The Liberty Ships of World War II

A Record of the 2,710 Vessels and Their Builders, Operators and Namesakes, with a History of the Jeremiah O'Brien

Greg H. Williams (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

372 Seiten

2014
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7945-0 (ISBN)

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The Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Co. was formed in South Portland, Maine, in 1940, followed by the South Portland Shipbuilding Corp. in 1942. This book details the formation of the two shipyards, and the congressional investigation of South Portland's operation that resulted in the merger of both companies into the New England Shipbuilding Corporation in April, 1943. Included is a list of all 2,710 Liberty ships delivered by U.S. shipyards, giving each ship's namesake and detailed descriptions of the companies that built the ships and the steamship companies that operated them during the war. Also featured is the Jeremiah O'Brien. Built by New England Ship in 1943 and one of only two operational Liberty ships left in the world, its service history and crew information are given along with its, postwar restoration and return to Normandy in 1994.

Greg H. Williams served four years in the Navy, two of them at sea. In 1994, he was one of 27 volunteer crew members who made the entire voyage on the SS Jeremiah O’Brien from San Francisco to Europe for the 50th anniversary of the Normandy Invasion. He lives near Noti, Oregon.

Table of Contents

Preface

Liberty Ship Builders

Part I. The Beginning: The British Contract and Six Companies

Part II. Building the Liberty Ships

Part III. Liberty Ship Construction by Shipyard

Part IV. Liberty Ship Operation and the General Agents

Part V. The Liberty Ship Jeremiah O’Brien

Part VI. Post-War Restoration and Voyages of the Jeremiah O’Brien

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

Zusatzinfo	10 photographs
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	177 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-7864-7945-0 / 0786479450
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7945-0 / 9780786479450
Zustand	Neuware