3492:
3491:
3484:
3481:
3480:
3474:
3471:
3470:
3464:
3461:
3460:
3454:
3451:
3450:
3444:
3441:
3440:
3434:
3433:
3431:
3429:
3425:
3416:
3411:
3409:
3404:
3402:
3397:
3396:
3393:
3382:
3380:
3376:
3372:
3368:
3361:
3353:
3351:
3343:
3341:
3333:
3332:
3328:
3322:(predecessor)
3321:
3318:
3317:
3315:
3311:
3305:
3304:
3299:
3297:
3296:
3291:
3289:
3288:
3283:
3281:
3280:
3275:
3273:
3272:
3267:
3265:
3264:
3259:
3257:
3256:
3251:
3249:
3248:
3243:
3241:
3240:
3235:
3233:
3232:
3227:
3225:
3224:
3219:
3217:
3216:
3211:
3209:
3208:
3203:
3201:
3200:
3195:
3193:
3192:
3187:
3185:
3184:
3179:
3177:
3176:
3171:
3169:
3168:
3163:
3161:
3160:
3155:
3153:
3152:
3147:
3145:
3144:
3139:
3137:
3136:
3131:
3129:
3128:
3123:
3121:
3120:
3115:
3113:
3112:
3107:
3105:
3104:
3099:
3097:
3096:
3091:
3089:
3088:
3083:
3081:
3080:
3075:
3073:
3072:
3067:
3065:
3064:
3059:
3057:
3056:
3051:
3049:
3048:
3043:
3041:
3040:
3035:
3033:
3032:
3027:
3025:
3024:
3019:
3017:
3016:
3011:
3009:
3008:
3003:
3001:
3000:
2995:
2993:
2992:
2987:
2985:
2984:
2979:
2977:
2976:
2971:
2969:
2968:
2963:
2961:
2960:
2955:
2953:
2952:
2947:
2945:
2944:
2939:
2938:
2936:
2933:
2929:
2923:
2922:
2917:
2915:
2914:
2913:Tufts Victory
2909:
2907:
2906:
2901:
2899:
2898:
2897:Smith Victory
2893:
2891:
2890:
2885:
2883:
2882:
2877:
2875:
2874:
2869:
2867:
2866:
2861:
2859:
2858:
2853:
2851:
2850:
2845:
2843:
2842:
2841:India Victory
2837:
2835:
2834:
2829:
2827:
2826:
2821:
2819:
2818:
2813:
2811:
2810:
2805:
2803:
2802:
2797:
2795:
2794:
2789:
2787:
2786:
2781:
2779:
2778:
2777:Alamo Victory
2773:
2772:
2770:
2766:
2760:
2759:
2754:
2752:
2751:
2746:
2744:
2743:
2738:
2736:
2735:
2730:
2728:
2727:
2722:
2720:
2719:
2718:Berea Victory
2714:
2712:
2711:
2706:
2704:
2703:
2698:
2696:
2695:
2690:
2688:
2687:
2682:
2681:
2679:
2675:
2669:
2668:
2663:
2661:
2660:
2655:
2653:
2652:
2647:
2645:
2644:
2639:
2637:
2636:
2635:Luray Victory
2631:
2629:
2628:
2623:
2621:
2620:
2615:
2613:
2612:
2607:
2605:
2604:
2599:
2598:
2596:
2592:
2586:
2585:
2580:
2578:
2577:
2572:
2570:
2569:
2564:
2562:
2561:
2560:Pratt Victory
2556:
2554:
2553:
2548:
2546:
2545:
2544:Minot Victory
2540:
2538:
2537:
2532:
2530:
2529:
2524:
2522:
2521:
2516:
2514:
2513:
2508:
2506:
2505:
2500:
2498:
2497:
2496:Brown Victory
2492:
2490:
2489:
2484:
2483:
2481:
2477:
2471:
2470:
2469:Logan Victory
2465:
2463:
2462:
2461:Hobbs Victory
2457:
2455:
2454:
2449:
2448:
2446:
2442:
2436:
2434:
2429:
2427:
2426:
2421:
2419:
2416:
2415:
2413:
2409:
2403:
2402:
2397:
2395:
2394:
2389:
2387:
2386:
2381:
2380:
2378:
2374:
2368:
2365:
2363:
2361:
2357:
2355:
2353:
2349:
2347:
2345:
2341:
2340:
2338:
2334:
2328:
2325:
2324:
2322:
2318:
2314:
2313:Victory ships
2307:
2302:
2300:
2295:
2293:
2288:
2287:
2284:
2273:
2269:
2265:
2261:
2255:
2248:
2245:
2244:
2242:
2238:
2231:
2228:
2225:
2222:
2220:("Passenger")
2219:
2216:
2214:("Passenger")
2213:
2210:
2207:
2204:
2201:
2198:
2197:
2195:
2191:
2184:
2181:
2177:
2173:
2170:
2167:
2165:
2160:
2157:
2154:
2152:
2147:
2144:
2141:
2139:
2134:
2131:
2129:
2124:
2121:
2118:
2114:
2111:
2108:
2106:
2101:
2100:
2098:
2094:
2087:
2084:
2082:
2079:
2077:
2074:
2072:
2069:
2068:
2066:
2062:
2056:("VC2-S-AP1")
2055:
2052:
2049:
2046:
2045:
2043:
2039:
2033:
2030:
2027:
2023:
2020:
2016:
2013:
2009:
2006:
2002:
2000:
1997:
1995:
1992:
1990:
1987:
1985:
1982:
1980:
1977:
1976:
1974:
1972:Cargo designs
1970:
1961:
1956:
1954:
1949:
1947:
1942:
1941:
1938:
1925:
1922:
1919:
1916:
1913:
1910:
1909:
1906:
1900:
1897:
1895:
1892:
1890:
1887:
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1880:
1877:
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1872:
1870:
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1865:
1862:
1860:
1857:
1855:
1852:
1850:
1847:
1845:
1842:
1840:
1837:
1835:
1834:Combat stores
1832:
1830:
1827:
1825:
1822:
1820:
1817:
1815:
1812:
1810:
1807:
1806:
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1766:
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1763:
1759:
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1731:
1729:
1728:
1724:
1722:
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1710:
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1703:
1701:
1698:
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1673:
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1665:
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1607:
1603:
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1600:
1596:
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1580:
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1575:
1573:
1572:
1568:
1566:
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1561:
1559:
1556:
1554:
1551:
1549:
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1545:
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1541:
1537:
1531:
1530:
1526:
1524:
1523:
1519:
1517:
1516:
1512:
1510:
1509:
1505:
1503:
1502:
1498:
1496:
1495:
1491:
1490:
1488:
1486:
1482:
1476:
1475:
1471:
1469:
1468:
1464:
1462:
1461:
1457:
1455:
1454:
1450:
1448:
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1440:
1436:
1434:
1433:
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1427:
1426:
1422:
1420:
1419:
1415:
1413:
1412:
1408:
1407:
1405:
1403:
1399:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1387:
1383:
1382:
1380:
1378:
1374:
1368:
1367:
1363:
1361:
1360:
1356:
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1347:
1341:
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1336:
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1320:
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1315:
1313:
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1308:
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1301:
1300:
1298:
1296:
1292:
1286:
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1278:
1274:
1272:
1271:
1267:
1265:
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1260:
1258:
1257:
1253:
1251:
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1246:
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1239:
1237:
1236:
1232:
1230:
1229:
1225:
1223:
1222:
1218:
1216:
1215:
1211:
1209:
1208:
1204:
1202:
1201:
1197:
1195:
1194:
1190:
1188:
1187:
1183:
1181:
1180:
1176:
1174:
1173:
1169:
1167:
1166:
1162:
1161:
1159:
1157:
1153:
1147:
1146:
1142:
1140:
1139:
1135:
1133:
1132:
1128:
1126:
1125:
1121:
1119:
1118:
1117:St. Augustine
1114:
1112:
1111:
1107:
1105:
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1098:
1097:
1093:
1091:
1090:
1086:
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1079:
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1074:
1070:
1064:
1061:
1059:
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1054:
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1051:
1047:
1045:
1044:
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1038:
1037:
1033:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1019:
1017:
1016:
1012:
1011:
1009:
1007:
1003:
997:
996:
992:
990:
989:
985:
983:
982:
978:
976:
975:
971:
969:
968:
964:
962:
961:
957:
955:
954:
950:
948:
947:
943:
942:
940:
938:
934:
928:
927:
923:
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920:
918:
914:
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384:
380:
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372:
368:
364:
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335:Liberty Ships
331:
329:
325:
321:
317:
312:
308:
304:
300:
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293:built during
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232:craft carried
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117:March 8, 1945
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108:
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100:
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47:United States
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32:
25:
20:
3791:
3781:
3771:
3761:
3750:
3741:
3731:
3721:
3699:
3691:
3682:
3672:
3662:
3652:
3641:
3630:
3620:
3619:
3610:
3599:
3589:
3588:
3579:
3569:
3559:Wilkes-Barre
3558:
3547:
3537:
3527:
3516:
3505:
3495:
3489:
3478:
3468:
3458:
3448:
3438:
3364:
3320:Liberty ship
3302:
3294:
3286:
3278:
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472:Liberty ship
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213:HP & LP
166:Displacement
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3640:HMSAS
3459:Kooroongaba
3367:Empire ship
2260:Empire ship
2258:See also:-
1819:Repair dock
1687:Cargo ships
1432:Miantonomah
988:Oregon City
967:New Orleans
953:Northampton
827:Battleships
781:Long Island
540:www.nps.gov
235:4 Lifeboats
201:8,500
169:15,200 tons
101:, Baltimore
3847:1945 ships
3831:Categories
3693:Allah Mina
3528:Cowanesque
3517:Gansevoort
3506:Marcello G
3479:V. A. Fogg
3428:Shipwrecks
3379:Ocean ship
2272:Ocean ship
2202:("Lakers")
2138:Casablanca
2102:Type S2 ("
1864:Net laying
1809:Ammunition
1540:Submarines
1402:Minelayers
1156:Destroyers
1089:Sacramento
995:Des Moines
864:New Mexico
809:Casablanca
545:2017-03-17
493:References
431:Constantia
379:troopships
347:forecastle
297:under the
240:Complement
225:16.5 knots
210:Propulsion
3720:USS
3698:USS
3651:USS
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3609:USS
3607:13 July:
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3568:USS
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3488:USS
3449:Sian Yung
3375:Park ship
3371:Fort ship
2536:La Grange
2352:Kingsport
2268:Park ship
2264:Fort ship
2232:("Barge")
2081:T3 tanker
2076:T2 tanker
2071:T1 tanker
1926:Cancelled
1748:Aldebaran
1713:Andromeda
1677:T3 tanker
1672:T2 tanker
1667:T1 tanker
1564:Barracuda
1529:Admirable
1460:Weehawken
1425:Monadnock
1359:Asheville
1096:Asheville
1057:Worcester
1036:Cleveland
981:Baltimore
946:Pensacola
871:Tennessee
699:Lexington
415:Cape Town
395:Black Sea
122:Completed
106:Laid down
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3446:11 Jan:
3350:Category
3313:See also
3301:SS
3293:SS
3285:SS
3277:SS
3269:SS
3261:SS
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2542:SS
2528:Hinsdale
2518:SS
2502:SS
2494:SS
2486:SS
2467:SS
2459:SS
2451:SS
2435:incident
2399:SS
2391:SS
2383:SS
2336:Subtypes
2249:("Tugs")
1854:Hospital
1824:Barracks
1776:Denebola
1720:Arcturus
1627:Mackerel
1599:Porpoise
1592:Cachalot
1571:Argonaut
1467:Camanche
1332:Rudderow
1263:Fletcher
1193:Farragut
1172:Caldwell
1103:Plymouth
1073:Gunboats
1022:Brooklyn
960:Portland
878:Colorado
843:New York
802:Sangamon
713:Yorktown
644:Archived
461:See also
248:Armament
215:turbines
158:, 4,553
114:Launched
85:Operator
67:City of
64:Namesake
3769:7 Nov:
3683:St Ives
3653:Stanton
3611:O'Brien
3590:Isabena
3580:Lucette
3476:1 Feb:
3469:Delfini
3436:9 Jan:
3340:Article
2576:Telfair
2512:Colbert
2344:Haskell
2218:Type P2
2212:Type P1
2200:Type L6
2180:Derrick
2164:Artemis
2151:Gilliam
2128:Neptune
2110:frigate
2032:Type N3
2026:Type C9
2019:Type C8
2012:Type C7
2005:Type C6
1999:Type C5
1994:Type C4
1989:Type C3
1984:Type C2
1979:Type C1
1829:Collier
1762:Acubens
1741:Alstede
1734:Tolland
1727:Artemis
1706:Haskell
1700:Victory
1695:Liberty
1659:Tankers
1585:Dolphin
1578:Narwhal
1494:Lapwing
1392:PT boat
1311:Buckley
1284:Gearing
1256:Gleaves
1214:Gridley
1186:Clemson
1165:Sampson
1082:Dubuque
1029:Atlanta
974:Wichita
906:Montana
836:Wyoming
788:Charger
623:Sources
447:Isabena
429:became
393:to the
339:US Navy
151:Tonnage
95:Builder
34:History
3700:Bashaw
2247:Type V
2230:Type B
2224:Type R
2206:Type N
2166:-class
2153:-class
2140:-class
2107:-class
2105:Tacoma
2064:Tanker
1884:Repair
1874:Reefer
1783:Hyades
1769:Arctic
1620:Tambor
1606:Salmon
1446:Keokuk
1439:Terror
1418:Wassuc
1411:Oglala
1386:Action
1366:Tacoma
1325:Edsall
1318:Cannon
1304:Evarts
1249:Benson
1235:Benham
1228:Somers
1221:Bagley
1200:Porter
1179:Wickes
1063:CL-154
1050:Juneau
926:Alaska
850:Nevada
761:Saipan
734:Midway
706:Ranger
443:Panama
373:. The
309:. The
301:. The
174:Length
3642:Natal
3526:USNS
2934:ships
2411:Other
2320:Lists
2183:Barge
1879:Oiler
1844:Depot
1790:Mizar
1755:Adria
1648:Tench
1641:Balao
1613:Sargo
1515:Eagle
1501:Raven
1474:Chimo
1453:Salem
1207:Mahan
1145:PGM-9
1138:PGM-1
1124:Vixen
1043:Fargo
1015:Omaha
795:Bogue
727:Essex
275:Notes
222:Speed
190:Draft
154:7612
75:Owner
3818:1973
3805:1971
3792:K-64
3782:K-19
3742:K-19
3360:List
2574:USS
2534:USS
2526:USS
2510:USS
2240:Tugs
1634:Gato
1522:Hawk
1242:Sims
1131:Erie
899:Iowa
720:Wasp
421:and
265:8 ×
259:1 ×
253:1 ×
182:Beam
130:Fate
53:Name
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3221:SS
3117:SS
2981:SS
2708:SS
2617:SS
2431:SS
1508:Auk
413:in
409:to
284:SS
203:shp
160:NRT
156:GRT
56:SS
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