Table of Contents
234 relations: Adriatic Sea, Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Allied technological cooperation during World War II, American Heritage (magazine), American Heritage of Invention & Technology, Ammonium nitrate, Ammunition ship, Andrea Corrado, Anti-aircraft warfare, Aristotle Onassis, Armadillo-class tanker, Army Transport Service, Artificial reef, Atomic Heritage Foundation, Baltimore, Battle of Anzio, Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Booker T. Washington, Bridge (nautical), Brittleness, Brunswick, Georgia, California Shipbuilding Corporation, Canning, Cargo ship, Ceremonial ship launching, Charles P. Gross, Chourre-class aircraft repair ship, Civitavecchia, Coal, Collier (ship), Commerce raiding, Commodity Credit Corporation, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, Compound steam engine, Constance Tipper, Crane vessel, Crater-class cargo ship, Diesel fuel, Diesel locomotive, Diesel–electric powertrain, Draft (hull), Ductility, Embrittlement, Emergency Shipbuilding Program, Empire ship, Explosive, Floating nuclear power plant, Fort ship, Fracture, ... Expand index (184 more) »
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula.
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Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
The Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company (ADDSCO) located in Mobile, Alabama, was one of the largest marine production facilities in the United States during the 20th century.
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Allied technological cooperation during World War II
The Allies of World War II cooperated extensively in the development and manufacture of new and existing technologies to support military operations and intelligence gathering during the Second World War.
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American Heritage (magazine)
American Heritage is a magazine dedicated to covering the history of the United States for a mainstream readership.
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American Heritage of Invention & Technology
Invention & Technology Magazine (formerly known as American Heritage of Invention & Technology) is a quarterly magazine dedicated to the history of technology.
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Ammonium nitrate
Ammonium nitrate is a chemical compound with the formula.
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Ammunition ship
An ammunition ship is an auxiliary ship specially configured to carry ammunition, usually for naval ships and aircraft. Liberty ship and ammunition ship are ship types.
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Andrea Corrado
Andrea Corrado (Albissola Marina, 15 October 1873 – Genoa, 1963) was an Italian ship-owner.
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Anti-aircraft warfare
Anti-aircraft warfare is the counter to aerial warfare and it includes "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action" (NATO's definition).
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Aristotle Onassis
Aristotle Socrates Onassis (Aristotélis Onásis,; 20 January 1906 – 15 March 1975) was a Greek and Argentine business magnate.
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Armadillo-class tanker
The Armadillo class of tankers was a class of Type Z-ET1-S-C3 Liberty ship, that were commissioned into the United States Navy.
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Army Transport Service
The United States Army Transport Service (ATS) was established as a sea-going transport service that was independent of the Navy Department.
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Artificial reef
An artificial reef (AR) is a human-created freshwater or marine benthic structure.
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Atomic Heritage Foundation
The Atomic Heritage Foundation (AHF) is a nonprofit organization originally based in Washington, DC, dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the Manhattan Project, the Atomic Age, and its legacy.
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Baltimore
Baltimore is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland.
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Battle of Anzio
The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that took place from January 22, 1944.
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Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard
The Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard of Baltimore, Maryland, was a shipyard in the United States from 1941 until 1945.
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Boeing B-29 Superfortress
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is an American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the United States during World War II and the Korean War.
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Booker T. Washington
Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, and orator.
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Bridge (nautical)
Sikuliaq'', docked in Ketchikan, Alaska Wheelhouse on a tugboat, topped with a flying bridge A bridge (also known as a command deck), or wheelhouse (also known as a pilothouse), is a room or platform of a ship or submarine from which the ship can be commanded.
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Brittleness
A material is brittle if, when subjected to stress, it fractures with little elastic deformation and without significant plastic deformation.
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Brunswick, Georgia
Brunswick is a city in and the county seat of Glynn County in the U.S. state of Georgia.
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California Shipbuilding Corporation
California Shipbuilding Corporation built 467 Liberty and Victory ships during World War II, including ''Haskell''-class attack transports.
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Canning
Canning is a method of food preservation in which food is processed and sealed in an airtight container (jars like Mason jars, and steel and tin cans).
Cargo ship
A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Liberty ship and cargo ship are ship types.
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Ceremonial ship launching
Ceremonial ship launching involves the performance of ceremonies associated with the process of transferring a vessel to the water.
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Charles P. Gross
Major General Charles Philip Gross (14 March 1889 – 18 July 1975) was a United States Army officer who served in World War I and World War II.
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Chourre-class aircraft repair ship
The Chourre-class aircraft repair ship was a class of repair ships that were operated by the United States Navy during World War II.
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Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia (meaning "ancient town") is a city and major sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea west-northwest of Rome.
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Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams.
Collier (ship)
A collier is a bulk cargo ship designed or used to carry coal. Liberty ship and collier (ship) are ship types.
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Commerce raiding
Commerce raiding is a form of naval warfare used to destroy or disrupt logistics of the enemy on the open sea by attacking its merchant shipping, rather than engaging its combatants or enforcing a blockade against them.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is a wholly owned United States government corporation that was created in 1933 to "stabilize, support, and protect farm income and prices" (federally chartered by the CCC Charter Act of 1948 (P.L. 80-806)).
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Compagnie Générale Transatlantique
The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT, and commonly named "Transat"), typically known overseas as the French Line, was a French shipping company.
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Compound steam engine
A compound steam engine unit is a type of steam engine where steam is expanded in two or more stages.
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Constance Tipper
Constance Tipper (born Constance Fligg Elam; 16 February 1894 – 14 December 1995) was an English metallurgist and crystallographer.
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Crane vessel
A crane vessel, crane ship, crane barge, or floating crane is a ship with a crane specialized in lifting heavy loads, typically exceeding for modern ships. Liberty ship and crane vessel are ship types.
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Crater-class cargo ship
The Crater-class cargo ship were converted EC2-S-C1 type, Liberty cargo ships, constructed by the United States Maritime Commission (USMC) for use by the US Navy during World War II.
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Diesel fuel
Diesel fuel, also called diesel oil, heavy oil (historically) or simply diesel, is any liquid fuel specifically designed for use in a diesel engine, a type of internal combustion engine in which fuel ignition takes place without a spark as a result of compression of the inlet air and then injection of fuel.
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Diesel locomotive
A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine.
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Diesel–electric powertrain
A diesel–electric transmission, or diesel–electric powertrain, is a transmission system for vehicles powered by diesel engines in road, rail, and marine transport.
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Draft (hull)
The draft or draught of a ship is a determined depth of the vessel below the waterline, measured vertically to its hull's lowest—its propellers, or keel, or other reference point.
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Ductility
Ductility refers to the ability of a material to sustain significant plastic deformation before fracture.
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Embrittlement
Embrittlement is a significant decrease of ductility of a material, which makes the material brittle.
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Emergency Shipbuilding Program
The Emergency Shipbuilding Program (late 1940 – September 1945) was a United States government effort to quickly build simple cargo ships to carry troops and materiel to allies and foreign theatres during World War II.
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Empire ship
An Empire ship is a merchant ship that was given a name beginning with "Empire" in the service of the Government of the United Kingdom during and after World War II. Liberty ship and Empire ship are ship types.
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Explosive
An explosive (or explosive material) is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure.
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Floating nuclear power plant
A floating nuclear power plant is a floating power station that derives its energy from a nuclear reactor.
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Fort ship
The Fort ships were a class of 198 cargo ships built in Canada during World War II for use by the United Kingdom.
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Fracture
Fracture is the appearance of a crack or complete separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress.
Fracture toughness
In materials science, fracture toughness is the critical stress intensity factor of a sharp crack where propagation of the crack suddenly becomes rapid and unlimited.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.
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Fuel oil
Fuel oil is any of various fractions obtained from the distillation of petroleum (crude oil).
Gasoline
Gasoline or petrol is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines.
Genoa
Genoa (Genova,; Zêna) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy.
Give me liberty or give me death!
"Give me liberty or give me death!" is a quotation attributed to American politician and orator Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.
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Gross register tonnage
Gross register tonnage (GRT, grt, g.r.t., gt), or gross registered tonnage, is a ship's total internal volume expressed in "register tons", each of which is equal to.
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Guam
Guam (Guåhan) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean.
Guardian-class radar picket ship
The Guardian-class radar picket ships were a class of ocean radar picket ships (YAGR, later AGR), converted 1954–1958 from World War II Liberty ships acquired by the U.S. Navy. Liberty ship and Guardian-class radar picket ship are liberty ships.
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Henry J. Kaiser
Henry John Kaiser (May 9, 1882 – August 24, 1967) was an American industrialist who became known for his shipbuilding and construction projects, then later for his involvement in fostering modern American health care.
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Hog Islander
Hog Islanders is the slang for ships built to Emergency Fleet Corporation designs number 1022 and 1024. Liberty ship and Hog Islander are ship types.
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Hold (compartment)
View of the hold of a container ship A ship's hold or cargo hold is a space for carrying cargo in the ship's compartment.
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Houston
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States.
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (often abbreviated HDW) is a German shipbuilding company, headquartered in Kiel.
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Hudson River Reserve Fleet
The Hudson River Reserve Fleet, formally the Hudson River National Defense Reserve Fleet and popularly the Mothball Fleet, was established by act of Congress in 1946 as a component of the National Defense Reserve Fleet.
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Hull classification symbol
The United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) use a hull classification symbol (sometimes called hull code or hull number) to identify their ships by type and by individual ship within a type.
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Internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine (ICE or IC engine) is a heat engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit.
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Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym, is the national military of the State of Israel.
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Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima, officially romanized and pronounced Iōtō (い, literally: "Sulfur Island"), is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands, which lie south of the Bonin Islands and together with them make up the Ogasawara Archipelago.
J.A. Jones Construction
J.A. Jones Construction was a heavy construction company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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J.L. Thompson and Sons
J.L. Thompson and Sons was a shipyard on the River Wear, Sunderland, which produced ships from the mid-18th century until the 1980s.
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Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida.
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James River, Reserve Fleet
The James River Reserve Fleet (JRRF) is located on the James River in the U.S. state of Virginia at near Fort Eustis.
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Jarrow
Jarrow is a town in South Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England.
John Fredriksen
John Fredriksen (born 10 May 1944) is a Norwegian-born Cypriot oil tanker and shipping billionaire businessman based in London.
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Kaiser Shipyards
The Kaiser Shipyards were seven major shipbuilding yards located on the United States west coast during World War II. Liberty ship and Kaiser Shipyards are liberty ships.
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Keel
The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a watercraft.
Kent
Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe.
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021).
King post
A king post (or king-post or kingpost) is a central vertical post used in architectural or bridge designs, working in tension to support a beam below from a truss apex above (whereas a crown post, though visually similar, supports items above from the beam below).
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Kodiak, Alaska
The City of Kodiak (Alutiiq: Sun'aq) is the main city and one of seven communities on Kodiak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska.
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Kriegslokomotive
Kriegslokomotiven (for "war locomotives", singular: Kriegslokomotive) or Kriegsloks were locomotives produced in large numbers during the Second World War under Nazi Germany.
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Kythira
Kythira (Κύθηρα), also transliterated as Cythera, Kythera and Kithira, is an island in Greece lying opposite the south-eastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula.
Landing Craft Infantry
The Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) were several classes of landing craft used by the Allies to land large numbers of infantry directly onto beaches during World War II.
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LCVP (United States)
The landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP) or Higgins boat was a landing craft used extensively by the Allied forces in amphibious landings in World War II. Liberty ship and LCVP (United States) are ship types.
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Lend-Lease
Lend-Lease, formally the Lend-Lease Act and introduced as An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States, in Milestone Documents, National Archives of the United States, Washington, D.C., retrieved February 8, 2024; (notes: "Passed on March 11, 1941, this act set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed 'vital to the defense of the United States.'"; contains photo of the original bill, H.R.
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Liberty Fleet Day
Liberty Fleet Day was first observed on 27 September 1941, the day that 14 merchant ships were launched in shipyards across the United States under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. Liberty ship and Liberty Fleet Day are liberty ships.
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Liberty ship
Liberty ships were a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Liberty ship and Liberty ship are liberty ships and ship types.
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Liquefied natural gas
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport.
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List of unclassified miscellaneous vessels of the United States Navy
The IX (unclassified–miscellaneous) hull classification symbol is used for ships of the United States Navy that do not fit into one of the standard categories.
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Lists of Liberty ships
These lists of Liberty ships are sortable lists, allowing ships to be looked up by hull number. Liberty ship and lists of Liberty ships are liberty ships.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.
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Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897April 8, 1993) was an American contralto.
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Marine steam engine
A marine steam engine is a steam engine that is used to power a ship or boat.
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Marinship
Marinship Corporation was a shipbuilding company of the United States during World War II, created to build the shipping required for the war effort.
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Maritime administrations
Maritime administrations, or flag state administrations, are the executive arms/state bodies of each government responsible for carrying out the shipping responsibilities of the state, and are tasked to administer national shipping and boating issues and laws within their territorial waters and for vessels flagged in that country, or that fall under their jurisdiction.
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Materials science
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field of researching and discovering materials.
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Maybach
Maybach is a German luxury car brand owned by and a part of Mercedes-Benz AG.
Merchant Marine Act of 1936
The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a United States federal law.
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Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal
The Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal is a decoration of the United States Merchant Marine (USMM).
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MH-1A
MH-1A was the first floating nuclear power station.
Minesweeper
A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Liberty ship and minesweeper are ship types.
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Ministry of War Transport
The Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) was a department of the British Government formed early in the Second World War to control transportation policy and resources.
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Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States.
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Museum ship
A museum ship, also called a memorial ship, is a ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public for educational or memorial purposes. Liberty ship and museum ship are ship types.
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National Defense Reserve Fleet
The National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) consists of ships of the United States, mostly merchant vessels, that have been mothballed but can be activated within 20 to 120 days to provide shipping during national military emergencies, or non-military emergencies such as commercial shipping crises.
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National Geographic
National Geographic (formerly The National Geographic Magazine, sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners.
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National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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Naval mine
A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines.
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Naval Vessel Register
The Naval Vessel Register (NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy.
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Net laying ship
Pearl Harbor in the 1940s A net laying ship, also known as a net layer, net tender, gate ship or boom defence vessel was a type of naval auxiliary ship.
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New England Shipbuilding Corporation
The New England Shipbuilding Corporation was a shipyard located in the city of South Portland, Maine, United States.
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New Orleans
New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or the Big Easy among other nicknames) is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
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Normandy landings
The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War.
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North American P-51 Mustang
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts.
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North Carolina Shipbuilding Company
North Carolina Shipbuilding Company was a shipyard in Wilmington, North Carolina, created as part of the U.S. Government's Emergency Shipbuilding Program in the early days of World War II.
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Nuclear weapon
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion.
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Ocean ship
The Ocean ships were a class of sixty cargo ships built in the United States by Todd Shipyards Corporation during the Second World War for the British Ministry of War Transport under contracts let by the British Purchasing Commission.
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Okinawa Prefecture
is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan.
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Operation Ivory Soap
Operation Ivory Soap was a classified United States military project to provide forward theatre support for aircraft repair and maintenance during World War II in the Pacific Theatre of Operations. Liberty ship and Operation Ivory Soap are liberty ships.
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Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful liberation of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.
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Operation Pluto
Operation Pluto (Pipeline Under the Ocean or Pipeline Underwater Transportation of Oil, also written Operation PLUTO) was an operation by British engineers, oil companies and the British Armed Forces to build submarine oil pipelines under the English Channel to support Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy during the Second World War.
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Operation Torch
Operation Torch (8–16 November 1942) was an Allied invasion of French North Africa during the Second World War.
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Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation was a World War II emergency shipyard located along the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. Liberty ship and Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation are liberty ships.
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Ostend
Ostend (Oostende,; Ostende; Ostende; Ostende, literally "East End") is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium.
Oxford-class research ship
The Oxford class of technical research ships were a class of three World War II Liberty ships converted in the early 1960s to provide a seaborne platform for global eavesdropping on behalf of the National Security Agency.
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Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Limited, often referred to simply as "Palmers", was a British shipbuilding company.
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Panama Canal Zone
The Panama Canal Zone (Zona del Canal de Panamá), also simply known as the Canal Zone, was a concession of the United States located in the Isthmus of Panama that existed from 1903 to 1979.
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Panama City, Florida
Panama City is a city in and the county seat of Bay County, Florida, United States.
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Park ship
Park ships were merchant steamships constructed for Canada’s Merchant Navy during the Second World War.
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Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 June 6, 1799) was an American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786.
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Pearl and Hermes Atoll
The Pearl and Hermes Atoll (Holoikauaua), also known as Pearl and Hermes Reef, is part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, a group of small islands and atolls that form the farthest northwest portion of the Hawaiian island chain.
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Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.
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Piraeus
Piraeus (Πειραιάς; Πειραιεύς; Ancient:, Katharevousa) is a port city within the Athens-Piraeus urban area, in the Attica region of Greece.
Point Clear, Alabama
Point Clear is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
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Port Chicago disaster
The Port Chicago disaster was a deadly munitions explosion of the ship SS E. A. Bryan on July 17, 1944, at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Port Chicago, California, United States.
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Portland, Oregon
Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region.
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Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
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Project Liberty Ship
Project Liberty Ship is a non-profit organization in the United States dedicated to the preservation of the Liberty ship. Liberty ship and Project Liberty Ship are liberty ships.
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Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island.
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Publicity stunt
In marketing, a publicity stunt is a planned event designed to attract the public's attention to the event's organizers or their cause.
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Purser
A purser is the person on a ship principally responsible for the handling of money on board.
Revolutions per minute
Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM, rev/min, r/min, or r⋅min−1) is a unit of rotational speed (or rotational frequency) for rotating machines.
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Rheem Manufacturing Company
Rheem Manufacturing Company is an American privately held manufacturer that produces residential and commercial water heaters and boilers, as well as heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment.
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Richmond Shipyards
The four Richmond Shipyards, in the city of Richmond, California, United States, were run by Permanente Metals and part of the Kaiser Shipyards.
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Richmond, California
Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States.
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Rivet
A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener.
Rosie the Riveter
Rosie the Riveter is an allegorical cultural icon in the United States who represents the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies.
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Ruhr
The Ruhr (Ruhrgebiet, also Ruhrpott), also referred to as the Ruhr area, sometimes Ruhr district, Ruhr region, or Ruhr valley, is a polycentric urban area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Salvage tug
A salvage tug, known also historically as a wrecking tug, is a specialized type of tugboat that is used to rescue ships that are in distress or in danger of sinking, or to salvage ships that have already sunk or run aground.
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San Francisco
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center in Northern California.
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Sausalito, California
Sausalito (Spanish for "small willow grove") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located southeast of Marin City, south-southeast of San Rafael, and about north of San Francisco from the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County.
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Service Squadron
A Service Squadron (ServRon) was a United States Navy squadron that supported fleet combat ships and US Navy Auxiliary ships.
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Ship class
A ship class is a group of ships of a similar design.
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Ship commissioning
Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning.
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Shipyard
A shipyard, also called a dockyard or boatyard, is a place where ships are built and repaired.
Signals intelligence
Signals intelligence (SIGINT) is the act and field of intelligence-gathering by interception of signals, whether communications between people (communications intelligence—abbreviated to COMINT) or from electronic signals not directly used in communication (electronic intelligence—abbreviated to ELINT).
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Sikorsky R-4
The Sikorsky R-4 is a two-seat helicopter that was designed by Igor Sikorsky with a single, three-bladed main rotor and powered by a radial engine.
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Silver Line (shipping company)
The Silver Line was a shipping company formed in 1908, part of the British Merchant Navy.
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Six Companies
Six Companies, Inc. was a joint venture of construction companies that was formed to build the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in Nevada and Arizona.
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Six-Day War
The Six-Day War, also known as the June War, 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 June 1967.
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South Portland, Maine
South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the fourth-most populous city in the state, incorporated in 1898.
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South West Pacific Area
South West Pacific Area (SWPA) was the name given to the Allied supreme military command in the South West Pacific Theatre of World War II.
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Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation
The Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation was formed in Savannah, Georgia, during World War II to build Liberty ships.
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SS Benjamin Chew
SS Benjamin Chew was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. Liberty ship and sS Benjamin Chew are liberty ships.
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SS Frontenac Victory
SS Frontenac Victory was a Victory ship built for the United States War Shipping Administration late in World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program.
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SS John Sergeant
SS John Sergeant was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. Liberty ship and sS John Sergeant are liberty ships.
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SS R. Ney McNeely
SS R. Ney McNeely was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. Liberty ship and sS R. Ney McNeely are liberty ships.
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SS Thomas Nelson
SS Thomas Nelson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. Liberty ship and sS Thomas Nelson are liberty ships.
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SS William Patterson
SS William Patterson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. Liberty ship and sS William Patterson are liberty ships.
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St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company
The St.
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Stavros G. Livanos
Stavros George Livanos (Σταύρος Λιβανός; 1891– May 28, 1963), was a Greek shipowner, native of Chios, and the founder of the Livanos shipping empire.
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Stavros Niarchos
Stavros Spyrou Niarchos (Σταύρος ΣπύρουΝιάρχος,; 3 July 1909 – 15 April 1996) was a Greek billionaire shipping tycoon.
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Steam turbine
A steam turbine is a machine that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam and uses it to do mechanical work on a rotating output shaft.
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Stress concentration
In solid mechanics, a stress concentration (also called a stress raiser or a stress riser or notch sensitivity) is a location in an object where the stress is significantly greater than the surrounding region.
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Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet
The Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet colloquially known as the mothball fleet, is located on the northwest side of Suisun Bay (the northern portion of the greater San Francisco Bay estuary) in Benicia, California.
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Sunderland
Sunderland is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England.
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T1 tanker
The T1 tanker or T1 are a class of sea worthy small tanker ships used to transport fuel oil before and during World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. Liberty ship and t1 tanker are ship types.
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T2 tanker
The T2 tanker, or T2, was a class of oil tanker constructed and produced in large numbers in the United States during World War II. Liberty ship and t2 tanker are ship types.
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Tank
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat.
Tarrytown, New York
Tarrytown is a village in the town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York.
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Technical research ship
Technical research ships were used by the United States Navy during the 1960s to gather intelligence by monitoring, recording and analyzing wireless electronic communications of nations in various parts of the world. Liberty ship and Technical research ship are ship types.
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Texas City disaster
The 1947 Texas City disaster was an industrial accident that occurred on April 16, 1947, in the port of Texas City, Texas, United States, located in Galveston Bay.
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Time (magazine)
Time (stylized in all caps as TIME) is an American news magazine based in New York City.
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Total loss
In insurance claims, a total loss or write-off is a situation where the lost value, repair cost or salvage cost of a damaged property exceeds its insured value, and simply replacing the old property with a new equivalent is more cost-effective.
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Training ship
A training ship is a ship used to train students as sailors. Liberty ship and training ship are ship types.
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Tramp trade
A boat or ship engaged in the tramp trade is one which does not have a fixed schedule, itinerary nor published ports of call, and trades on the spot market as opposed to freight liners.
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Trident Seafoods
Trident Seafoods is the largest seafood company in the United States, harvesting primarily wild-caught seafood in Alaska.
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Type C2 ship
Type C2 ships were designed by the United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) in 1937–38. Liberty ship and Type C2 ship are ship types.
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United Service Organizations
The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) is an American nonprofit-charitable corporation that provides live entertainment, such as comedians, actors and musicians, social facilities, and other programs to members of the United States Armed Forces and their families.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947).
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United States Army Center of Military History
The United States Army Center of Military History (CMH) is a directorate within the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command.
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United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services.
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United States Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, formally titled The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen States of America in both the engrossed version and the original printing, is the founding document of the United States.
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United States dollar
The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.
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United States Maritime Commission
The United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) was an independent executive agency of the U.S. federal government that was created by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, which was passed by Congress on June 29, 1936, and was abolished on May 24, 1950.
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United States Merchant Marine
The United States Merchant Marine is an organization composed of United States civilian mariners and U.S. civilian and federally owned merchant vessels.
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United States Merchant Marine Academy
The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA or Kings Point) is a United States service academy in Kings Point, New York.
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United States Naval Institute
The United States Naval Institute (USNI) is a private non-profit military association that offers independent, nonpartisan forums for debate of national security issues.
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United States Navy Armed Guard
United States Navy Armed Guard units were established during World War II and headquartered in New Orleans.
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United States Navy reserve fleets
The United States Navy maintains a number of its ships as part of a reserve fleet, often called the "Mothball Fleet".
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United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the United States, its insular areas, and its associated states.
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University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England.
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University of Texas Press
The University of Texas Press (or UT Press) is a university press that is part of the University of Texas at Austin.
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USAS American Mariner
USAS American Mariner was a United States Army research vessel from January 1959 to 30 September 1963. Liberty ship and USAS American Mariner are liberty ships.
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USS Acubens
USS Acubens (AKS-5) was an Acubens-class general stores issue ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II, named after the star Acubens, the alpha star in Cancer. Liberty ship and USS Acubens are liberty ships.
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USS Antelope (IX-109)
SS M. H. De Young was an American Liberty ship built in 1943 for service in World War II. Liberty ship and USS Antelope (IX-109) are liberty ships.
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USS Don Marquis
USS Don Marquis (IX-215), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for that writer, poet, and artist. Liberty ship and USS Don Marquis are liberty ships.
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USS Gemsbok (IX-117)
USS Gemsbok (IX-117), an ''Armadillo''-class tanker designated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gemsbok, a large, handsome species of straight-horned African antelope. Liberty ship and USS Gemsbok (IX-117) are liberty ships.
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USS George Eastman
USS George Eastman (YAG-39), a "Liberty-type" cargo ship, was laid down under Maritime Commission contract on 24 March 1943 by Permanente Metals Corp., Yard 2, Richmond, California; launched on 20 April 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Liberty ship and USS George Eastman are liberty ships.
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USS Granville S. Hall
Granville S. Hall was a Liberty ship named after Granville S. Hall. Liberty ship and USS Granville S. Hall are liberty ships.
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USS Inca (IX-229)
USS Inca, a 3,381-ton (light displacement) "Liberty" ship, was launched in March 1943 in Los Angeles, California, and entered merchant service later the same month as SS William B. Allison, MCE hull 724. Liberty ship and USS Inca (IX-229) are liberty ships.
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USS Indus
USS Indus (AKN-1) was the lead ship of the ''Indus''-class of converted Liberty ship net cargo ships in the service of the United States Navy in World War II.
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USS Liberty incident
The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship (spy ship),, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War.
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USS Luzon (ARG-2)
USS Luzon (ARG-2) was an internal combustion engine repair ship in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947 and from 1950 to 1960.
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USS P.H. Burnett
SS Peter H. Burnett was an American Liberty ship built in 1942 for service in World War II. Liberty ship and USS P.H. Burnett are liberty ships.
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USS Stag
USS Stag (AW-1) was one of four water distilling ships built for the United States Navy during World War II.
USS Triana (IX-223)
USS Triana (IX-223), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rodrigo de Triana, the discoverer of the Americas. Liberty ship and USS Triana (IX-223) are liberty ships.
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Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, located in Clark County.
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Victory ship
The Victory ship was a class of cargo ship produced in large numbers by American shipyards during World War II to replace losses caused by German submarines. Liberty ship and Victory ship are ship types.
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Vigor Shipyards
Vigor Shipyards is the current entity operating the former Todd Shipyards after its acquisition in 2011.
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Walsh-Kaiser Company
Walsh-Kaiser Company was a shipyard along the Providence River on the border of Cranston and Providence, Rhode Island.
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War bond
War bonds (sometimes referred to as victory bonds, particularly in propaganda) are debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations and other expenditure in times of war without raising taxes to an unpopular level.
War Shipping Administration
The War Shipping Administration (WSA) was a World War II emergency war agency of the US government, tasked to purchase and operate the civilian shipping tonnage the United States needed for fighting the war.
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Warship
A warship or combatant ship is a ship that is built and primarily intended for naval warfare.
Weapon of mass destruction
A weapon of mass destruction (WMD) is a biological, chemical, radiological, nuclear, or any other weapon that can kill or significantly harm many people or cause great damage to artificial structures (e.g., buildings), natural structures (e.g., mountains), or the biosphere.
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Welding
Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, primarily by using high temperature to melt the parts together and allow them to cool, causing fusion.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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World War II United States Merchant Navy
World War II United States Merchant Navy was the largest civilian Navy in the world, which operated during World War II. Liberty ship and world War II United States Merchant Navy are liberty ships.
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Xanthus-class repair ship
The Xanthus-class repair ships were a class of five auxiliary ships built for the United States Navy and Royal Navy.
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