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 ‘L IBERTY CARGO SH I P  F EATURE A RTICLE  written by James Davies for K EY I NFORMATION  Country of Origin: United States of America Manufacturers: Alabama Dry Dock Co, Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc, California Shipbuilding Corp, Delta Shipbu ilding Co, J A Jones Construction C o (Brunswick), J A Jones Con struction Co (Panama City), Kaiser Co, Marinship Corp, New England Shipbuilding Corp, North Carolina Shipbuilding Co, Oregon Shipbuilding Corp, Permanente Metals Co, St Johns River Shipbuilding Co, Southeastern Shipbuilding Corp, Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corp, Walsh-Kaiser Co. Major Variants: General cargo, tanker, collier, (modifications also boxed aircraft transport, tank transport, hospital ship, troopship). Role: Cargo transport, troop transport, hospital ship, repair ship. Operated by: United States of America, Great Britain, (small quantity also Norway, Belgium, Soviet Union, France, Greece, Netherlands and other nations). First Laid Down: 30 th April 1941 Last Completed: 30 th October 1945 Units: 2,711 ships laid down, 2,710 entered service.

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‘LIBERTY

’ C

ARGOS

HIP FEATURE ARTICLE 

written by

James Daviesfor 

K EY INFORMATION 

Country of Origin: United States of America

Manufacturers: Alabama Dry Dock Co, Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc, California Shipbuilding Corp,

Delta Shipbuilding Co, J A Jones Construction Co (Brunswick), J A Jones Construction

Co (Panama City), Kaiser Co, Marinship Corp, New England Shipbuilding Corp, NorthCarolina Shipbuilding Co, Oregon Shipbuilding Corp, Permanente Metals Co, St Johns

River Shipbuilding Co, Southeastern Shipbuilding Corp, Todd Houston ShipbuildingCorp, Walsh-Kaiser Co.

Major Variants: General cargo, tanker, collier, (modifications also boxed aircraft transport, tank transport,

hospital ship, troopship).

Role: Cargo transport, troop transport, hospital ship, repair ship.

Operated by: United States of America, Great Britain, (small quantity also Norway, Belgium, SovietUnion, France, Greece, Netherlands and other nations).

First Laid Down: 30th

April 1941

Last Completed: 30th

October 1945

Units: 2,711 ships laid down, 2,710 entered service.

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CONTENTS ‘Liberty’ Cargo Ship ...............................................................................................................1 

Key Information .......................................................................................................................1 

Contents.....................................................................................................................................2 

Introduction...............................................................................................................................4 

Background.........................................................................................................................4 

The Tonnage War..............................................................................................................5 

The Liberty Ship Programme..........................................................................................5 

Impact of Liberty Ships on the War...............................................................................6 

Development.............................................................................................................................7 

Britain Builds ‘Emergency’ Ships..................................................................................7 

The American ‘Emergency’ Programme is Born .........................................................7 

General Cargo Vessel Type EC2-S-C1 .........................................................................8 

Liberty Ship Profile .........................................................................................................11 

Variants....................................................................................................................................12 

Tanker Type Z-ET1-S-C3..............................................................................................12 

Tanker Profile ...................................................................................................................14 

Collier Type EC2-S-AW1 ..............................................................................................15 

Collier Profile ...................................................................................................................16 

Operational Use......................................................................................................................17 

Overview...........................................................................................................................17 

Gallant Ships ....................................................................................................................18 

SAM Ships........................................................................................................................19 

Liberty Ship Fates ...........................................................................................................21 

Wartime Liberty Ship Losses..................................................................................21 

Overall Liberty Ship Fates .......................................................................................22 

Specifications (As-Built)......................................................................................................23 Major Modifications..............................................................................................................24 

Passenger Transport ........................................................................................................24 

Hospital Ship ....................................................................................................................27 

Repair Ship .......................................................................................................................28 

Tank Transports and Boxed Aircraft Transports........................................................29 

Appendix A: Surviving Examples ......................................................................................30 

 Jeremiah O’Brien ............................................................................................................30  

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 John W Brown ..................................................................................................................32  

 Lane Victory .....................................................................................................................32  

Appendix B: Production Figures.........................................................................................33 

Ship Construction Distribution .....................................................................................33 

Ship Construction Time, 1942 – 1945.........................................................................34 

Ship Construction Time, Individual Shipyards..........................................................35 

Appendix C: Ship Histories ................................................................................................36 

General Cargo Type EC2-S-C1 ....................................................................................36 

Alabama Dry Dock Co .............................................................................................36 

Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards ...............................................................................38 

California Shipbuilding Corp ..................................................................................58 Delta Shipbuilding Co ..............................................................................................73 

J A Jones Construction Co (Brunswick)................................................................79 

J A Jones Construction Co (Panama City)............................................................82 

Kaiser Co ....................................................................................................................86 

Marinship Corp ..........................................................................................................87 

 New England Shipbuilding Corp ............................................................................88 

 North Ca rolina Shipbuilding Co .............................................................................99 

Oregon Shipbuilding Corp....................................................................................107 

Permanente Metals Co Yard ................................................................................. 122 Southeastern Shipbuilding Corp ..........................................................................142 

St Johns River Shipbuilding Co........................................................................... 146 

Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corp ........................................................................150 

Walsh-Kaiser Co..................................................................................................... 159 

Tanker Type Z-ET1-S-C3........................................................................................... 160 

California Shipbuilding Corp ............................................................................... 160 

Delta Shipbuilding Co ........................................................................................... 162 

Collier Type EC2-S-AW1 ........................................................................................... 164 

Delta Shipbuilding Co ........................................................................................... 164 

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INTRODUCTION 

BackgroundIt is said of the armed services that amateurs study tactics, whilst professionals study logistics. This truism

highlights the fact that wars can only be won if the fighting services receive the supplies they need at the time

that they need them. For many of the nations involved in the Second World War these supplies had to travel

across the seas at least once, and often twice or more, before they reached their ultimate destination. These

supplies were carried in the merchant ships of nearly all countries of the world, even those who were 'neutral' in

the war.

Island nations (such as Great Britain and Japan) relied heavily on imports to sustain their manufacturing industry

and to provide food for the population, as well as on coastal traffic to move materials around the country. Many

other nations were also dependant to a greater or lesser extent on the sea. Germany required oil, iron ore and

small quantities of other key materials for use in manufacturing, as well as luxuries for the population (coffee,

for example). The United States of America relied heavily on oil and coal shipments around the coast, as well as benefiting greatly from international trade in the completed products. The Australian and New Zealand

economies were built around food exports (predominantly to Britain), and Canada too had significant trade

 passing through her ports .

In those days before widespread 'flags of convenience', ships usually flew the flag of the nation where the

owners of the vessel were based. Ships could expect treatment at sea or in port to be directly influenced by the

flag flown, and could expect as a right the assistance of the navy of the nation to which they belonged. In return

for this protection nations had the right to requisition ships flying their flag in time of war.

The relative sizes of the merchant navies on the outbreak of war in Europe are shown below. The relative

importance of sea trade to a nation is approximately in proportion to the size of its merchant fleet. (Over 90% of 

the ‘British Empire’ ships were registered in the UK).

Figure 1: Size of the World Shipping Fleets (1939)

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The Tonnage WarThe hopes for German victory at sea were founded on winning a tonnage war. The concept of a tonnage war is

to sink more ships than the enemy can build. Every ship lost is important not because the cargo carried in that

ship does not reach its destination, but because all future cargoes that might have been carried by that ship also

do not reach their destination. If there are no replacement ships, imports gradually decline, leaving industry

without materials and / or the population without food. If replacement ships are available, the loss of ships

causes only distress to the families involved and minor inconvenience to industry from the occasional loss of a

 particularly important cargo.

At the start of the war the British and Commonwealth shipyards were filled to capacity with warships, and there

was little remaining capacity for building merchant shipping. Some ships were acquired from other nations,

however as much of the world’s fleet was already trading with the British Empire there was only limited

opportunity to gain ships from elsewhere. In this environment the tonnage war was hugely successful. In 1940,

for every 2,000 tons of Allied and neutral ships built, 9,000 tons were sunk. In 1941 the ratio was significantly

 better, at 4,000 tons built for every 9,000 tons sunk, but still clearly unsustainable (see Figure 2).

Figure 2: Ratio of Losses (All Causes) to New Construction

During 1942-1943 the tonnage war faltered, then finally failed. There was no single reason for this, however the

improvement in the number and experience of escorts and the widespread adoption of technological

 breakthroughs were important factors, as was the secret war fought by the code breakers. Also of great

importance was the massive increase in the shipbuilding capacity of America, of which the Liberty Ship formed

the foundation.

The Liberty Ship ProgrammeIn 1936, well over 90% of the American merchant fleet was more than 20 years old. In order to ensure that

America possessed a fleet that was adequate to meet the future anticipated needs a decision was made to greatly

expand America's merchant fleet. The fleet was to be owned and operated by American companies, and in order 

to ensure their success the American government decided to subsidise the building costs and operating expenses

of the ships. As yet there was little urgency in the programme, run by the US Maritime Commission.

In 1941, faced with war already underway in Europe and an expectation of war with Japan, there was seen to be

a need to expand the pre-war programme with a ship that could be built rapidly. The Liberty ship design was

chosen to meet this immediate need. Eighteen new shipyards were built to meet the demand, and a workforce

was trained to handle the construction. It was a project on a massive scale, undertaken with great speed and

efficiency. The first Liberty ship (the Patrick Henry) was launched on 27 September 1941 (and completed on 30

December 1941), which was an incredible feat considering that just seven months previously neither shipyard

nor workforce existed to build her.

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The ships suffered from some initial structural problems, particularly related to the lack of understanding of the

influence of welding on the strength of some key elements (such as hatch corners), however once the problems

were understood they were soon fixed. Less easy to fix was the 'stiffness' of the ships - they had a rapid roll

motion which was uncomfortable for the crew and could lead to damage to cargo. This could be partially offset

 by putting solid ballast in the 'tween decks, thereby raising the centre of gravity and reducing the 'stiffness'.

Unfortunately, if not stowed properly (and sometimes even when stowed properly) this ballast could shift in astorm and put the ship in grave danger of foundering.

A total of 2,710 Liberty ships were completed (with one more being burnt out on the slipway and never 

completed). This huge total almost defies the imagination when considering the resources that must be

employed to produce this number. Putting it in perspective, 1,088 Curtis Hawk fighters were produced,

approximately 2,900 M16 half-tracks , and 398 Elco PT boats. During the peak building period (March 1943 to

December 1943) over 100 were completed per month.

Despite being initially labelled an 'ugly duckling' by the newspapers, and intended to be expendable if necessary,

the ships eventually caught the imagination of the public. They proved to be easy to build, reliable and versatile,

exceeding even the most optimistic expectations for their overall contribution to the war effort.

Impact of Liberty Ships on the WarThe impact of the Liberty Ship on the Tonnage War can be clearly seen in the graph below (Figure 3). This

graph shows the ratio of losses to new buildings if the Liberty ships had not been built. This graph can be

directly compared to Figure 2 above.

Figure 3: Ratio of Losses (All Causes) to New Construction (Excluding Liberty Ships) 

As can be seen, without the Liberty ship 1942 would have been a worse year (for the Allies) than 1941, largely

due to the losses off the American East coast in the first half of the year. The Liberty ship programme began to

tail off in 1944, with Victory ships replacing Liberty ships as the new-build of choice. Even without this new

tonnage, however, the Allies would have been winning the tonnage war at all times from 1943 onwards.

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DEVELOPMENT 

Britain Builds ‘Emergency’ ShipsHaving filled her large shipyards with warships, Britain had a pressing need to find new merchant tonnage to

offset the losses of those being sunk. Ships were built wherever there was space in British territories, with those

 built in Britain bearing the prefix ‘Empire’ and known as ‘Empire’ ships, whilst those built in Canada bore the

 prefix ‘Fort’ and ‘Park’. Many different designs for those ships existed, however one devised by the J L

Thompson & Sons yard had been specifically modified for mass production. This was based on a pre-war design

for the  Dorington Court , and resulted in a general cargo ship of around 10,000 tons deadweight and a speed of 

11 knots. The first wartime ship of this type was the Empire Liberty (launched on the 28th

August 1941), and

these were known as the ‘North Sands’ type.

Desperate for new tonnage, in late 1940 British representatives (including one from the Thompson yard) took the

 Empire Liberty plans to America to try to persuade the American government to let Britain place orders for 60

new ships. The Americans agreed, however no space existed in shipyards to allow them to be built and it wasdecided to build two new shipyards to meet the British need. These ships bore the prefix ‘Ocean’, with the first

ship (the Ocean Vanguard ) being launched on 15th

October 1941.

An aerial view of the California Shipbuilding yard. 

The American ‘Emergency’ Programme is BornSimultaneous with the decision to build ships for the British was a decision to rapidly expand the US merchant

fleet, however the choice of a design appropriate for mass production was a difficult one. The previous ships

 built by the US Maritime Commission were of a very high quality (but not suited to mass production), in stark 

contrast to the British wartime designs (which deliberately emphasised speed of construction), and there was

considerable resistance to the idea of lowering standards to build ships rapidly. Faced, however, with an urgent

need, little time and a sound and readily available design a common-sense decision was taken to adopt the basic

British concept for the American emergency fleet. This design was modified somewhat to further aid mass

 production and to suit American building techniques and other US preferences, and orders were placed for the

first 200 of these ships in early 1941.

As with the ‘Ocean’ ships, no shipyards existed to build these vessels and a total of nine new shipyards were

announced (including the two required to build the British vessels). Later expansions resulted in even more

shipyards, and a total completed fleet of 2,710 ships.

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Prefabricated section en route to the Robert E Peary .

Liberty ships are famous for their all-welded construction, extensive use of prefabrication and the application of 

 production-line techniques to shipbuilding. Contrary to legend, these were not the first ships to make use of 

mass-production techniques as the  Hog Island  type had also applied similar principles during the First World

War. Nevertheless, the techniques used when building Liberty ships resulted in a production rate far in advance

of what was thought possible before the Second World War, with some ships being launched just days after the

keel had been laid (the  Robert E Peary was launched just four days after the keel was laid, and was completed

only three days later).

General Cargo Vessel Type EC2-S-C1

The Liberty ship was 441 feet 6 inches long overall, with a maximum beam of 57 feet and a depth of 37 feet 4inches.

Liberty ships had five cargo holds, three forward of the accommodation and two aft, and the deck was designed

with minimal obstructions so that cargo could be carried on top of the holds. In common with marine

convention, holds are numbered from forward to aft, with number one hold being the most forward. Three masts

supported booms for cargo handling. Initially these had a lifting capacity of five tons, however this was soon

increased to 50 tons for the number two hold and to 15 or 30 tons for the number four hold.

The single machinery space was located below the accommodation, although there was a slight overlap forward

over the number three hold. This space contained two boilers and a triple expansion steam engine. A single

 propeller was fitted (normal practice in merchant ships) which gave a speed of 11 knots (comparable with many

general cargo vessels of the day).

Fuel oil was carried in the inner bottom tanks (just above the keel of the ship) and settling tanks were to port and

starboard of the machinery space (settling tanks are used to allow impurities in the fuel, such as water, to settle

out before the fuel is used). Oil (either cargo or fuel) could also be carried in deep tank number three, which was

located just aft of the machinery space. There were a total of three deep tanks, with number one and two located

 beneath hold one. All deep tanks could carry dry cargo, with an option for water ballast in deep tanks one and

two.

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Liberty ship main engine.

Weapons were provided for defence. Previously, rules of war had required armament on merchant vessels to be

restricted to 'abaft the beam' but in view of the German failure to follow agreed protocols for protecting merchant

seamen armament was provided that could also fire ahead. The weapons provided varied considerably, and

could include four inch and three inch guns, 20mm and 37mm cannon, as well as 0.3 and 0.5 inch machineguns.

The largest gun (generally a four inch) would typically be fitted at the stern, and would be flanked by two

smaller guns. There would usually be four guns on the superstructure, and these could be 20mm cannons,

machineguns, or a mixture of both. One gun would be placed either side of the forward mast (two guns total),

usually 20mm cannon or 0.5 inch machineguns. A single three inch gun would often be fitted on the bow.Many variants on this typical arrangement existed, with additional guns fitted in other areas (such as two or four 

guns added adjacent to the second mast), or the arrangements changed from those described above (such as

replacing the single bow gun with two 37mm cannon). As with all ships during the war, the armament tended to

increase as the war progressed, especially if service with the advance elements in the Pacific campaign was

expected.

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Stern gun on a Liberty ship.

Accommodation was provided for 81 people. This was initially intended to be 45 crew and 36 gunners, however 

changes in this arrangement were not uncommon. There were four lifeboats, two with capacity for 25 people

and two with a capacity for 31 people. At first one, then later both, of the 25-man boats were provided with a

motor. Motors are used in lifeboats only to get clear of a sinking ship, as insufficient fuel could be carried for a

long voyage. Motor lifeboats are expected to tow the other boats clear also.

This basic design was suitable for modification, with changes being made after launch (and often after 

completion) to produce troop ships, hospital ships and repair ships. These modifications are discussed in the

'Major Modifications' section. In addition, two main variants were produced - the Liberty tanker and the Libertycollier. These two vessels are discussed in the 'Variants' section.

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Liberty Ship Profile

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VARIANTS There were two major variants of the Liberty ship produced - the tanker and the collier. These ships are treated asvariants rather than modifications because the ships were built from the keel up for these specific roles.

Tanker Type Z-ET1-S-C3The Liberty tanker was proposed in late 1942 as a response to the need to transport more oil (due to the US entry in

to the war) and offset the large losses amongst the existing tanker fleet. The initial intention was to both convertexisting cargo ships and build specific new tonnage as tankers, however the conversion plan was soon abandoned.

The tanker was very similar to the standard cargo ship, with the same length, breadth and draft, as well as the same

 propulsion system. It deliberately retained dummy or redundant deck equipment to prevent these ships from being

identified as tankers (and so prevent them from being specifically targeted), and the necessary piping was concealed.The deception was further aided by the ability of these ships to carry deck cargo.

Internally, there were also few changes. The major change was the addition of two pump rooms, forward and aft of 

the machinery space. Pump rooms are used during cargo discharge, to pump the cargo up from the tanks to the shorefacility. This reduced the available space in what used to be the number three hold. The two deep tanks under 

number one hold were removed (adding their volume to the available cargo space), and part of the number three deeptank was used in the forward pump room.

The remaining spaces were provided with additional subdivision. Vertical oil-tight bulkheads were placed at the

edges of what used to be the hatches, producing trunks down to the second deck, with bulk of the oil cargo being

carried below the second deck. All the pipework, manifolds and valves were placed in to the void spaces created between the second deck and the weather deck, hiding them from view. The previous number one, two, four and

five holds were subdivided transversely (ie across the ship) near to the centreline of the previous hatch covers, and

all holds were divided longitudinally (forward and aft) down the centreline of the ship.

The resulting tanker had a total of eighteen tanks for carrying oil: tanks number one, two, three, four and five (port

and starboard) forward of the accommodation (a total of ten spaces) and tanks six, seven, eight and nine (port andstarboard) aft of the accommodation (eight spaces).

Either light fuel oil (petrol) or heavy oil could be carried in the forward tanks, with heavy oil only in the aft tanks.

The piping arrangement allowed different cargo to be carried forward and aft, and it was also arranged to allow the

aft cargo to be pumped via the forward pump room(and vice-versa) if necessary.

The vents for the tanks were at the top of the masts, and the forward tanks (the light oil tanks) were also provided

with pressure relief valves and flame arrestors (to prevent an external flash fire from travelling back down to thetanks through the venting system). Aft tanks did not require this as the heavy oil did not produce high levels of 

vapour. All tanks had a steam smothering system (to put out fires in the tanks), heating coils (heavy oil does not

flow without being heated) and a tank cleaning system (tanks are normally cleaned after discharging every cargo,

 both to prevent future cargo contamination and to free the vessel of potentially explosive residual gas).

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The Liberty tanker Porcupine .

All tankers are very difficult ships to sink. They are designed to carry liquid with a very similar density to water (oil

is approximately 98% of the density of water), and a hole in the side (such as one caused by a torpedo) simplyreplaces one liquid with another. Indeed, as cargo tanks are filled to above the waterline, a hole in the side causes the

cargo to flow out and the ship effectively becomes lighter, raising it up out of the water rather than making the shipsit lower in the water. Unladen tankers have such a reserve of buoyancy that they are almost impossible to sink 

unless structural failure occurs.

For laden tankers the major danger is from fire, as burning petrol (gasoline) leaking out from the side can quickly

spread around the ship preventing the crew from escaping (modern lifeboats are now totally enclosed and fitted witha sprinkler system to enable tanker crews to escape if the worst does happen). Heavy oil is difficult to set alight

(attempts to burn off the oil using napalm following the loss of the Torrey Canyon in 1967 failed), and does not flowwell, and tankers carrying heavy oil were very safe ships to sail on. Ships carrying petrol (gasoline) were, however,

extremely vulnerable, and a torpedo hit could easily cause the ship to be trapped in the middle of a burning pool,

leaving the crew no way of escape.

A total of 62 tankers were produced, although after the war was over most were converted to dry cargo vessels. Thetankers are listed in the 'Production Figures' section.

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Tanker Profile

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Collier Type EC2-S-AW1In contrast to the Liberty tanker (which was produced with minimal changes to meet an urgent wartime need), the

collier represented a major redesign to meet anticipated peacetime requirements. The existing east coast collier fleet

was old (only two were less than 20 years old) and new tonnage was needed to secure the supply of coal for the

future.

The Liberty collier's outward appearance had little in common with the standard Liberty ship. The main change was

the relocation of all machinery aft. This was a much more efficient arrangement that reduced the space 'lost' to the propeller shaft and ensured that the cargo was carried in the parts of the ship where the hull was shaped least (this is

generally more efficient for cargo stowage, and reduces the likelihood of damage when discharging cargo with

grabs).

As far as possible, standard Liberty ship components were used. The ship was very slightly longer than the standard

vessel, but with the same breadth and depth. This meant that many of the standard Liberty plates and structural

members could be used for the hull, although some new components were needed.

Despite the radically different appearance, in fact there were many similarities between the two vessels. The aftmachinery space was placed in what used to be the number five hold, retaining the dimensions of the original hold.

In to this space was fitted the same propulsion machinery as was installed as the standard vessel, with somerelatively minor modifications to ensure that it could fit in the new space.

As with the original vessel, the collier had five cargo holds, although the 'tween decks were necessarily removed and

replaced with a simple structural member running along the side of the ship at the place where the 'tween deck would

otherwise have met the hull. The forward (number one) hold retained the two deep tanks at its base, and additionalwing tanks were provided in holds two to five. These wing tanks were triangular, being created by adding angled

 plate between the deck openings and the place where the 'tween deck used to meet the hull (this space wouldotherwise have been wasted, and in fact added significant structural strength). These wing tanks were used to carry

water ballast when the vessel was empty.

A third deep tank was provided aft of hold number two, on top of which sat the forward accommodation. Double bottom tanks were retained under holds two, three, four and five. Fuel oil was normally carried in the double bottoms beneath holds three, four and five, although it could also be carried in number three deep tank and number 

two double bottom. Number three deep tank and number two double bottom were normally used for ballast.

Accommodation and lifesaving arrangements were different to the standard vessel. The forward accommodationcontained the deck officers, with the remainder of the crew being housed in the aft accommodation. Two small (13

 person) lifeboats were provided for the deck officers forward, with two 52 person boats (equipped with motors) provided aft. Accommodation was designed for a crew of 46, although space was available for gunners should they

 be required.

This type of ship is very vulnerable, as the cargo is very dense and so there is a lot of empty space in a cargo hold

(this space is needed to provide enough buoyancy to allow the ship to carry the heavy cargo). A hole in the ship fillsthis empty space with water, eliminating the reserve of buoyancy, although the cargo stays in the ship. Compare this

with tankers, where a hole causes one liquid to flow out and be replaced by another - in colliers (and other similar ships carrying heavy cargo in bulk, such as iron ore carriers) the weight of the cargo remains, and a torpedo hit often

caused the ship to go down in seconds.

A total of 24 colliers were produced, and these are listed in the 'Production Figures' section.

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OPERATIONAL USE 

OverviewThe operational history of the Liberty ship is a microcosm of the histories of all Allied merchant ships during World

War Two. Their tasks mirrored those of the merchant service as a whole, in many respects an 'average' ship doingthe normal tasks of merchant vessels in wartime. Therein lies their greatness however, as when you examine these

'normal' tasks you find a rich history of brave deeds, carried out by civilians in an environment which is hazardous in peacetime and unimaginably more deadly in wartime.

Liberty ship in the North Atlantic.

The Liberty ship saw service all over the world: they we re present in the Atlantic and Russian convoys; theyanchored off the beachheads in North Africa, Europe and in the Pacific islands; they carried food to civilians as well

as supplies and equipment to the armed forces; as hospital ships they treated the wo unded; they transported prisoners

away from the fighting; they evacuated rescued Allied prisoners from Asia; in perhaps their most welcome role, they

 brought the troops home again after the fighting was over.

Of the 2,710 ships completed, 253 were lost during the war, a loss rate of 9%. The wide cause of losses shows the

wide range of hazards that these ships were exposed to. Losses occurred due to kamikazes, torpedoes, surface raider 

guns, aircraft bombs, collisions (made more likely with blacked-out ships travelling close together in convoy) and to

the weather (an ever-present hazard, even during wartime).

Even more striking is the loss rate for ships completed before the end of June 1942. The battle of the Atlanticappeared to be in the balance until early 1943, when U-boat losses began to rise sharply, and ships completed up to

mid-1942 underwent one year of service during this hazardous time. Of the 153 ships completed before 1st

July

1942, a total of 34 were lost before the end of April 1943 (and 47 before the end of the war). At 22% loss for this

short period, and 31% before the end of the war, this was a loss rate significantly higher than the overall loss rate for the class. Considering that these ships only served through part of one of the two U-boat ‘happy times’, it gives

some indication of the carnage that the U-boats were causing to merchant shipping in the early years of the war.

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Gallant ShipsThe US government recognises exceptional courage by a ship and her crew in the form of Gallant Ship Awards.Seven Liberty ships were given Gallant Ship Awards, the Stephen Hopkins,  Adoniram Judson , Samuel Parker ,

William Moultrie ,  Marcus Daly, Virginia Dare and the  Nathaniel Greene . The citations for these awards arerepeated below. What follows is the actual text of the citations, not a description of what happened - the ‘fog of war’

has caused a few errors to slip in. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that these (and many other) civilian seamen were

extremely courageous.

Stephen Hopkins Early on the morning of September 27, 1942 two German raiders suddenly appeared out of themorning mist to attack the SS Stephen Hopkins. Heavy guns of one raider pounded her hull,

and machine gun fire from the other sprayed her decks at close quarters. The lightly armedmerchantman exchanged shot for shot with the enemy, placing thirty-five shells into the water 

line of one of the raiders until its crew was forced to abandon their sinking ship. The gun

commander was mortally wounded early in the action, and all of the gun crew were killed or 

wounded when an enemy shell exploded the magazine of their gun. At the explosion, EdwinO'Hara ran aft and single-handed served and fired the damaged gun with five live shells

remaining in the ready box, scoring direct hits near the water line of the second raider settingit on fire. O'Hara was mortally wounded in this action. With boilers blown up, engines

destroyed, masts shot away, and ablaze from stem to stern, the gallant merchantman finally

went under carrying O'Hara and seve ral of his fighting shipmates with her.

The stark courage of her crew in their heroic stand against overpowering odds caused her name to be perpetuated as a Gallant Ship.

 Adoniram Judson In October 1944, the SS Adoniran Judson , the first US Merchant ship to dock at Tacloban,

Leyte during the initial invasion of the Philippines, provided the principal air cover for thelanding area for two days until joined by other ships of the expedition. Her guns, manned by a

skilful and courageous crew, defeated vigorous and continuous attacks by enemy planes in aseries of heroic actions. During this period she unloaded steel airfield landing mats and other 

military materiel vital to the success of the operation.

The stark courage of her stalwart crew against overpowering odds caused her name to be

 perpetuated as a Gallant Ship.

Samuel Parker  For six months, beginning February 1943, SS Samuel Parker  was in continuous service in the

Mediterranean transporting troops and materiel which contributed immeasurably to thesuccesses of the North African Campaign and the invasion of Sicily. Throughout this period

she was subjected to numerous enemy attacks and, though badly battered, in every case she

emerged victorious.

The stark courage of her gallant crew - in battle and in heroic rescues - caused her name to be

 perpetuated as a Gallant Ship.

William Moultrie Emerging victoriously from an extremely battered convoy, numbering many sunken ships, SS 

William Moultrie arrived at the scheduled North Russian port and discharged her vitallyneeded cargo. Expert manoeuvring and coordinated gun control during the highly

concentrated submarine and bombing attacks over a period of one week prevented crewcasualties and brought the series of actions to a successful conclusion.

The stark courage of her heroic crew in defeating a relentless enemy caused her name to be

 perpetuated as a Gallant Ship.

 Marcus Daly In October 1944, the SS Marcus Daly was one of the first United States Merchant ships to

dock at Tacloban, Island of Leyte, during the initial invasion of the Philippines. For six days

and nights, her guns, manned by a skilful and courageous crew, defeated vigorous attacks by

enemy planes in a series of heroic actions. In December 1944, she again engaged enemy bombers and suicide planes and emerged victorious.

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The stark courage of her stalwart crew against overwhelming odds caused her name to be

 perpetuated as a Gallant Ship.

Virginia Dare For 17 days SS Virginia Dare, loaded with high explosives, was en route to and in a NorthRuss ian port where her vital cargo was discharged. Throughout this period she repelled

countless enemy bomb and torpedo attacks by accurate fire from her guns and by skilfulmanoeuvring. On a subsequent voyage she was torpedoed in the Mediterranean but, through

smart seamanship, was beached and her valuable cargo salvaged.

The stark courage of her heroic crew under violent enemy attacks caused her name to be

 perpetuated as a Gallant Ship.

 Nathaniel Greene During a long voyage to North Russia, SS Nathaniel Greene was under incessant and violent

attack by enemy planes and submarines. In most gallant fashion, and in spite of many crew

casualties, she consistently out -manoeuvred and out-fought the enemy, finally discharging her vital cargo at the designated port. After effecting temporary repairs to her battered hull and

rigging, she took part in the North African Campaign. Bound for her last port, with limited

cargo, she was torpedoed, and in a sinking condition was successfully beached.

The stark courage of her heroic crew in battle against overpowering odds caused her name to

 be perpetuated as a Gallant Ship.

Outside of these awards there remains many stories of interest. One example is the Robert F Hoke, a ship that would

not sink and went for three and a half years with an un-repaired torpedo hole in her side before being discarded.

Another is the Charles Willson Peale, who fought off the attack of U199.

SAM ShipsMany Liberty ships were transferred to other nations, the largest number being to the British. All the British ships

(except the  Adolph S Ochs, named after a famous New York Times editor, who retained her original name after 

lobbying) were named with the prefix 'Sam', officially indicating that the ship had the 'superstructure aft of midships',however it is impossible to believe that the connection with 'Uncle Sam' was merely a coincidence.

View of a Liberty shipfrom the Hunt class destroyer HMS Badsworth .

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The SAM ships were:

 Adolph S Ochs Sambre Samearn Samingoy Samoine Samskern Samtruth

Samadang Sambrian Sameden Saminver Samois Samsmola Samtucky

Samadre Sambridge Samesk Samite Samokla Samsoaring Samtweed 

Samaffric Sambuff Samettrick Samjack Samoland Samson Samtyne

Samakron Sambur Sameveron Samkansa Samoresby Samspeed Samur 

Samalness Samburgh Samfairy Samkey Samos Samspelga Samuta

Samana Sambut Samfaithful Samlamu Samota Samsperrin Samuta

Samannan Samcalia Samfeugh Samlea Samothrace Samspring Samvannah

Samara Samcebu Samfield Samleven Samouri Samsteel Samvard 

Samarina Samchess Samfinn Samleyte Samouse Samstrae SamvernSamarinda Samcleve Samfleet Samlistar Samovar Samstrule Samvigna

Samaritan Samclyde Samflora Samlong Sampa Samsturdy Samwake

Samariz Samcolne Samforth Samlorian Sampan Samsurf Samwash

Samark Samconon Samfoyle Samlossie Sampenn Samsuva Samwater 

Samarkand Samconstant Samfreedom Samlouis Sampep Samsylarna Samwinged 

Samarovsk Samcree Samgallion Samloyal Sampford Samsylvan Samwis

Samaustral Samcrest Samgaudie Samluzon Samphill Samtampa Samwye

Samavon Samdak Samglory Samlyth Samphire Samtana Samyale

Samaye Samdaring Samhain Sammex Sampler Samtay Samyork 

Sambalt Samdart Samharle Sammont Samport Samteviot Samythian

Sambanka Samdauntless Samholt Samneagh Samrich Samthar Samzona

Sambay Samdee Samhope Samnegros Samsacola Samtorch

Samblade Samderry Samhorn Samnesse Samselbu Samtredy

Sambo Samderwent Samida Samnethy Samsette Samtrent 

Samboston Samdon Samidway Samneva Samshee Samtroy

Sambrake Samdonard Samindoro Samnid Samsip Samtrusty

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Liberty Ship FatesWartime Liberty Ship Losses

1942 1943 1944 1945 Total

Submarine Torpedo 17 58 27 12 114

Submarine Gun 5 4 2 0 11

Surface Vessel 2 1 3 0 6

Aircraft 2 11 14 3 30

Kamikazi 0 0 4 1 5

Mine[Note 1]

1 1 8 18 28

Marine[Note 2]

2 11 14 19 46

Other 0 3 8 2 13

Total 29 89 80 55 253

 Note 1: 5 ships were lost to mines post-war whilst 1 was lost to a mine on an unknown date, and these losses are notincluded in the above figures.

 Note 2: Marine losses relate to the normal hazards experienced by ships when going about their business. They

include grounding, collision, foundering, fires, cargo handling incidents and other non-wartime causes of loss.

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Overall Liberty Ship Fates

Fate Number of Vessels

Submarine Torpedo 114

Submarine Gun 11

Surface Vessel 6

Aircraft 30

Kamikazi 5

Mine  34

Marine[Note 1] 280

Scrapped 1556

US Reserve Fleet[Note 2] 434

Other [Note 3]

241

Total[Note 4]

2711

 Note 1: Marine incidents relate to the normal hazards experienced by ships when going about their business. They

include grounding, collision, foundering, fires, cargo handling incidents and other non-wartime causes of loss.

 Note 2: This table represents the status of ships in 1970. It is expected that all ships in the reserve fleet will now

have been disposed of (mostly scrapped).

 Note 3: Includes vessels that were still operating in 1970.

 Note 4: Includes one ship burnt out on slipway before launch.

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SPECIFICATIONS (AS-BUILT)Cargo Tanker Collier

Dimensions

Displacement (Max.) 14,245 tonnes 14,245 tonnes 14,730 tonnesLength (OA) 441 ft 6 in (129.81 m) 441 ft 6 in (129.81 m) 443 ft 7.5 in (130.43 m)

Length (pp) 417 ft 8.75 in (122.82 m) 417 ft 8.75 in (122.82 m) 417 ft 8.75 in (122.82 m)Length (WL) 427 ft (125.52 m) 427 ft (125.52 m) 429 ft 3 in (126.20 m)

Beam 57 ft (16.76 m) 57 ft (16.76 m) 57 ft (16.76 m)

Draft[Note 1]

27 ft 87/8 in (8.16 m) 27 ft 8

7/8 in (8.16 m) 28 ft 7

1/8 in (8.41 m)

Block Coefficient 0.745 0.745 0.744

Propulsion 2500 hp 2500 hp 2500 hp

Speed 11 kts 11 kts 11 kts

Cargo CapacityDeadweight[Note 2]

10,856 tonnes 10,674 tonnes 11,047 tonnes

Gross tonnes 7,176 tonnes 7,219 tonnes 6,643 tonnes

Cargo volume[Note 3]

562,608 ft3

grain (14,297 m3)

499,573 ft3

bale (12,695 m3)

272,978 ft3

(6,937 m3)

64,826 barrels

472,799 ft3

(12,015 m3)

Miscellaneous

Armament[Note 4]

Varies Varies No information

Compliment 81 81 46

 Note 1: Draft quoted is maximum normal seagoing draft in peace conditions, and corresponds to the maximumdisplacement. This draft may be exceeded in coastal or inland waterways, or by overloading during wartime.

Unladen ships will have a significantly lower draft.

 Note 2: As well as cargo weight, deadweight also includes the weight of stores, fuel and other consumables,

although on a cargo ship the 'deadweight' is dominated by cargo weight.

 Note 3: Cargo volume is quoted in various measures depending on the type of vessel. The 'grain' measurement is for 

general dry cargo vessels, and indicates the total volume of the holds, excluding any structural items or fittings (grain

fills in all corners and around structural members). The 'bale' measurement is again for general dry cargo vessels,however it measures volume up to the stiffeners on the inside of the hull, with space between stiffeners being lost

(bales of cargo don't flow around beams). The 'barrel' is quoted for oil carriers, although in the modern world oil isnow normally measured by the ton.

 Note 4: The armament provided varied considerably, and could include four inch and three inch guns, 20mm and

37mm cannon, as well as 0.3 and 0.5 inch machineguns. The largest gun (generally a four inch) would typically be

fitted at the stern, and would be flanked by two smaller guns (such as two single 20 mm cannon). There wouldusually be four gun positions on the superstructure, and these could be 20mm cannons, machineguns, or a mixture of 

 both. The forward mast would be provided with two guns, usually 20mm cannon or 0.5 inch machineguns. On the bow would often be a single three inch gun. Many variants on this typical arrangement existed, with additional guns

 being fitted in other areas (suc h as two or four guns added adjacent to the second mast), or the arrangements changedfrom those described above (such as replacing the single bow gun with two 37mm cannon).

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MAJOR MODIFICATIONS Modifications were made to many ship to fit them for special purposes, such as hospital ships, troop transportationand repair ships. These ships are considered as modifications rather than variants as the ships were first launched

(and often completed) as a standard Liberty ship, before being refitted for these new roles.

Post-war many changes were made to the ships, besides the obvious removal of armament. The major change

generally involved the cargo handling arrangements, customising it to handle specific cargoes ranging from liquefied

gas to modern cargo containers. Several ships were lengthened, and others converted to barges. There are even

occasional examples of two halves of different ships being joined together to make a new vessel.

Passenger TransportLarge amounts of additional transportation were required at relatively short notice to carry prisoners from NorthAfrica to prisoner of war camps in North America. This transportation was to be provided by converting existing

cargo vessels, with the original plan calling for the ships to carry 308 prisoners, however this was later raised to 504

(although about half the ships retained the lower 308 person capacity).

The conversion was relatively simple, with the vessels retaining their essential character as cargo ships, but with

five-tier bunks added, along with facilities to provide food, drinking water, environmental control and sanitation. To provide an essential minimum of protection in the event of an emergency, additional lifeboats, liferafts and

lifejackets were provided, people were generally not accommodated below the waterline and two emergency escapes

were installed from each compartment.

The ships were retained for carrying American troops later in the war, although the accommodation was improved.The reduction in bunk height from five to three reduced the capacity to 350 people, although this programme was not

complete when the war in Europe was won. Another re-think resulted in requirements for the capacity to be

increased to 550 people, and this programme had nearly been completed when the war in the Pacific ended. Itshould be noted that the nominal carrying capacity of the ships was often exceeded for special purposes, particularly

for voyages over short distances.

The following ships were converted to carry up to 550 people.

 A P Hill George H Thomas John Milledge Reverdy Johnson

 Abraham Lincoln George Handley John Murray Forbes Richard Bassett 

 Alexander Graham Bell George Leonard John P Mitchell Richard Jordan Gatling 

 Alexander Lillington George M Bibb John S Pillsbury Richard Rush

 Alfred Moore George Shiras John Sergeant Robert Dale Owen

 Ambrose E Burnside George W Campbell John Stevens Robert F Stockton

 Andrew Furuseth George W McCrary John Sullivan Robert H Harrison

 Andrew Hamilton George W Woodward John Trumbull Robert M T Hunter 

 Andrew Moore Gideon Welles John W Brown Samuel Adams

 Archbishop Lamy Grenville M Dodge John Walker Samuel Ashe

 Asa Gray Hannis Taylor Johns Hopkins Samuel Griffin

 Benjamin Huntington Haym Salomon Jonathan Edwards Samuel Johnston

 Benjamin R Milam Helen Hunt Jackson Jonathan Elmer Samuel Livermore

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 Bernard Carter Henry Baldwin Jonathan Grout Smith Thompson

 Betty Zane Henry Groves Connor Jonathan Trumball Solomon Juneau

 Big Foot Wallace Henry Middleton Jonathan Worth Stephen A Douglas

 Booker T Washington Henry Ward Beecher Joseph Alston Tabitha Brown

 Bret Harte Hilary A Herbert Joseph Gale Tarleton Brown

 Button Gwinnett Horace Binney Joseph H Hollister Thaddeus Kosciuszko

Caleb Strong Howard A Kelly Joseph H Nicholson Thomas B Robertson

Calvin Coolidge Irvin MacDowell Joseph Hooker Thomas Cresap

Charles Brantley Aycock Isaac Sharpless Joseph Leidy Thomas Johnson

Charles Goodyear James B Richardson Joseph N Teal Thomas Nelson Page

Clark Mills James Barbour Joseph T Robinson Thomas R Marshall 

Conrad Weiser James Ford Rhodes Joseph Warren Thomas W Bickett 

Cornelius Gilliam James G Blaine Josiah Bartlett Thomas W Hyde

Cornelius Harnett James Hoban Justin S Morrill Timothy Dwight 

 Daniel H Hill James J Hill King S Woolsey Tristram Dalton

 Daniel H Lownsdale James Jackson Lambert Cadwalader Walter E Ranger 

 Daniel Huger James Monroe Leland Stanford Walter Forward 

 David G Farragut James Moore Levi Woodbury Ward Hunt 

 Edward Rutledge James Russell Lowell Lincoln Steffens William A Graham

 Elbridge Gerry James Turner Louis McLane William B Giles

 Eleazar Wheelock James W Fannin Louisa M Alcott William B Travis

 Emma Willard James Whitcomb Riley Lucretia Mott William Blount 

 Esek Hopkins Joaquin Miller Luther Martin William Cushing 

 Ethan Allen Joel Chandler Harris M M Guhin William D Moseley

 Eugene Hale John B Hood Marion McKinley Bovard William D Pender 

 Ezra Cornell John Blair Marshall Elliott William F Cody

 F Marion Crawford John C Breckinridge Matthew Maury William Few

 Felipe De Neve John Cropper Mayo Brothers William Floyd 

 Felix Grundy John Dickinson Mirabeau B Lamar William H Jackson

 Francis Amasa Walker John E Schmeltzer Moses Austin William L Smith

 Francis L Lee John Fiske Nicholas Gilman William Mulholland 

 Francis Marion John Harvard Noah Webster William S Young 

George B McClellan John Hathorn Paine Wingate William T Barry

George Bancroft John Howland Peter J McGuire Zebulon Pike

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George Davis John Jay Peter Minuit 

George G Meade John Lawson Pierre L'Enfant 

George H Dern John M Morehead Pierre Soule

The ships remaining to be converted to the higher capacity are listed below.

Colin P Kelly, Jr Isaac Coles Richard Olney James W Nesmith

William Rawle James W Marshall Paul Hamilton William S Rosecrans

 John Banvard Theodoric Bland James Iredell Samuel J Tilden

 John L Motley Benjamin Contee John Harvey Edward Bates

 James McCosh Joshua Seney Elihu Yale Samuel Huntington

In addition, other ships underwent more extensive modification. These ships never operated as cargo vessels, rather 

they were completed as troopships instead of cargo ships immediately after launch. These vessels were: Robert Treat Paine William M Evarts Lindley M Garrison Lew Wallace

 Benjamin Goodhue Thomas Sumter John W Weeks Henry Bergh

 F A C Muhlenberg Joseph Hewes De Grasse James B Francis

 Jane Addams Kemp P Battle Christopher Greenup Prince Georges

Carlos Carrillo Edward Richardson George Flavel John B Floyd 

 Livingston John C Ainsworth Henry Failing J H Kinkaid 

Charles Lummis Carl Schurz Cushman K Davis

 Kenmore Sacajawea George W Julian

Once the war had ended, many standard liberty ships were converted to carry troops home. This was a once-onlyvoyage, with the facilities being removed on arrival in America and the ships returning to normal cargo service.

These vessels are not included amongst those named above.

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Hospital ShipHospital ships provided valuable service, bringing aid to injured people far from permanent medical facilities. The

vessels were essentially floating hospitals, with operating theatres, wards and other details following the same

general requirements as those for shore -based hospitals. As with the troopships, additional lifeboats, liferafts,

lifejackets and escape route was installed, and as an additional precaution patients were berthed a maximum of twodecks below the lifeboats. Although not officially listed as cargo vessels, they did in fact carry medical supplies to

forward areas (in line with international law).

The hospital ship St Olaf .

Following international conventions the ships were provided with clear identifying marks, including an illuminated

red cross on the deck.

The Liberty ships converted to hospital ships were:

 Blanche F Sigman Dogwood Jarrett M Huddleston ( formerly the Samuel F B Morse)

 John F Meany ( formerly  the Zebulon B Vance) St Olaf Wisteria

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Repair ShipIn a similar way to the hospital ships, which treated damaged people far from normal facilities, repair ships were

 built to maintain equipment away from the normal heavy repair facilities.

Aircraft in particular require frequent heavy maintenance to ensure their continued operation. As the island-hoppingcampaign moved closer to Japan, and further from established bases, the repair ships moved with the forward fields.

Aircraft repair ship Brigadier General Alfred J Lyon.

The Liberty ships converted to aircraft repair ships were:

 Brigadier General Clinton W Russell Brigadier General Alfred J Lyon Brigadier General Asa N Duncan

 Major General Herbert A Dargue Major General Robert Olds Major General Walter R Weaver 

The British Royal Navy also requested repair ships (primarily intended to maintain warships), and five were built to

meet their needs. Three, however, were retained by the US Navy and never entered British service. The Libertyships converted to repair ships were:

 Assistance Diligence Dionysus [Note 1]   Laertes [Note 1] Xanthus [Note 1] 

 Note 1: Vessel retained by US Navy

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Machine shop aboard an aircraft repair ship.

Tank Transports and Boxed Aircraft TransportsThese ships were designed to handle heavier loads than the standard Liberty ship, catering for items of up to 30 tons,

and four hatches replaced the normal five. Besides these modifications they were little changed from the standardliberty ship, although they were directly operated by the US armed forces rather than by civilian organisations.

The ships were:

 Albert M Boe Francis J O'Gara Joseph V Connolly Samuel R Aitken

 Barney Kirschbaum Frank Flowers Lorenzo C McCarthy Sarah J Hale

Cardinal O'Connell Frank O Peterson Mary Ball Stephen R Mallory

Charles A Draper Frederic C Howe Mary Cullom Kimbro Tom Treanor 

Charles H Cugle Frederick E Williamson Michael James Monohan Vernon S Hood 

Claude Kitchin J Howland Gardner Nathan B Forrest Walter F Perry

 Dudley H Thomas James F Harrell Ora Ellis Walter W Schwenk 

 Edgar E Clark James G Squires Rafael R Rivera Warren P Marks

 Edward W Burton James W Wheeler Raymond Van Brogan Wesley W Barrett 

 Edwin D Howard John Barton Payne Robert F Burns William B Wilson

 Edwin H Duff John L McCarley Robert W Hart William J Riddle

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APPENDIX A: SURVIVING EXAMPLES Two Liberty ships survive in their original form – the Jeremiah O'Brien and the John W Brown. Also very worthy of note is the Lane Victory – a Victory ship of the same era as the Liberty ships.

Jeremiah O’Br ien 

The Jeremiah O’Bri en .

The  Jeremiah O’Brien was originally built in 1943, and after serving through the war years in the Atlantic, off 

 Normandy and in the Pacific before being mothballed in the US Reserve Fleet in 1946. She remained there for 33years until, in 1979, the National Liberty Ship Memorial Inc restored her to life. The  Jeremiah O’Brien is now

 berthed in San Francisco, and is generally open to the public on all but major holidays from 9 am until 3 pm

(weekdays) or 4 pm (weekends).

The boilers of the Jeremiah O’B ri en .

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She is in excellent condition, fully functional and once a month the engines are started to give the public a chance to

hear the sound of a Liberty ship engine. She also occasionally takes the public for a cruise around San Francisco

 bay, the last occasion being in October 2000, with the next tentatively planned for May 2001.

The engine of the Jeremiah O’ Bri en .

The public have access to many areas of the ship, which is kept as far as possible in her original condition. The

original coal-burning galley stove has been retained, as has the original radio equipment, all in working order. So

well has she been maintained that she was able to make an Atlantic crossing for the 50th

anniversary of D-Day, and

was the only ship present which had also been present in 1944.

The wheelhouse of the Jeremiah O’B ri en .

For more information about the Jeremiah O’Brien, go to the web-site (see our links page) or contact:

SS Jeremiah O'Brien

Landmark Building AFort Mason Center 

San Francisco, CA 94123-1382USA

Tel: +1 415-441-3101

Fax: +1 415-441-3712

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John W Brown The  John W Brown was launched in 1942, and has had an interesting history. She initially carried cargo, before being converted to a troopship in the Mediterranean. As a troopship, she was pres ent at the beachheads of Anzio,

Salerno and southern France. After the war, in 1946, she was converted to a maritime school in New York, whereshe remained for the next 36 years. Eventually, Project Liberty Ship took her over and she moved to Baltimore,

where she is now berthed.

As with the Jeremiah O’Brien , the John W Brown is in excellent condition. Her engines are fully functional, and she

occasionally has day-cruises for the public.

Much of the interior is accessible, including the wheelhouse and a replica of the quarters used by troops, with bunks

five-high.

For more information about the John W Brown, go to the web-site (see our links page) or contact:

Project Liberty Ship

PO Box 25846Highlandtown StationBaltimore, MD 21224-0546

USA

Tel: +1 410-661-1550

Fax: +1 410-558-1737

Lane Victory The  Lane Victory is another perfectly preserved example of World War Two merchant shipping. Built in 1945, she

served briefly in the Second World War before being transferred to the reserve fleet in 1948. She was activatedagain in 1950 for the Korean War, and was put in reserve for the second time in 1953. The Vietnam War saw her in

wartime service for a third time, in 1966, before she was again put in reserve in 1971. In 1988 she was transferred to

the U.S. Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II, and began the long process of restoration. She was eventually

seaworthy at the end of 1992.

Within the ship is an extensive museum with a wealth of interesting items, with hands-on exhibits including a

torpedo, a mine and jeeps. Displays also include engines (one used to power minesweepers and one for an escorttrawler), a radio direction finder and a degaussing unit, as well as models, pictures, prints and uniforms. Much of the

ship is open to the public, and the original equipment has been retained as far as possible (including the original radio

equipment).

The ship is located at Berth 94 (adjacent to the World Cruise Center), San Pedro, California, and is open from 9:00am to 4:00 pm daily. More information can be found by visit ing the ship’s website (see our links page).

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APPENDIX B: PRODUCTION FIGURES 

Ship Construction Distribution

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Ship Construction Time, 1942 – 1945

Construction

Duration1942

[Note 1]1943 1944 1945 Total

30 days and under 3 247 102 0 352

31-60 days 225 798 429 62 1514

61-90 days 125 144 163 49 481

91-120 days 71 55 27 22 175

121-150 days 21 16 0 10 47

151-180 days 19 5 4 1 29

181+ days 79 29 3 0 111

Total[Note 2]

543 1294 728 144 2709 

 Note 1: Data includes the two vessels completed in December 1941

 Note 2: The construction time for one vessel is uncertain, and has not been included.

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Ship Construction Time, Individual Shipyards

Build Time BF P M CA OR NE HO DE NC JP SE JB SJ Other Total

1 Month 17 172 0 157 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 352

2 Months 303 262 281 133 99 137 37 86 44 35 55 41 1 1514

3 Months 35 30 26 18 108 52 75 17 30 37 17 27 9 481

4 Months 7 15 9 5 27 8 53 5 16 7 3 5 15 175

5 Months 2 4 0 3 4 1 15 2 4 1 4 3 4 47

6 Months 4 2 3 5 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 9 29

7 Months+ 15 4 17 9 6 9 7 9 7 6 6 6 10 111

Total[Note 1]

383 489 336 330 244 208 187 126 102 88 85 82 48 2709

 Note 1: The construction time for one vessel is uncertain, and has not been included.

Key to yards:

PM: Permanente Metals Co Yard BF: Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards CA: California Shipbuilding Corp

OR: Oregon Shipbuilding Corp NE: New England Shipbuilding Corp HO: Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corp

DE: Delta Shipbuilding Co NC: North Carolina Shipbuilding Co SE: Southeastern Shipbuilding Corp

JP: J A Jones Construction Co

(Panama City)

JB: J A Jones Construction Co

(Brunswick)

SJ: St Johns River Shipbuilding Co

Other: Alabama Dry Dock Co, Kaiser Co, Marinship Corp, Walsh-Kaiser Co

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APPENDIX C:  SHIP HISTORIES 

Please note that the information has been compiled from a number of sources, some of which conflict. Whilst

errors have not knowingly been entered, it is likely that some exist in this work and I would be grateful toanyone who is able to highlight such mistakes. The source for the ultimate fate of many ships is the book The

 Liberty Ships, by Sawyer and Mitchell (see references). This book was published in 1970, when a number of 

ships were still operating and when many were in the US reserve fleet.

Most of the ships changed name several times post-war. No attempted has been made to provide details of these

changes, and the final name has only been provided for ships whose fate is not known.

I would like to gratefully acknowledge the work of Peter Thompson, owner of the  Liberty Ships website, whose

initial compilation of shipbuilding dates contributed significantly to this work.

General Cargo Type EC2-S-C1Alabama Dry Dock Co

HullNo.

Name Laid Down Launched Completed Left Service Notes

5  Alexander H Stephens 31-Jan-42 22-May-42 23-Jul-42 US reserve fleet

4  Arthur Middleton 20-Oct-41 03-May-42 08-Jul-42 01-Jan-43 Whilst in convoy UGS3 sunk bytorpedo from German submarine

U73 (commanded by Deckert) off Cape Falcon, North Africa (35.45North, 00.45 West). 44 crew, 24

 Armed Guard and 12 US Armypassengers lost.

742 Benjamin H Latrobe 15-Sep-42 17-Nov-42 15-Dec-42 1968 Scrapped

741 Clark Mills 05-Sep-42 10-Nov-42 30-Nov-42 09-Mar-44 Temporarily converted totroopship. Beached after beinghit by an aircraft torpedo off 

Bizerta (37.20 North 10.20 East).No fatalities. Later scrapped.

744 Colin P Kelly, Jr  22-Oct-42 13-Dec-42 31-Dec-42 04-Jun-45 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Damaged by mineand declared CTL. No fatalities.Scrapped.

3 Henry Clay  01-Oct-41 23-Apr-42 30-Jun-42 Aug-67 Scrapped12 Israel Putman 12-Jul-42 13-Sep-42 19-Oct-42 Unknown Scrapped

1 J L M Curry  28-Jul-41 31-Jan-42 15-May-42 08-Mar-43 Broke in two during gale off 

Iceland (66.53 North, 14.17West)

740 James Hoban 12-Aug-42 21-Oct-42 21-Nov-42 1961 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped

8 Jefferson Davis 05-May-42 12-Jul-42 25-Aug-42 Feb-61 Scrapped

10 Joel Chandler Harris 31-May-42 12-Aug-42 12-Sep-42 Jul-68 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped

2 John Marshall  18-Aug-41 21-Feb-42 31-May-42 US reserve fleet

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Hull

No.Name Laid Down Launched Completed Left Service Notes

13 Joseph Wheeler  02-Aug-42 11-Oct-42 31-Oct-42 02-Dec-43 Sunk in Bari harbour (Italy)during German air raid. 26 crew

and 15 Armed Guard lost.

7 Judah P Benjamin 25-Apr-42 01-Jul-42 15-Aug-42 1961 Scrapped

746 Lawton B Evans 18-Nov-42 13-Jan-43 31-Jan-43 Jan-60 Scrapped

11 Nathaniel Bacon 01-Jul-42 03-Sep-42 30-Sep-42 1946 Collided with Esso Belgium andbeached 24 Nov 1942 in NewYork. Refloated and repaired,

but struck mines in Dec 1945.The stern was sold for scrap, butwas resold and rejoned to

another vessel. Finally scrappedJanuary 1963.

743 Simon Willard  12-Oct-42 07-Dec-42 31-Dec-42 Jul-69 Scrapped

6 Thomas Heyward  21-Feb-42 31-May-42 31-Jul-42 US reserve fleet

9 Thomas Lynch 22-May-42 02-Aug-42 31-Aug-42 Oct-65 Scrapped

745 William C Gorgas 11-Nov-42 03-Jan-43 27-Jan-43 11-Mar-43 Whilst in convoy HX228 struck

and damaged by torpedo fromGerman submarine U757  (commanded by Deetz) at 2:42

am. Finally sunk by secondtorpedo from same submarine at4:38 am (51.38 North, 28.30

West). 34 crew and 21 Armed

Guard lost.

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Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards

HullNo.

Name Laid Down Launched Completed Left Service Notes

1836  A J Cermak  09-Nov-43 30-Nov-43 08-Dec-43 1964 Scrapped

1791  Adolph S Ochs 30-Aug-43 23-Sep-43 02-Oct-43 Dec-68 Briefly named the Samwyo,however after a plea frominfluential Americans reverted to

her original name (named after afamous editor of the New YorkTimes). Scrapped.

997  Albert C Ritchie 12-May-43 06-Jun-43 16-Jun-43 In 1970 was still trading as Angela II . Current fate unknown.

36  Alexander Macomb 18-Feb-42 06-May-42 02-Jun-42 03-Jul-42 Whilst in convoy BA2 was

torpedoed by German submarineU215 (commanded by Hoeckner)

in the North West Atlantic (41.48North 66.35 West). 4 crew and 6

 Armed Guard lost.

2669  Alexander V Fraser  19-Jul-44 22-Aug-44 31-Aug-44 US reserve fleet.

2416  Allegan 21-Dec-43 21-Jan-44 31-Jan-44 Oct-69 Laid down as the Van Lear Black . Transferred to US Navy.Scrapped.

20  American Mariner  15-Aug-41 30-Dec-41 12-Feb-42 Began construction as theGeorge Calvert , but convertedfor use as a cadet training ship

for the USCG. Ended service as

a target ship.

934  Andrew G Curtin 09-Dec-42 18-Jan-43 31-Jan-43 25-Jan-44 Whilst travelling as part of 

convoy JW56A was torpedoedby German submarine U716  (commanded by Dunkelberg) in

the Barents Sea (73.2 North 23.3West). 2 crew and 1 ArmedGuard lost.

57  Andrew Hamilton 15-Jun-42 06-Aug-42 17-Aug-42 May-62 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped

2662  Appanoose 20-Jun-44 27-Jul-44 10-Aug-44 Jan-65 Laid down as the  A J Cassatt .

Transferred to US Navy.Scrapped.

1759  Arunah S Abell  04-Jul-43 03-Aug-43 12-Aug-43 1961 Scrapped

2649  Assistance 17-May-44 20-Jun-44 28-Jun-44 Delivered incomplete to US Navy(80%), converted to repair shipand transferred to Royal Navy.

US reserve fleet.

1827 Barbara Frietchie 21-Oct-43 19-Nov-43 29-Nov-43 1964 Scrapped

1788 Ben F Dixon 25-Aug-43 21-Sep-43 29-Sep-43 1963 Scrapped.

1844 Ben H Miller  20-Nov-43 10-Dec-43 20-Dec-43 May-69 Scrapped.

58 Benjamin Chew  15-Jun-42 10-Aug-42 21-Aug-42 US reserve fleet

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25 Benjamin Harrison 27-Sep-41 24-Jan-42 13-Mar-42 16-Mar-43 Whilst in convoy UGS6 wasstruck by a torpedo from U172  

(commanded by Emmermann) inthe North Atlantic (29.09 North24.15 West). 2 crew and 1

 Armed Guard lost.

913 Benjamin Hawkins 30-Jul-42 07-Sep-42 22-Sep-42 US reserve fleet

2673 Benjamin Peixotto 31-Jul-44 04-Sep-44 27-Sep-44 1946 Reported as CTL. Scrapped

303 Benjamin Rush 13-Dec-41 25-Jun-42 11-Jul-42 1954 Scrapped

2418 Benjamin Schlesinger  22-Dec-43 24-Jan-44 07-Feb-44 Jul-63 Scrapped

55 Bernard Carter  06-Jun-42 29-Jul-42 08-Aug-42 1960 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped

966 Bernard N Baker  04-Mar-43 04-Apr-43 13-Apr-43 Aug-64 Scrapped

968 Bushrod Washington 10-Mar-43 13-Apr-43 22-Apr-43 15-Sep-43 Bombed off Salerno. 6 crew and

1 Armed Guard lost.

1848 Byron Darnton 25-Nov-43 16-Dec-43 24-Dec-43 15-Mar-46 Ran aground on Sandra Island.

916 Caesar Rodney  09-Aug-42 21-Sep-42 30-Sep-42 Nov-59 Scrapped

920 Cardinal Gibbons 08-Sep-42 10-Oct-42 23-Oct-42 US reserve fleet

22 Carter Braxton 03-Sep-41 24-Jan-42 18-Mar-42 Jun-68 Scrapped

1805 Cebu 21-Sep-43 18-Oct-43 27-Oct-43 Laid down as the Francis P 

Duffey . Delivered incomplete

(80%) to the US Navy. USreserve fleet.

985 Charles A McAllister  14-Apr-43 12-May-43 21-May-43 1960 Scrapped

2678 Charles A McCue 22-Aug-44 22-Sep-44 11-Oct-44 09-Mar-65 Scrapped

999 Charles Bulfinch 14-May-43 10-Jun-43 22-Jun-43 Mar-70 Scrapped

2676 Charles C Glover  12-Aug-44 16-Sep-44 30-Sep-44 24-Oct-45 Ran aground at entrance to river Loire, declared CTL.

15 Charles Carroll  Unknown Unknown Jan-42 US reserve fleet

964 Charles M Schwab 01-Mar-43 07-Apr-43 16-Apr-43 US reserve fleet

965 Charles Piez  02-Mar-43 10-Apr-43 22-Apr-43 Jul-61 Scrapped

1818 Charles Scribner  10-Oct-43 06-Nov-43 15-Nov-43 In 1970 was still trading as the

Samudra Daya. Fate unknown.

2637 Chourre 20-Apr-44 22-May-44 31-May-44 Laid down as the Dumarin.Delivered incomplete (80%) to

the US Navy. US reserve fleet.

991 Christian Michelsen 27-Apr-43 21-May-43 31-May-43 26-Sep-43 Laid down as the John M T Finney . Whilst travelling as part

of convoy UGS17 was torpedoedby German submarine U410  (commanded by Fenski) off 

Bizerta (37.12 North 8.26 East).

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No.Name Laid Down Launched Completed Left Service Notes

21 Christopher Newport  25-Aug-41 15-Feb-42 30-Mar-42 04-Jul-42 After straggling from convoyPQ17 was disabled by aircraft

torpedo and abandoned (prior tothe infamous 'scatter' order).Torpedoed again by British

submarine P614 (which was partof the convoy escort) in anattempt to scuttle her. Finally

sunk by torpedo by Germansubmarine U457 (commanded byBrandenburg) in the Northern

Sea (75.49 North 25.15 East). 3crew lost.

2642 Chung Tung  29-Apr-44 07-Jun-44 19-Jun-44 Laid down as the William

Hodson. Converted in 1964 into

a container ship, and was stilltrading in 1970 as Tonsina. Fate

unknown.

952 Clifford D Mallory  30-Jan-43 11-Mar-43 26-Mar-43 US reserve fleet

990 Conrad Weiser  25-Apr-43 21-May-43 29-May-43 Temporari ly converted to

troopship. US reserve fleet

922 Cotton Mather  28-Sep-42 31-Oct-42 10-Nov-42 1960 Scrapped

1018 Crosby S Noyes 13-Jun-43 15-Jul-43 26-Jul-43 Apr-65 Scrapped

1830 Culebra Island  29-Oct-43 23-Nov-43 29-Nov-43 Laid down as the John F Goucher and delivered

incomplete (80%) to the USNavy. US reserve fleet.

924 Daniel Chester French 12-Oct-42 12-Nov-42 30-Nov-42 06-Mar-44 Struck mine and sank near Bizerta (27.17 North 10.22

West). 9 crew, 4 Armed Guardand 24 US Army passengerswere lost.

925 Daniel Willard  26-Oct-42 25-Nov-42 08-Dec-42 US reserve fleet

2620 Deborah Gannett  10-Mar-44 10-Apr-44 21-Apr-44 1962 Scrapped

2648 Dexter W Fellows 12-May-44 16-Jun-44 29-Jun-44 06-Nov-69 Sank after collision with the

Maritime Express off Hiroshima.2658 Diligence 07-Jun-44 08-Jul-44 20-Jul-44 Delivered incomplete to US Navy

(79.9%), converted to repair ship

and transferred to Royal Navy.US reserve fleet.

2681 Dionysus 04-Oct-44 10-Oct-44 25-Oct-44 Laid down as the Faithful .

Delivered incomplete to US Navy(79.9%), converted to repair shipand intended for transfer to

Royal Navy. Retained by USNavy. US reserve fleet.

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989 Edvard Grieg  24-Apr-43 24-May-43 31-May-43 Laid down as the Thomas F Bayard . Converted to floating

store.

2660 Edward A Savoy  15-Jun-44 19-Jul-44 29-Jul-44 11-Jul-56 Collided with Dea Mazzella.Sank.

2612 Edward B Haines 22-Feb-44 22-Mar-44 04-Apr-44 Was still trading in 1970 as theReliance Integrity . Fateunknown.

1002 Edward L Grant  18-May-43 12-Jun-43 25-Jun-43 Jan-65 Scrapped

963 Edward N Hurley  28-Feb-43 31-Mar-43 12-Apr-43 1957 Scrapped

1755 Edwin L Drake 26-Jun-43 31-Jul-43 10-Aug-43 16-Jan-64 Sank off Ponta Delgada.

38 Eleazar Wheelock  04-Mar-42 11-May-42 05-Jun-42 1964 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped

2414 Eloy Alfaro 18-Dec-43 19-Jan-44 28-Jan-44 18-May-66 Abandoned sinking off Cape

Race.

34 Esek Hopkins 28-Jan-42 27-Apr-42 23-May-42 Nov-67 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped

1825 Francis C Harrington 18-Oct-43 18-Nov-43 26-Nov-43 1962 Scrapped

2622 Francis D Culkin 16-Mar-44 17-Apr-44 28-Apr-44 22-Feb-55 Ran aground, declared CTL.

26 Francis L Lee 13-Oct-41 14-Mar-42 27-Apr-42 Feb-65 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped

16 Francis Scott Key  21-Jun-41 15-Nov-41 29-Jan-42 Sep-67 Scrapped1789 Francis Vigo 26-Aug-43 19-Sep-43 27-Sep-43 1962 Scrapped

1843 Frank R Stockton 19-Nov-43 12-Dec-43 20-Dec-43 Oct-68 Scrapped

957 Franklin P Mall  13-Feb-43 26-Mar-43 07-Apr-43 Mar-65 Scrapped

2659 Frederic A Kummer  10-Jun-44 18-Jul-44 28-Jul-44 Oct-67 Scrapped

1850 Frederick Banting  29-Nov-43 20-Dec-43 30-Dec-43 Mar-69 Scrapped

988 Frederick Douglass 23-Apr-43 22-May-43 31-May-43 20-Sep-43 Whilst travelling in convoyON202 was torpedoed and

damaged by German submarineU238 (commanded by Hepp) at

9:32 am. She was abandoned,and was finished off by Germansubmarine U645 (commanded byFerro) at 9:56 pm (57.03 North

28.08 West). No fatalities.

2670 Frederick H Baetjer  19-Jul-44 21-Aug-44 30-Aug-44 US reserve fleet.

2665 Frederick W Wood  30-Jun-44 07-Aug-44 23-Aug-44 1963 Scrapped

29 George Calvert  19-Nov-41 14-Mar-42 30-Apr-42 20-May-42 Whilst proceeding independentlywas torpedoed by Germansubmarine U753 (commanded by

von Mannstein) off Cuba (22.55

North 84.26 West). 3 ArmedGuard lost.

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1013 George H Pendleton 06-Jun-43 10-Jul-43 19-Jul-43 US reserve fleet

1012 George M Cohan 02-Jun-43 04-Jul-43 14-Jul-43 Nov-69 Scrapped

2675 George M Verity  10-Aug-44 12-Sep-44 29-Sep-44 Mar-69 Scrapped

2657 George R Holmes 05-Jun-44 11-Jul-44 24-Jul-44 Sep-69 Scrapped

945 George Sharswood  11-Jan-43 19-Feb-43 06-Mar-43 1962 Scrapped

939 George Shiras 22-Dec-42 05-Feb-43 15-Feb-43 Mar-68 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped

1785 George Uhler  21-Aug-43 16-Sep-43 24-Sep-43 16-Dec-60 Caught fire and declared CTL.

1021 George Vickers 19-Jun-43 22-Jul-43 30-Jul-43 1960 Scrapped

1014 George W Childs 09-Jun-43 16-Jul-43 26-Jul-43 08-Jun-44 Sunk as blockship for MulberyHarbour A, off St Laurent.

998 George W Woodward  12-May-43 09-Jun-43 24-Jun-43 1960 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped

918 George Weems 19-Aug-42 26-Sep-42 07-Oct-42 10-Nov-66 Ran aground of California and

abandoned.

24 George Wythe 22-Sep-41 28-Mar-42 09-May-42 US reserve fleet

919 Grace Abbott  29-Aug-42 10-Oct-42 17-Oct-42 Sep-67 Scrapped

1807 Harold L Winslow  23-Sep-43 16-Oct-43 25-Oct-43 Converted post-war to depot shipand used as floating warehouse.

1783 Hawkins Fudske 18-Aug-43 11-Sep-43 20-Sep-43 Nov-69 Scrapped

987 Haym Salomon 18-Apr-43 17-May-43 27-May-43 Dec-69 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped

938 Henry B Brown 15-Dec-42 28-Jan-43 17-Feb-43 Mar-65 Scrapped

950 Henry Gilbert Costin 23-Jan-43 09-Mar-43 23-Mar-43 Dec-66 Scrapped

946 Henry L Benning  12-Jan-43 22-Feb-43 09-Mar-43 Dec-67 Scrapped

1784 Henry Lomb 19-Aug-43 13-Sep-43 20-Sep-43 20-Aug-52 Collided with tanker Bjorgholm 

and broke in two.

37 Henry St G Tucker  25-Feb-42 14-May-42 08-Jun-42 Aug-66 Scrapped

1780 Heywood Broun 12-Aug-43 06-Sep-43 15-Sep-43 Aug-69 Scrapped

2682 Hooper Island  16-Sep-44 18-Oct-44 30-Oct-44 Laid down as the Bert McDowell .Delivered incomplete to the USNavy. US reserve fleet.

62 Horace Binney  05-Jul-42 25-Aug-42 31-Aug-42 08-May-45 Temporarily converted totroopship. Damaged by mineand broke in two near Flushing.

No fatalities.

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1795 Horace Bushnell  05-Sep-43 28-Sep-43 07-Oct-43 Whilst travelling as part of convoy JW65 was torpedoed by

German submarine U995  (commanded by Hess) off NorthRussia (69.23 North 35.17 East).

The ship was abandoned with 5crew lost, and later ran aground.She was salvaged, taken over by

the Soviets and converted to afish carrier. Fate unknown.

936 Horace Gray  14-Dec-42 25-Jan-43 11-Feb-43 14-Feb-45 Whilst travelling as part of 

convoy BK3 was torpedoed byGerman submarine U711 (commanded by Lange) in the

Kola Inlet (68.23 North 33.47

East). The ship was taken under tow but sank. No fatalities.

955 Howard A Kelly  08-Feb-43 18-Mar-43 29-Mar-43 Nov-69 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped

1833 Hugh M Smith 05-Nov-43 26-Nov-43 06-Dec-43 Nov-69 Scrapped

1814 Indus 04-Oct-43 29-Oct-43 05-Nov-43 May-67 Laid down as the TheodoreRoosevelt . Delivered incomplete(93.2%) to the US Navy.

Scrapped.

1016 James A Farrell  11-Jun-43 12-Jul-43 23-Jul-43 29-Jun-44 Whilst travelling in convoy

EMC17 to the Normandy beachhead was torpedoed by Germansubmarine U984 (commanded bySieder). Towed to shore and

declared CTL. 4 US Armypersonnel lost.

1831 James C Cameron 31-Oct-43 25-Nov-43 03-Dec-43 1961 Scrapped

915 James Caldwell  08-Aug-42 19-Sep-42 26-Sep-42 US reserve fleet

1826 James Carroll  19-Oct-43 16-Nov-43 25-Nov-43 Dec-69 Scrapped

2631 James D Trask  05-Apr-44 08-May-44 19-May-44 1968 Scrapped

44 James Gunn 06-Apr-42 08-Jun-42 26-Jun-42 US reserve fleet2628 James Kerney  30-Mar-44 29-Apr-44 19-May-44 Was still trading in 1970 as the

Reliance Unity . Fate unknown.

1764 James M Gillis 16-Jul-43 10-Aug-43 18-Aug-43 Nov-62 Scrapped

996 James McCosh 08-May-43 02-Jun-43 15-Jun-43 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet

979 James R Randall  01-Apr-43 02-May-43 26-May-43 Sep-65 Scrapped

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949 James W Denver  20-Jan-43 27-Feb-43 13-Mar-43 11-Apr-43 Whilst proceeding independantlywas torpedoed by German

submarine U195 (commanded byBuchholz) of the Canary Islands(28.46 North 25.40 West). 2

crew lost.

929 James Woodrow  26-Nov-42 09-Jan-43 19-Jan-43 Jun-54 Scrapped

1007 Janet Lord Roper  25-May-43 26-Jun-43 06-Jul-43 In 1970 was operating as Florida

State (converted to bulk cementcarrier). Fate unknown.

60 Jared Ingersoll  24-Jun-42 15-Aug-42 25-Aug-42 Aug-64 Scrapped

2671 Jesse Cottrell  22-Jul-44 26-Aug-44 11-Sep-44 Sep-66 Scrapped

1005John A Donald 

22-May-43 15-Jun-43 30-Jun-43 1964 Scrapped

962 John Banvard  23-Feb-43 27-Mar-43 08-Apr-43 31-Oct-44 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Ashore in the Azoresand declared CTL.

56 John Carter Rose 10-Jun-42 31-Jul-42 10-Aug-42 08-Oct-42 Whilst proceeding independently

she was hit by a dud torpedofrom U201 (commanded byRosenberg) then two torpedoes

from U202 (commanded byPoser). She was eventually sunkby gunfire from U201 in the

Carribean (10.27 North 45.37

West). 5 crew and 3 ArmedGuard lost.

984 John E Schmeltzer  13-Apr-43 16-May-43 26-May-43 25-Nov-47 Temporarily converted totroopship. Driven ashore onSana Antao Island.

951 John Gallup 27-Jan-43 03-Mar-43 18-Mar-43 1963 Scrapped

52 John H B Latrobe 19-May-42 13-Jul-42 28-Jul-42 US reserve fleet

2614 John H Murphy  26-Feb-44 29-Mar-44 10-Apr-44 Nov-69 Scrapped

2677 John Hanson 21-Aug-44 21-Sep-44 07-Oct-44 Jan-65 Scrapped

45 John Henry  14-Apr-42 18-Jun-42 06-Jul-42 US reserve fleet

958 John Howland  15-Feb-43 19-Mar-43 31-Mar-43 Jul-68 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

960 John J Abel  20-Feb-43 24-Mar-43 03-Apr-43 Mar-61 Scrapped

2594 John L Elliott  19-Jan-44 19-Feb-44 01-Mar-44 May-63 Scrapped

986 John L Motley  16-Apr-43 18-May-43 27-May-43 02-Dec-43 Temporarily converted totroopship. Bombed by Germanaircraft in Bari harbour. 39 crew

and 24 Armed Guard lost.

1822 John La Farge 16-Oct-43 12-Nov-43 19-Nov-43 Apr-68 Scrapped

311 John Mitchell  23-Jul-42 07-Sep-42 16-Sep-42 May-67 Scrapped

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978 John Morgan 31-Mar-43 04-May-43 12-May-43 01-Jun-43 Exploded after collision with USNtanker Montana near Cape

Henry (36.53 North 76.00 West).42 crew 25 Armed Guard lost.The Montana was damaged, and

lost 9 crew and 10 Armed Guard.

54 John P Poe 24-May-42 25-Jul-42 31-Jul-42 US reserve fleet

19 John Randolph 15-Jul-41 30-Dec-41 27-Feb-42 05-Jul-42 Sunk by mine in allied minefield

at Eastern entrance to theDenmark Strait. 5 crew lost.

63 John Sergeant  06-Jul-42 21-Aug-42 05-Sep-42 Temporarily converted to

troopship. US reserve fleet

1011 John Stevenson 01-Jun-43 30-Jun-43 12-Jul-43 US reserve fleet

1758 John T Holt  30-Jun-43 29-Jul-43 09-Aug-43 1962 Scrapped

312 John W Brown 28-Jul-42 07-Sep-42 19-Sep-42 Temporarily converted totroopship. Later used as amaritime high school, currently a

museum ship.

1768 John W Garrett  23-Jul-43 19-Aug-43 27-Aug-43 Jun-67 Scrapped

1022 John W Powell  23-Jun-43 28-Jul-43 06-Aug-43 Oct-67 Scrapped

305 John Walker  01-Jun-42 22-Jul-42 30-Jul-42 1961 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1010John Wanamaker 

31-May-43 11-Jul-43 20-Jul-43 Jan-69 Scrapped.

31 John Witherspoon 10-Dec-41 04-Mar-42 23-Apr-42 06-Jul-42 After scattering from convoyPQ17 was torpedoed by Germansubmarine U255 (commanded by

Reche) in the Northern Sea(70.30 North 52.30 East). 1 crewlost.

973 John Woolman 20-Mar-43 22-Apr-43 30-Apr-43 Oct-60 Scrapped

947 Johns Hopkins 25-Jan-43 10-Mar-43 06-Apr-43 17-Nov-66 Temporarily converted totroopship. Damaged by aircraft

torpedo in the Mediterranean on2 Oct 1944 and repaired. No

fatalities. Foundered, refloated

and beached, abandoned.

308 Jonathan Elmer  11-Jul-42 31-Aug-42 14-Sep-42 1960 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped

1017 Jose Marti  12-Jun-43 16-Jul-43 29-Jul-43 Oct-66 Scrapped

2655 Joseph B Eastman 30-May-44 01-Jul-44 15-Jul-44 US reserve fleet

994 Joseph H Nicholson 03-May-43 30-May-43 10-Jun-43 Jul-68 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped

976 Joseph Leidy  27-Mar-43 30-Apr-43 10-May-43 Oct-66 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped

971 Joseph P Bradley  17-Mar-43 17-Apr-43 27-Apr-43 1964 Scrapped

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304 Joseph Stanton 02-May-42 04-Jul-42 18-Jul-42 1964 Scrapped

1841 Joshua B Lippincott  16-Nov-43 05-Dec-43 15-Dec-43 US reserve fleet

1760 Joshua Thomas 10-Jul-43 05-Aug-43 13-Aug-43 US reserve fleet

1004 Joshua W Alexander  22-May-43 19-Jun-43 30-Jun-43 ??? Scrapped

1796 Joyce Kilmer  07-Sep-43 01-Oct-43 09-Oct-43 Jan-68 Scrapped

2680 Kermit Roosevelt  30-Aug-44 05-Oct-44 21-Oct-44 1960 Delivered incomplete (79.9%) toUS Navy. Scrapped.

2674 Laertes 07-Aug-44 13-Sep-44 28-Sep-44 Laid down as the Dutiful .

Delivered incomplete to US Navy(79.9%), converted to repair shipand intended for transfer to

Royal Navy. Retained by US

Navy. US reserve fleet.

2616 Lawrence J Brengle 03-Mar-44 05-Apr-44 18-Apr-44 1968 Scrapped

1829 Leo J Duster  25-Oct-43 21-Nov-43 30-Nov-43 Apr-69 Scrapped

969 Levi Woodbury  11-Mar-43 15-Apr-43 26-Apr-43 Aug-64 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped

1806 Lewis Emery, Jr  22-Sep-43 15-Oct-43 25-Oct-43 Aug-68 Scrapped

2595 Leyte 20-Jan-44 18-Feb-44 25-Feb-44 Delivered incomplete (79%) andtransferred to US Navy. US

reserve fleet.

928 Lord Delaware 14-Nov-42 19-Dec-42 30-Dec-42 US reserve fleet1846 Louis C Tiffany  23-Nov-43 #N/A #N/A Dec-43 Scrapped on slipway after fire.

943 Louis D Brandeis 31-Dec-42 20-Feb-43 08-Mar-43 1964 Scrapped

1838 Louis Kossuth 13-Nov-43 04-Dec-43 13-Dec-43 Sep-59 Scrapped

1019 Louis Marshall  15-Jun-43 23-Jul-43 30-Jul-43 15-Mar-64 Ran aground off Yokohama.

992 Louisa M Alcott  30-Apr-43 28-May-43 09-Jun-43 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet

49 Luther Martin 08-May-42 04-Jul-42 21-Jul-42 Temporarily converted to

troopship. US reserve fleet

981 Luzon 08-Apr-43 14-May-43 24-May-43 Laid down as the Samuel Bowles. Delivered incomplete

(86.3%) to the US Navy.

942 Mahlon Pitney  31-Dec-42 11-Feb-43 26-Feb-43 Converted to crane barge,renamed Twin Harbors.

1787 Margaret Brent  24-Aug-43 18-Sep-43 27-Sep-43 Converted to floating warehouse.

1778 Marie M Meloney  10-Aug-43 04-Sep-43 12-Sep-43 Apr-69 Scrapped.

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1851 Martin Van Buren 30-Nov-43 21-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 14-Jan-45 Whilst travelling off Halifax inconvoy BX141 was torpedoed by

U1232 (commanded by Dobratz).The vessel was beached, butdeclared CTL. 3 Armed Guard

lost.

2654 Mary Pickersgill  27-May-44 29-Jun-44 11-Jul-44 In 1970 was trading as theReliance Prosperity . Fate

unknown.

1766 Matthew Brush 18-Jul-43 14-Aug-43 23-Aug-43 In 1970 was trading as the  Anka.Fate unknown.

2585 Meyer London 27-Dec-43 24-Jan-44 04-Feb-44 16-Apr-44 Whilst travelling in convoyUGS37 was torpedoed byGerman submarine U407  

(commanded by Korndorfer) off Libya (32.51 North 23.00 East).No fatalities.

2679 Milan R Stefanik  26-Aug-44 27-Sep-44 14-Oct-44 18-Nov-64 Ran aground, salvaged anddeclared CTL.

983 Mindano 11-Apr-43 13-May-43 20-May-43 Laid down as the Elbert Hubbard  

and delivered incomplete(86.2%) to the US Navy. USreserve fleet.

935 Molly Pitcher  12-Dec-42 30-Jan-43 22-Feb-43 17-Mar-43 Whilst proceeding as part of convoy UGS6 was torpedoed by

German submarine U167  (commanded by Sturm) in theNorth Atlantic (38.21 North 19.54West). 2 crew and 2 Armed

Guard lost.

2634 Mona Island  10-Apr-44 11-May-44 20-May-44 Delivered incomplete (79.9%) toUS Navy. US reserve fleet.

2419 Morris Hillquit  24-Dec-43 27-Jan-44 10-Feb-44 Mar-66 Scrapped

2586 Morris Sigman 30-Dec-43 02-Feb-44 19-Feb-44 Dec-68 Scrapped

944 Nathan Clifford  01-Jan-43 18-Feb-43 03-Mar-43 09-May-65 Sank

1008 Nathan Towson 28-May-43 28-Jun-43 08-Jul-43 US reserve fleet

917 Nicholas Biddle 11-Aug-42 22-Sep-42 30-Sep-42 1963 Scrapped

1782 Oahu 14-Aug-43 09-Sep-43 15-Sep-43 Laid down as the Caleb C 

Wheeler . Delivered incomplete(80%) to the US Navy. USreserve fleet.

2650 Oakley Wood  19-May-44 19-Jun-44 30-Jun-44 23-Jun-67 Ran aground off Sarawak.

42 Oliver Ellsworth 31-Mar-42 04-Jun-42 22-Jun-42 13-Sep-42 Whilst in convoy PQ18 wastorpedoed by German submarine

U408 (commanded by Hymmen)

in the Greenland Sea (76.10North 10.05 East). No fatalities.

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2668 Palawan 10-Jul-44 12-Aug-44 29-Aug-44 Delivered incomplete (79.9%) toUS Navy. US reserve fleet.

1786 Patrick C Boyle 22-Aug-43 15-Sep-43 23-Sep-43 Feb-60 Scrapped.

14 Patrick Henry  30-Apr-41 27-Sep-41 30-Dec-41 Oct-58 Scrapped. This vessel was thefirst Liberty Ship built.

927 Pearl Harbor  10-Nov-42 07-Dec-42 21-Dec-42 1962 Scrapped

35 Peter Minuit  28-Jan-42 23-Apr-42 27-May-42 Dec-63 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped

1781 Philip F Thomas 13-Aug-43 07-Sep-43 16-Sep-43 15-Sep-65 Foundered off Lofoten Islands(67.15 North 11.35 East).

306 Pierce Butler  27-Jun-42 18-Aug-42 27-Aug-42 20-Nov-42 Whilst proceeding independently

was torpedoed by German

submarine U177 (commanded byGysae) in the Indian Ocean

(29.53 South 36.28 East). Nofatalities.

1001 Pierre L'Enfant  17-May-43 11-Jun-43 28-Jun-43 21-Jan-70 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Ran aground off Tuapse.

914 Ralph Izard  02-Aug-42 13-Sep-42 24-Sep-42 Apr-65 Scrapped

51 Reverdy Johnson 15-May-42 10-Jul-42 25-Jul-42 Oct-67 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped

41Richard Bassett 

18-Mar-42 22-May-42 13-Jun-42 Oct-62 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped

28 Richard Bland  29-Oct-41 28-Feb-42 17-Apr-42 10-Mar-43 Whilst in convoy RA53 wastorpedoed on 5 March by

German submarine U255  (commanded by Reche). Takenin tow, but torpedoed again by

the same submarine (66.53North, 14.10 West). 19 crew and15 Armed Guard lost.

53 Richard H Alvey  24-May-42 15-Jul-42 29-Jul-42 1961 Scrapped

18 Richard Henry Lee 15-Jul-41 06-Dec-41 20-Feb-42 1965 Scrapped

1015 Robert Eden 10-Jun-43 18-Jul-43 28-Jul-43 Sep-64 Scrapped

2603 Robert Ellis Lewis 02-Feb-44 07-Mar-44 17-Mar-44 Mar-70 Scrapped

1009 Robert Erskine 31-May-43 29-Jun-43 12-Jul-43 06-Jan-44 Driven ashore off Bizerta duringstorm. 1 crew lost.

1003 Robert J Collier  19-May-43 13-Jun-43 28-Jun-43 23-Mar-46 Ran aground off Bieselingscheham. Refloatedand declared CTL.

32 Robert Treat Paine 06-Jan-42 28-Mar-42 05-May-42 Jul-64 Converted to troopship.Scrapped

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17 Roger B Taney  21-Jun-41 06-Dec-41 09-Feb-42 09-Feb-43 Sunk by torpedo from unknownsubmarine (23.00 South, 15.00

West). 3 crew lost.

940 Rufus W Peckham 22-Dec-42 13-Feb-43 28-Feb-43 17-Mar-59 Struck reef and broke in two.

2667 S M Shoemaker  08-Jul-44 10-Aug-44 26-Aug-44 Jun-67 Scrapped

2663 S Wiley Wakeman 26-Jun-44 28-Jul-44 11-Aug-44 13-Sep-46 Stranded on wreck off TobagoIsland. Salvaged and scrapped.

1835 Saggitarius 08-Nov-43 30-Nov-43 08-Dec-43 Laid down as the J Fred Essary .

Delivered incomplete (93%) tothe US Navy. US reserve fleet.

2598 Samaffric  24-Jan-44 24-Feb-44 08-Mar-44 Was still trading in 1970 as the

Newforest . Fate unknown.

2683 Samar  21-Sep-44 19-Oct-44 31-Oct-44 Delivered incomplete to USNavy. US reserve fleet.

1772 Samara 28-Jul-43 22-Aug-43 30-Aug-43 Laid down as the EmmaLazarus. In 1970 was stilltrading as the Galletta. Fate

unknown.

1771 Samarina 28-Jul-43 26-Aug-43 03-Sep-43 Aug-66 Laid down as the James Blair .Scrapped.

1790 Samariz  28-Aug-43 22-Sep-43 01-Oct-43 Dec-68 Laid down as the John J McGraw . Scrapped.

1769Samarkand 

24-Jul-43 25-Aug-43 02-Sep-43 Lad down as the Peter Cooper .

In 1970 was still trading, as thePatraic Sky . Fate unknown.

1775 Samaye 03-Aug-43 31-Aug-43 08-Sep-43 Apr-68 Laid down as the James T Earle.

Scrapped.

1842 Sambalt  18-Nov-43 09-Dec-43 18-Dec-43 May-69 Laid down as the Robert Wickliffe. Scrapped.

1832 Samboston 01-Nov-43 24-Nov-43 30-Nov-43 1968 Laid down as the Willis J Abbot .Scrapped.

1765 Sambrake 16-Jul-43 12-Aug-43 20-Aug-43 Laid down as the Lionel Copley .

In 1970 was trading as the

Suerte. Fate unknown.

1821 Sambuff  15-Oct-43 13-Nov-43 20-Nov-43 May-67 Laid down as the Frank A

Vanderlip. Reverted to originalname in 1944. Scrapped.

1823 Samburgh 17-Oct-43 14-Nov-43 22-Nov-43 Apr-69 Laid down as the Jacob H Schiff .

Scrapped.

2415 Samchess 19-Dec-43 20-Jan-44 29-Jan-44 21-Dec-51 Driven ashore off Farmagustaand broke in two.

1824 Samcleve 17-Oct-43 15-Nov-43 23-Nov-43 Laid down as the John T Clark .In 1970 was still trading as theCocler . Fate unknown.

2405 Samclyde 04-Dec-43 24-Dec-43 10-Jan-44 Mar-66 Scrapped

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2604 Samcolne 05-Feb-44 04-Mar-44 16-Mar-44 Dec-67 Scrapped

2599 Samconon 25-Jan-44 21-Feb-44 29-Feb-44 05-Jul-67 Foundered off Seychells

2621 Samconstant  14-Mar-44 14-Apr-44 26-Apr-44 04-Nov-67 Caught fire and abandoned.

2408 Samcree 07-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 14-Jan-44 Mar-70 Scrapped

2630 Samcrest  03-Apr-44 05-May-44 15-May-44 Mar-65 Scrapped

1794 Samdak  04-Sep-43 27-Sep-43 06-Oct-43 Laid down as the John Russell  Pope. In 1970 was still tradingas the Kopalnia Czeladz . Fate

unknown.

2617 Samdauntless 06-Mar-44 03-Apr-44 15-Apr-44 Jun-67 Scrapped

2609 Samdonard  18-Feb-44 18-Mar-44 29-Mar-44 1968 Scrapped

2602 Sameden 02-Feb-44 03-Mar-44 14-Mar-44 04-Oct-69 Ran aground.

2417 Samesk  22-Dec-43 22-Jan-44 05-Feb-44 21-Jan-66 Ran aground.

2407 Samettrick  06-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 12-Jan-44 Was still trading in 1970 as the

Kopalnia Miechowice. Fateunknown.

2410 Sameveron 10-Dec-43 07-Jan-44 17-Jan-44 Was still trading in 1970 as the

Nan Hai  146 . Fate unknown.

2623 Samfaithful  21-Mar-44 26-Apr-44 09-May-44 Apr-69 Scrapped

2409 Samfeugh 09-Dec-43 08-Jan-44 19-Jan-44 Aug-69 Scrapped

1828 Samfield  23-Oct-43 20-Nov-43 29-Nov-43 Nov-61 Laid down as the Daniel  Appleton. Ran aground,declared CTL.

2626 Samfleet  25-Mar-44 25-Apr-44 06-May-44 Feb-68 Scrapped

1820 Samflora 12-Oct-43 09-Nov-43 17-Nov-43 Scrapped Laid down as the Israel J Merritt .Scrapped.

1853 Samforth 03-Dec-43 23-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 US reserve fleet

2632 Samfreedom 08-Apr-44 10-May-44 23-May-44 Was still trading in 1970 as the Alice. Fate unknown.

2610 Samgallion 19-Feb-44 22-Mar-44 31-Mar-44 15-May-50 Ran aground and broke in two

(Queensland)

2596 Samgaudie 21-Jan-44 24-Feb-44 08-Mar-44 1968 Scrapped

2627 Samglory  27-Mar-44 22-Apr-44 30-Apr-44 Mar-69 Scrapped

1763 Samhain 15-Jul-43 13-Aug-43 23-Aug-43 Laid down as the Henry VanDyke. In 1970 was trading as

the Efcharis. Fate unknown.

1845 Samharle 21-Nov-43 14-Dec-43 23-Dec-43 1963 Laid down as the Martha C Thomas. Scrapped.

2613 Samhope 25-Feb-44 25-Mar-44 05-Apr-44 Was still trading in 1970 as theIgnacio Agramonte. Fate

unknown.

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2641 Samindoro 26-Apr-44 05-Jun-44 15-Jun-44 Dec-67 Scrapped

2591 Saminver  10-Jan-44 08-Feb-44 22-Feb-44 Mar-64 Scrapped

1767 Samite 22-Jul-43 18-Aug-43 26-Aug-43 Mar-63 Laid down as the Holland Thompson. Scrapped.

2607 Samjack  11-Feb-44 14-Mar-44 27-Mar-44 Sep-67 Scrapped

1792 Samkansa 31-Aug-43 25-Sep-43 04-Oct-43 Jan-70 Laid down as the Nikola Tesla.Scrapped.

1847 Samkey  24-Nov-43 17-Dec-43 24-Dec-43 31-Jan-48 Laid down as the Carl 

Thusgaard . Missing presumedfoundered as a result of ballastshifting in the 'tween decks.

2646 Samlamu 10-May-44 14-Jun-44 26-Jun-44 Converted to floating warehouse.

2605 Samlea 07-Feb-44 10-Mar-44 22-Mar-44 1968 Scrapped

2587 Samleven 01-Jan-44 31-Jan-44 14-Feb-44 31-Mar-70 Ran aground (Bahamas).

2636 Samlistar  17-Apr-44 19-May-44 31-May-44 09-Jan-62 Ran aground off Halifax

2593 Samlossie 17-Jan-44 14-Feb-44 26-Feb-44 Was still trading in 1970 as theStavros. Fate unknown.

1813 Samlouis 03-Oct-43 25-Oct-43 05-Nov-43 Nov-68 Laid down as the Priscilla Alden.Scrapped.

2625 Samloyal  22-Mar-44 20-Apr-44 29-Apr-44 Jan-63 Scrapped

2639 Samluzon 24-Apr-44 27-May-44 12-Jun-44 Jul-69 Scrapped

2589 Samlyth 08-Jan-44 07-Feb-44 21-Feb-44 Was still trading in 1970 as theSanjay . Fate unknown.

1793 Sammex  03-Sep-43 26-Sep-43 05-Oct-43 24-Aug-59 Laid down as the Franz Boas.Ran aground off Gdynia,refloated and declared CTL.

2611 Samneagh 24-Feb-44 27-Mar-44 06-Apr-44 Oct-68 Scrapped

2640 Samnegros 11-May-44 10-Jun-44 22-Jun-44 May-67 Scrapped

1802 Samnesse 16-Sep-43 09-Oct-43 18-Oct-43 25-Feb-66 Laid down as the Simon B Elliott .

Ran aground off China.

2600 Samnethy  27-Jan-44 26-Feb-44 10-Mar-44 Mar-63 Scrapped

2412 Samnid  15-Dec-43 15-Jan-44 24-Jan-44 Was still trading in 1970 as the

Nan Hai 147 . Fate unknown.

1819 Samoine 11-Oct-43 08-Nov-43 15-Nov-43 Laid down as the Edward Bruce.US reserve fleet.

1815 Samois 06-Oct-43 31-Oct-43 08-Nov-43 1967 Laid down as the Samuel H Ralston. Scrapped.

1812 Samokla 01-Oct-43 23-Oct-43 27-Oct-43 1962 Laid down as the Jose Artigas.

Scrapped.

1770 Samos 25-Jul-43 21-Aug-43 30-Aug-43 Dec-68 Laid down as the Tench

Tilghman. Scrapped.

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1800 Samota 13-Sep-43 06-Oct-43 13-Oct-43 Laid down as the  AdolphLewishon. In 1970 was still

trading as the Merry . Fateunknown.

1777 Samothrace 09-Aug-43 03-Sep-43 11-Sep-43 Jul-67 Laid down as the Orville P 

Taylor . Scrapped.

2413 Samouse 17-Dec-43 17-Jan-44 26-Jan-44 Jun-69 Scrapped

1774 Sampa 31-Jul-43 28-Aug-43 06-Sep-43 22-Feb-45 Laid down as the William

Smallwood . Struck mine 9 milesnorth of Ostend and sank.

1776 Sampenn 05-Aug-43 30-Aug-43 07-Sep-43 Sep-66 Laid down as the John H Hatton.

Completed as the Samora.Scrapped.

1839 Samport  14-Nov-43 06-Dec-43 14-Dec-43 Nov-62 Laid down as the Israel  Wheelen.

Scrapped.

1849 Samsacola 26-Nov-43 18-Dec-43 29-Dec-43 31-Jul-67 Laid down as the Melvil Dewey .Caught fire off Madras, salvaged

and declared CTL.

1817 Samsette 09-Oct-43 05-Nov-43 12-Nov-43 Feb-68 Laid down as the  Augustine Herman. Scrapped.

2606 Samshee 08-Feb-44 09-Mar-44 21-Mar-44 Aug-64 Scrapped

1816 Samsip 08-Oct-43 01-Nov-43 09-Nov-43 07-Dec-44 Laid down as the Samsip. Ranaground in Scheldt estuary and

finally deliberately sank bygunfire from Allied ships.

2644 Samskern 05-May-44 03-Jun-44 13-Jun-44 06-Jan-69 Ran aground

2629 Samsoaring  31-Mar-44 02-May-44 29-May-44 03-Jan-68 Ran aground

2638 Samspeed  22-Apr-44 22-May-44 03-Jun-44 10-Jul-66 Foundered off Cape Hatteras.

2608 Samspelga 15-Feb-44 16-Mar-44 25-Mar-44 Was still trading in 1970 as the

Nan Hai 142 . Fate unknown.

2590 Samstrule 10-Jan-44 05-Feb-44 16-Feb-44 Was still trading in 1970 as theMarina. Fate unknown.

2615Samsturdy 

29-Feb-44 31-Mar-44 14-Apr-44 Nov-66 Scrapped

2645 Samsylarna 08-May-44 10-Jun-44 24-Jun-44 Stern blown off by torpedo fromaircraft. Abandoned, reboarded

and beached near Benghazi.Repaired. Still trading in 1970 asthe Huta Sosnowiec . Fate

unknown.

1808 Samsylvan 25-Sep-43 17-Oct-43 27-Oct-43 30-Jan-60 Laid down as the J WhitridgeWilliams. Grounded.

2643 Samtana 02-May-44 30-May-44 09-Jun-44 Oct-67 Scrapped

2411 Samtay  13-Dec-43 10-Jan-44 20-Jan-44 Dec-68 Scrapped

2635 Samtorch 14-Apr-44 17-May-44 31-May-44 Apr-67 Scrapped

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1834 Samtroy  06-Nov-43 29-Nov-43 07-Dec-43 Laid down as the Ross G Marvin.In 1970 was still trading as the

Hoping San Shi Wu. Fateunknown.

2619 Samtrusty  09-Mar-44 10-Apr-44 23-Apr-44 Was still trading in 1970 as the

Sangaetano. Fate unknown.

2633 Samtruth 10-Apr-44 12-May-44 23-May-44 Was still trading in 1970 as thePloce. Fate unknown.

1852 Samtweed  30-Nov-43 21-Dec-43 30-Dec-43 Apr-67 Laid down as the William R Cox .Scrapped

937 Samuel Blatchford  15-Dec-42 06-Feb-43 23-Feb-43 Oct-69 Scrapped

23 Samuel Chase 12-Sep-41 22-Feb-42 11-Apr-42 Feb-67 Scrapped

2647 Samuel F B Morse 25-Apr-44 24-May-44 04-Jun-44 Dec-68 Scrapped

46 Samuel Johnston 14-Apr-42 14-Jun-42 30-Jun-42 Feb-68 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped

1000 Samuel Mcintyre 15-May-43 18-Jun-43 29-Jun-43 1966 Scrapped

1773 Samur  29-Jul-43 24-Aug-43 01-Sep-43 Mar-66 Laid down as the Charles C 

Long . Scrapped.

1798 Samuta 11-Sep-43 03-Oct-43 12-Oct-43 06-Jan-53 Laid down as the Jesse DeForest . Grounded off Sydney

Point.

1799 Samuta 12-Sep-43 10-Oct-43 18-Oct-43 Jun-63 Laid down as the Lyon G Tyler .

Scrapped.

1837 Samvard  12-Nov-43 03-Dec-43 13-Dec-43 21-Aug-68 Laid down as the  Ammla.Reverted to original name in1944. Foundered off Hong

Kong.

1809 Samvern 26-Sep-43 17-Oct-43 28-Oct-43 Laid down as the Edith Wharton.Sunk by mine off Antwerp (51.22

North 3.02 East).

1762 Samwater  12-Jul-43 09-Aug-43 16-Aug-43 29-Jan-47 Laid down as David De Vries.Caught fire and sank.

2624Samwinged 

22-Mar-44 22-Apr-44 30-Apr-44 US reserve fleet.

1801 Samwis 15-Sep-43 08-Oct-43 15-Oct-43 Nov-68 Laid down as the Edward Cook .Scrapped.

1840 Samyale 15-Nov-43 07-Dec-43 17-Dec-43 10-Jun-67 Laid down as the Hugh L Kerwin.Collided with tanker Russel HGreen and scrapped.

1810 Samyork  27-Sep-43 19-Oct-43 29-Oct-43 13-Jan-65 Laid down as the W Walter  Husband. Sank east of Tokyo.

961 Santiago Iglesias 21-Feb-43 30-Mar-43 10-Apr-43 16-Sep-65 Packed with 8715 tons of 

ammunition and sunk. Explodedat 1000 ft as planned for seismic

experiment.

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2652 Sidney Wright  22-May-44 26-Jun-44 07-Jul-44 May-67 Scrapped

975 Silas Weir Mitchell  26-Mar-43 29-Apr-43 08-May-43 Aug-66 Scrapped

33 St Olaf  06-Jan-42 12-Apr-42 20-May-42 Apr-63 Renamed Jasmine andconverted to a hospital ship in1943. Converted again to

transport in November 1945.Scrapped.

1804 Stage Door Canteen 19-Sep-43 12-Oct-43 21-Oct-43 1961 Scrapped

2601 Stephen W Gambrill  31-Jan-44 29-Feb-44 13-Mar-44 Aug-67 Scrapped

982 Stevenson Taylor  08-Apr-43 11-May-43 20-May-43 Jan-70 Scrapped

2618 Sverre Helmersen 07-Mar-44 08-Apr-44 22-Apr-44 23-Apr-45 Laid down as the William

Hodson. Damaged by mine off 

 Antwerp and declared CTL.

926 Thaddeus Kosciuszko 02-Nov-42 28-Nov-42 15-Dec-42 20-Sep-62 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Wrecked North of Russia (69.52 North 61.10 East).

43 Theodore Foster  31-Mar-42 14-Jun-42 29-Jun-42 Mar-70 Scrapped

948 Thomas Cresap 17-Jan-43 01-Mar-43 16-Mar-43 Dec-68 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped

2592 Thomas Donaldson 17-Jan-44 11-Feb-44 22-Feb-44 20-Mar-45 Whilst travelling in convoy JW65

was torpedoed by Germansubmarine U968 (commanded byWestphalen) off Murmansk

(69.26 North 33.44 East). 4 crewlost.

301 Thomas McKean 05-Nov-41 30-Apr-42 29-May-42 29-Jun-42 Whilst proceeding independently

was torpedoed then sunk bygunfire from U505 (commandedby Loewe) in the Carribean

(20.00 North 60.00 West). 4crew and 1 Armed Guard lost,plus the Master lost whilst

returning to the US on the SSOnondaga.

30 Thomas Nelson 10-Dec-41 04-Apr-42 12-May-42 US reserve fleet

995 Thomas Nelson Page 05-May-43 01-Jun-43 12-Jun-43 Mar-70 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped

933 Thomas R Marshall  07-Dec-42 15-Jan-43 28-Jan-43 Temporarily converted to

troopship. US reserve fleet

39 Thomas Ruffin 09-Mar-42 18-May-42 10-Jun-42 09-Mar-43 Whilst in convoy BT6 wastorpedoed by German submarine

U510 (commanded by Neitzel) inthe Gulf of Mexico (7.40 North52.07 West). Towed to port but

declared CTL. 4 crew and 2

 Armed Guard lost.921 Thomas Sim Lee 23-Sep-42 24-Oct-42 31-Oct-42 US reserve fleet

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27 Thomas Stone 20-Oct-41 12-Apr-42 16-May-42 US reserve fleet

1756 Thomas U Walter  28-Jun-43 25-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 Aug-66 Scrapped

1757 Thorstein Veblen 29-Jun-43 28-Jul-43 09-Aug-43 Aug-66 Scrapped

1020 Townsend Harris 18-Jun-43 24-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 Sep-67 Scrapped

307 Tristram Dalton 06-Jul-42 27-Aug-42 09-Sep-42 Dec-68 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped

2406 Tuscana 05-Dec-43 29-Dec-43 08-Jan-44 Mar-67 Laid down as the William R Cox .Delivered inclomplete (94.5%) to

the US Navy. Scrapped.

1779 Tutuila 11-Aug-43 12-Sep-43 18-Sep-43 Laid down as the  Arthur P Gorman. Delivered incomplete

to the US Navy. In 1970 was still

in USN service. Fate unknown.

1811 U S O 29-Sep-43 21-Oct-43 30-Oct-43 06-Nov-67 Ran aground south of Hong

Kong.

1803 Viggo Hansteen 18-Sep-43 11-Oct-43 18-Oct-43 20-Mar-63 Laid down as the George M Shriver . Ran aground.

2661 Vincent Harrington 16-Jun-44 22-Jul-44 31-Jul-44 1963 Scrapped

1797 W R Grace 09-Sep-43 04-Oct-43 11-Oct-43 Jan-66 Scrapped

2656 Walter Kidde 03-Jun-44 10-Jul-44 22-Jul-44 Feb-66 Scrapped

972 Ward Hunt  19-Mar-43 23-Apr-43 30-Apr-43 1963 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped2597 Warren Delano 22-Jan-44 24-Feb-44 04-Mar-44 Jun-66 Scrapped

2666 Webster  01-Jul-44 05-Aug-44 26-Aug-44 Laid down as the Masbate.Delivered incomplete to the USNavy (79.9%). US reserve fleet.

923 Will Rogers 11-Oct-42 08-Nov-42 27-Nov-42 Whilst travelling as part of convoy HX346 was torpedoed byGerman submarine U1024 

(commanded by Gutteck) in theIrish Sea. She was towed in toport and berthed as the James W 

Nesmith and repaired. Nofatalities.

930 Willard Hall  29-Nov-42 28-Dec-42 11-Jan-43 1966 Scrapped

2588 William D Byron 01-Jan-44 02-Feb-44 15-Feb-44 15-Aug-44 Struck mine off Italy, declaredCTL. No fatalities.

309 William Few  14-Jul-42 28-Aug-42 10-Sep-42 Feb-69 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped

310 William Grayson 16-Jul-42 31-Aug-42 14-Sep-42 Jun-68 Scrapped

1006 William H Jackson 22-May-43 23-Jun-43 02-Jul-43 Dec-68 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped

980 William H Webb 05-Apr-43 07-May-43 15-May-43 02-Jan-46 Ran aground and broke in twonear Kildin Island.

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953 William H Welch 31-Jan-43 10-Mar-43 31-Mar-43 26-Feb-44 Forced ashore in storm andbroke up (Loch Ewe). 35 crew,

23 Armed Guard and 3passengers lost.

959 William H Wilmer  19-Feb-43 25-Mar-43 05-Apr-43 15-Apr-62 Caught fire in Beirut harbour,

refloated but declared CTL.

2653 William Hodson 23-May-44 29-Jun-44 12-Jul-44 1963 Scrapped

40 William Johnson 18-Mar-42 22-May-42 16-Jun-42 1962 Scrapped

2672 William Libbey  28-Jul-44 30-Aug-44 13-Sep-44 1966 Scrapped

47 William MacLay  25-Apr-42 22-Jun-42 07-Jul-42 Oct-67 Scrapped

932 William McKinley  07-Dec-42 21-Jan-43 06-Feb-43 US reserve fleet

302 William Paca 13-Dec-41 30-May-42 19-Jun-42 01-Dec-69 30 Nov 44 collided with theEmpire Ness off Terneuzen.Repaired. Scrapped.

48 William Patterson 29-Apr-42 26-Jun-42 13-Jul-42 US reserve fleet

974 William Pepper  25-Mar-43 24-Apr-43 01-May-43 Feb-62 Scrapped

941 William R Day  24-Dec-42 12-Feb-43 02-Mar-43 Dec-59 Scrapped

61 William Rawle 28-Jun-42 19-Aug-42 29-Aug-42 Dec-58 Temporarily converted totroopship. Ran aground anddeclared CTL. Scrapped.

2651 William S Baer  22-May-44 27-Jun-44 08-Jul-44 US reserve fleet

956 William S Halsted  13-Feb-43 16-Mar-43 29-Mar-43 May-68 Scrapped

1761 William S Thayer  12-Jul-43 11-Aug-43 19-Aug-43 30-Apr-44 Whilst travelling as part of 

convoy RA59 was torpedoed byGerman submarine U711 (commanded by Lange) off Bear 

Island (73.46 North 19.10 East).23 crew, 13 passengers and 7

 Armed Guard lost.

970 William Strong  12-Mar-43 13-Apr-43 24-Apr-43 20-Nov-47 Ran aground and broke in twonear Tretteskjaer.

59 William Tilghman 20-Jun-42 07-Aug-42 18-Aug-42 US reserve fleet

993 William Tyler Page 01-May-43 31-May-43 22-Jun-43 Mar-64 Scrapped

977 William W Gerhard  28-Mar-43 26-Apr-43 06-May-43 21-Sep-43 Whilst part of convoy NSS3 wastorpedoed by U593 (commanded

by Kelbling) off Salerno (40.05North 14.43 East). 2 ArmedGuard lost.

50 William Wirt  13-May-42 04-Jul-42 24-Jul-42 1966 Scrapped

967 Winfred L Smith 08-Mar-43 07-Apr-43 17-Apr-43 Nov-59 Scrapped

954 Wisteria 06-Feb-43 06-Mar-43 22-Mar-43 Mar-69 Laid down as the William Osler .

Converted to hospital ship.

Scrapped.

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931 Woodbridge N Ferris 02-Dec-42 28-Dec-42 15-Jan-43 Mar-65 Scrapped

2664  Xanthus 27-Jun-44 31-Jul-44 16-Aug-44 Laid down as the Hecla.

Delivered incomplete to US Navy(79.9%), converted to repair shipand intended fro transfer to

Royal Navy. Retained by USNavy. US reserve fleet.

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2558  A B Hammond  23-Dec-43 21-Jan-44 08-Feb-44 25-Jan-63 Ran aground, refloated and sold

for scrap.

674  Abel Stearns 26-Oct-42 25-Nov-42 15-Dec-42 Jun-66 Scrapped.

281  Abiel Foster  13-Oct-41 22-Mar-42 16-May-42 1961 Scrapped.

75  Abraham Clark  03-Dec-41 02-Apr-42 10-Jun-42 23-Oct-59 Grounded, salvaged andscrapped.

277  Albert Gallatin 11-Sep-41 12-Feb-42 30-Apr-42 02-Jan-44 On 28 August 1943, whilst being

escorted by airship K-34, was hitby torpedo from Germansubmarine U107 (commanded

by Simmermacher), however the

torpedo failed to explode. Wasfinally sunk by torpedo from

Japanese submarine I26  (commanded by Kusaka) whilsttravelling independently in the

 Arabian Sea (21.21 North 59.58East). No fatalities.

1877  Albert P Ryder  08-Aug-43 30-Aug-43 15-Sep-43 Mar-66 Scrapped.

1879  Albino Perez  12-Aug-43 04-Sep-43 19-Sep-43 Jan-61 Scrapped.

726  Alice F Palmer  12-Feb-43 12-Mar-43 28-Mar-43 10-Jul-43 Whilst proceeding independentlywas torpedoed and shelled by

German submarine U177  (commanded by Gysae) off Mozambique (26.30 South 44.20

East). No fatalities.

2235  Allen C Balch 21-Dec-43 17-Jan-44 02-Feb-44 14-Apr-61 Ran aground and broke in two

676  Amos G Throop 30-Oct-42 28-Nov-42 19-Dec-42 Feb-68 Scrapped.

734  Amy Lowell  28-Feb-43 27-Mar-43 10-Apr-43 1967 Scrapped.

1670  Andrew T Huntington 16-May-43 08-Jun-43 20-Jun-43 Was still trading in 1966 as theEfdromos . Current fate

unknown.

1683  Anson P K Safford  07-Jun-43 30-Jun-43 14-Jul-43 Dec-65 Scrapped.

682  Archbishop Lamy  11-Nov-42 12-Dec-42 28-Dec-42 Apr-64 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

1858  Arthur P Davis 29-Jun-43 23-Jul-43 06-Aug-43 May-68 Scrapped.

708  Ascella 07-Jan-43 04-Feb-43 21-Feb-43 1964 Laid down as the George C 

Yount . Taken over by US Navy.Scrapped

2554  Augustin Stahl  11-Dec-43 05-Jan-44 22-Jan-44 Sep-69 Scrapped.

2543 Ben B Lindsey  11-Nov-43 08-Dec-43 27-Dec-43 Jun-68 Scrapped.

1646 Benjamin D Wilson 07-Apr-43 30-Apr-43 13-May-43 Feb-62 Scrapped.

66 Benjamin Franklin 21-Jun-41 16-Nov-41 21-Mar-42 1958 Scrapped.

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282 Benjamin Goodhue 20-Oct-41 31-Mar-42 20-May-42 Oct-61 Converted to troopship.Scrapped.

675 Benjamin Ide Wheeler  28-Oct-42 27-Nov-42 17-Dec-42 Oct-44 Sank by Kamikazi aircraft off Leyete. 1 crew and 1 ArmedGuard lost. Refloated and laid

up, but finally scrapped in 1948.

716 Benjamin Lundy  24-Jan-43 20-Feb-43 09-Mar-43 1962 Scrapped.

739 Benjamin N Cardozo 10-Mar-43 05-Apr-43 19-Apr-43 29-Jan-45 Either exploded whilst loading

depth charges, or may havebeen sunk in error by USsubmarine.

664 Benjamin R Curtis 30-Sep-42 03-Nov-42 21-Nov-42 16-Apr-47 Whilst loading ammonium nitratefertiliser (as the Grandcamp)

caught fire and exploded,causing the famous Texas Citydisaster. A chemical plant andtwo miles of oil storage facilities

were destroyed, and over 500people lost their lives.

1667 Billy Mitchell  11-May-43 02-Jun-43 17-Jun-43 1965 Scrapped.

1687 Billy Sunday  14-Jun-43 10-Jul-43 22-Jul-43 18-Mar-63 Ran aground off Portugal,abandoned, taken in tow andsank.

738 Blanche F Sigman 09-Mar-43 05-Apr-43 17-Apr-43 Laid down as Stanford White.

Converted to hospital ship. USreserve fleet.

648 Booker T Washington 19-Aug-42 29-Sep-42 17-Oct-42 Jul-69 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1690 Brand Whitlock  18-Jun-43 13-Jul-43 26-Jul-43 Jun-67 Scrapped.

633 Brigham Young  10-Jul-42 17-Aug-42 05-Sep-42 In 1943 was taken over by theUS Navy and renamed theMurzim. US reserve fleet.

658 Brockholst Livingston 18-Sep-42 21-Oct-42 07-Nov-42 09-Oct-45 Ran aground in typhoon onOkinawa.

2242 C K McClatchy  10-Feb-44 07-Mar-44 29-Mar-44 Aug-68 Scrapped.

1860 Caelum 30-Jun-43 25-Jul-43 10-Aug-43 Aug-61 Laid down as the Wyatt Earp.Taken over by US Navy.Scrapped

78 Caleb Strong  28-Jan-42 16-Apr-42 27-May-42 Feb-66 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

698 Carlos Carrillo 19-Dec-42 15-Jan-43 31-Jan-43 Feb-63 Converted to troopship.

Scrapped.

2557 Carole Lombard  19-Dec-43 15-Jan-44 31-Jan-44 Aug-59 Scrapped.

1680 Charles A Warfield  31-May-43 25-Jun-43 09-Jul-43 Apr-69 Scrapped.

1653 Charles Crocker  18-Apr-43 11-May-43 24-May-43 Jan-65 Scrapped.

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1661 Charles D Poston 02-May-43 25-May-43 08-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.

2548 Charles Fort  20-Nov-43 17-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 12-Oct-64 Ran aground off Tarifa Light,

refloated and declared CTL.

1633 Charles H Windham 15-Mar-43 10-Apr-43 23-Apr-43 Mar-60 Scrapped.

1649 Charles Lummis 13-Apr-43 05-May-43 18-May-43 May-65 Converted to troopship.

Scrapped.

2232 Charles Paddock  02-Dec-43 26-Dec-43 13-Jan-44 12-Jul-67 Foundered.

636 Clara Barton 19-Jul-42 25-Aug-42 12-Sep-42 US reserve fleet.

1660 Clarence Darrow  30-Apr-43 23-May-43 06-Jun-43 1968 Scrapped.

2555 Clarence H Matson 13-Dec-43 08-Jan-44 26-Jan-44 Nov-69 Scrapped.

69 Daniel Boone 17-Jul-41 14-Jan-42 15-Apr-42 Transferred to US Navy 1943,

renamed Ara. US reserve fleet.

715 Daniel Drake 21-Jan-43 18-Feb-43 07-Mar-43 Dec-59 Scrapped.

2237 David A Curry  05-Jan-44 31-Jan-44 17-Feb-44 Sep-69 Scrapped.

1666 David E Hughes 10-May-43 31-May-43 15-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.

1867 David R Francis 19-Jul-43 11-Aug-43 24-Aug-43 May-60 Scrapped.

1874 Don Marquis 31-Jul-43 23-Aug-43 11-Sep-43 26-Sep-44 Collided with Missionary Ridge.

3 US Army personnel killed(none killed on the Missionary Ridge). Caught fire and declared

CTL. Taken over as hulk by US

Navy and eventually scrapped.

710 Edmund Fanning  11-Jan-43 08-Feb-43 25-Feb-43 13-Mar-47 Caught fire and exploded in

Genoa. Salvaged and declaredCTL.

712 Edmund Randolph 15-Jan-43 12-Feb-43 28-Feb-43 Dec-66 Scrapped.

2233 Edward J O'Brien 04-Dec-43 28-Dec-43 15-Jan-44 Jun-67 Scrapped.

713 Edward Livingston 19-Jan-43 13-Feb-43 03-Mar-43 1966 Scrapped.

1913 Edward Paine 24-Oct-43 22-Nov-43 09-Dec-43 Jan-61 Scrapped.

1645 Edward W Scripps 06-Apr-43 28-Apr-43 11-May-43 US reserve fleet.

1864 Edwin Abbey  13-Jul-43 05-Aug-43 19-Aug-43 Feb-67 Scrapped.

284 Edwin Markham 18-Feb-42 05-May-42 09-Jun-42 May-65 Scrapped.

83 Egbert Benson 02-Apr-42 03-Jun-42 24-Jun-42 US reserve fleet.

279 Elbridge Gerry  22-Sep-41 28-Feb-42 20-May-42 Jun-66 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped

691 Elihu B Washburne 01-Dec-42 31-Dec-42 16-Jan-43 03-Jul-43 Sunk by German submarineU513 (commanded byGuggenberger) off Brazil (24.05

South 45.23 West). No fatalities.

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Name Laid Down Launched Completed Left Service Notes

647 George G Meade 17-Aug-42 25-Sep-42 13-Oct-42 May-69 Temporarily converted totroopship. On 9 March 1943,

whilst travelling as part of convoyBT6, was torpedoed anddamaged by German submarine

U510 (commanded by Neitzel) inthe Atlantic (07.11 North 52.30West). No fatalities. Scrapped.

1641 George Gershwin 29-Mar-43 22-Apr-43 04-May-43 US reserve fleet.

1866 George Kenny  18-Jul-43 09-Aug-43 22-Aug-43 Jul-60 Scrapped.

285 George Matthews 28-Feb-42 09-May-42 11-Jun-42 Jul-67 Scrapped.

290 George Thacher  05-May-42 23-Jun-42 16-Jul-42 01-Nov-42 Whilst proceeding independentlywas torpedoed by German

submarine U126 (commandedby Bauer) off Africa (01.45 South07.40 East). 5 crew, 5 ArmedGuard and 8 US Army personnel

lost.

1869 Gutzon Borglum 22-Jul-43 14-Aug-43 30-Aug-43 1945 Grounded in typhoon. Refloatedby collided with tug. Declared

CTL.

692 Harrison Gray Otis 04-Dec-42 03-Jan-43 17-Jan-43 04-Aug-43 Damaged by Italian limpet minein Gibraltar. Scrapped.

2551 Hart Crane 25-Nov-43 22-Dec-43 07-Jan-44 Jan-66 Scrapped.

673 Helen Hunt Jackson 24-Oct-42 23-Nov-42 12-Dec-42 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

657 Henry Baldwin 13-Sep-42 18-Oct-42 05-Nov-42 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

2560 Henry E Huntington 28-Dec-43 27-Jan-44 12-Feb-44 Oct-61 Scrapped.

728 Henry H Sibley  17-Feb-43 16-Mar-43 31-Mar-43 Oct-68 Scrapped.

74 Henry Knox  17-Nov-41 06-Mar-42 13-May-42 19-Jun-43 Whilst proceeding independentlywas torpedoed by Japanese

submarine I37 (commanded byOtani) off the Maldive Islands

(00.00 North 70.10 East). 13crew and 13 Armed Guard lost.

2552 Henry L Gantt  08-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 18-Jan-44 Dec-63 Scrapped.

729 Henry M Rice 18-Feb-43 17-Mar-43 31-Mar-43 Jul-63 Scrapped.

2538 Henry Miller  31-Oct-43 27-Nov-43 19-Dec-43 03-Jan-45 Whilst travelling in convoyGUS63 was torpedoed byGerman submarine U870  

(commanded by Hechler) off Morocco (35.51 North 06.24West). Declared CTL on arrival

in Gibraltar. No fatalities.

642 Henry Ward Beecher  04-Aug-42 11-Sep-42 26-Sep-42 Feb-69 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

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94 Hinton R Helper  12-Jun-42 24-Jul-42 13-Aug-42 Mar-61 Scrapped.

641 Horace Greeley  31-Jul-42 09-Sep-42 24-Sep-42 28-Jul-66 Packed with ammunition,

scuttled and exploded at 4000 ftas part of scientific experiment.

634 Horace Mann 12-Jul-42 19-Aug-42 08-Sep-42 Was still trading in 1970 as the

Ireti. Fate unknown.

2563 Horatio Allen 15-Jan-44 10-Feb-44 26-Feb-44 21-Sep-56 In 1956 was lengthened to 511.5feet. Broke in two and declared

CTL.

705 Howard Stansbury  31-Dec-42 30-Jan-43 15-Feb-43 Aug-61 Scrapped.

1854 Howard T Ricketts 21-Jun-43 17-Jul-43 30-Jul-43 1968 Scrapped.

669 Hubert Howe Bancroft  13-Oct-42 11-Nov-42 30-Nov-42 May-67 Scrapped.

685 Hugh S Legare 18-Nov-42 22-Dec-42 06-Jan-43 Sep-59 Scrapped.

2565 I N Van Nuys 29-Jan-44 23-Feb-44 13-Mar-44 In 1947 was renamed the

 Alexandros Koryzis. No further record.

2566 Ida M Tarbell  31-Jan-44 15-Feb-44 15-Mar-44 Jan-68 Scrapped.

1648 Ignace Paderewski  12-Apr-43 04-May-43 16-May-43 1945 Severely damaged in typhoonand declared CTL.

1856 Ina Coolbrith 25-Jun-43 19-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 Mar-70 Scrapped.

84 Isaac Coles 08-Apr-42 07-Jun-42 26-Jun-42 May-67 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.2239 J Frank Cooper  21-Jan-44 17-Feb-44 06-Mar-44 Feb-69 Scrapped.

2231 Jack Singer  27-Nov-43 23-Dec-43 09-Jan-44 10-Aug-45 Torpedoed by aircraft off Okinawa and beached. Nofatalities. Refloated but forced

ashore during typhoon.

1665 Jacob S Mansfield  09-May-43 31-May-43 14-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.

737 Jacques Cartier  06-Mar-43 02-Apr-43 16-Apr-43 Apr-62 Scrapped.

2556 James A Wilder  17-Dec-43 14-Jan-44 29-Jan-44 20-Jan-62 Ran aground and broke in two.

650 James B McPherson 25-Aug-42 04-Oct-42 22-Oct-42 Mar-62 Scrapped.

732 James B Weaver  24-Feb-43 23-Mar-43 07-Apr-43 1965 Scrapped.

686 James Buchanan 21-Nov-42 23-Dec-42 08-Jan-43 Jul-69 Scrapped.

92 James Ford Rhodes 07-Jun-42 19-Jul-42 06-Aug-42 1964 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

719 James G Birney  30-Jan-43 27-Feb-43 15-Mar-43 Jan-67 Scrapped.

643 James Gordon Bennett 09-Aug-42 14-Sep-42 30-Sep-42 Aug-61 Scrapped.

727 James M Goodhue 15-Feb-43 15-Mar-43 30-Mar-43 02-Jan-66 Sprung leak and beached in

heavy weather.

80 James Monroe 04-Feb-42 27-Apr-42 03-Jun-42 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

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703 James Robertson 29-Dec-42 26-Jan-43 11-Feb-43 07-Jul-43 Sunk by German submarineU185 (commanded by Maus) off 

Brazil (04.05 South 35.58 West).1 Armed Guard lost.

287 James Schureman 22-Mar-42 23-May-42 20-Jun-42 Apr-62 Scrapped.

1668 James Shields 13-May-43 05-Jun-43 18-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.

2546 James W Johnson 15-Nov-43 12-Dec-43 30-Dec-43 US reserve fleet.

670 James W Marshall  15-Oct-42 16-Nov-42 05-Dec-42 08-Jun-44 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Hit and damaged byguided bomb off Salerno. 13crew, 17 Armed Guard and

unknown number of US Armypersonnel lost. Later sunk as

part of Mulberry harbour during Allied invasions of Normandy.

635 Jane Addams 15-Jul-42 22-Aug-42 10-Sep-42 Mar-69 Converted to troopship.Scrapped.

1650 Jedediah S Smith 14-Apr-43 07-May-43 19-May-43 Oct-64 Scrapped.

690 Jeremiah S Black  28-Nov-42 30-Dec-42 13-Jan-43 1963 Scrapped.

2241 Joe Fellows 12-Feb-44 10-Mar-44 29-Mar-44 28-Jul-66 Ran aground and broke in two

off Port Okha.

1911 John A Roebling  19-Oct-43 13-Nov-43 05-Dec-43 Feb-68 Scrapped.

293John A Sutter 

23-May-42 10-Jul-42 27-Jul-42 Nov-69 Scrapped.

1659 John Alden 28-Apr-43 22-May-43 04-Jun-43 1959 Scrapped.

82 John B Ashe 06-Mar-42 16-May-42 16-Jun-42 Jun-62 Scrapped.

683 John Bidwell  14-Nov-42 19-Dec-42 31-Dec-42 Aug-60 Scrapped.

1652 John Burroughs 17-Apr-43 10-May-43 23-May-43 Nov-62 Scrapped.

64 John C Freemont  24-May-41 27-Sep-41 21-Feb-42 31-Mar-45 Damaged by mine off Philipines,declared CTL. No fatalities.

2539 John Davey  02-Nov-43 28-Nov-43 21-Dec-43 1961 Scrapped.

2561 John Dockweiler  31-Dec-43 29-Jan-44 15-Feb-44 Feb-70 Scrapped.

697 John Drake Sloat  17-Dec-42 12-Jan-43 28-Jan-43 Aug-60 Scrapped.

2549 John Drew  22-Nov-43 19-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 May-67 Scrapped.

90 John Fiske 16-May-42 03-Jul-42 25-Jul-42 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

2547 John H Quick  16-Nov-43 13-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 Nov-69 Scrapped.

283 John Hathorn 12-Feb-42 30-Apr-42 06-Jun-42 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

77 John Langdon 14-Jan-42 14-Apr-42 20-Jun-42 In 1944 was renamed the Tiblisi .No further record, fate unknown.

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687 John M Clayton 23-Nov-42 27-Dec-42 08-Jan-43 Nov-62 On 1 Jan 1945 was attacked anddamaged by aircraft bombs. 2

crew 4 Armed Guard lost.Beached, eventually salvagedand repaired. Scrapped.

286 John Page 11-Mar-42 19-May-42 18-Jun-42 Nov-59 Scrapped.

67 John Paul Jones 27-Jun-41 03-Dec-41 30-Mar-42 US reserve fleet

1654 John S Casement  02-Apr-43 13-May-43 26-May-43 14-Jun-67 Damaged in collision and sold for 

scrap.

730 John S Pillsbury  20-Feb-43 19-Mar-43 04-Apr-43 Mar-68 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

652 John Sedgwick  31-Aug-42 07-Oct-42 24-Oct-42 1963 Scrapped.

289 John Steele 30-Apr-42 21-Jun-42 14-Jul-42 Nov-61 Scrapped.

2540 John W Searles 06-Nov-43 02-Dec-43 22-Dec-43 In 1970 was still trading as the

Samudra Jit . Fate unknown.

1647 Jose Sepulveda 10-Apr-43 02-May-43 15-May-43 In 1943 was renamed theSuchan. No further information.

1875 Joseph Francis 04-Aug-43 27-Aug-43 12-Sep-43 May-60 Scrapped.

693 Joseph H Hollister  07-Dec-42 05-Jan-43 20-Jan-43 Aug-66 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

86 Joseph McKenna 16-Apr-42 12-Jun-42 30-Jun-42 May-62 Scrapped.

1675 Joseph Priestley  25-May-43 17-Jun-43 28-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.644 Joseph Pulitzer  10-Aug-42 18-Sep-42 06-Oct-42 US reserve fleet.

1870 Joseph Reynolds 23-Jul-43 16-Aug-43 31-Aug-43 May-59 Scrapped.

655 Joseph Story  09-Sep-42 15-Oct-42 03-Nov-42 1963 Scrapped.

1662 Josiah Earl  04-May-43 27-May-43 09-Jun-43 Jan-69 Caught fire, later scrapped.

1651 Josiah Nelson Cushing  16-Apr-43 08-May-43 21-May-43 Dec-67 Scrapped.

714 Josiah Royce 20-Jan-43 16-Feb-43 05-Mar-43 Sep-66 Scrapped.

291 Juan Cabrillo 09-May-42 27-Jun-42 19-Jul-42 Apr-61 Scrapped.

1634 Juan Flaco Brown 16-Mar-43 12-Apr-43 24-Apr-43 Jul-61 Scrapped.

2234 Julian W Mack  12-Dec-43 07-Jan-44 24-Jan-44 Feb-69 Scrapped.

292 Junipero Serra 20-May-42 30-Jun-42 23-Jul-42 Feb-59 Scrapped.

1664 Kenmore 08-May-43 30-May-43 12-Jun-43 Laid down as the James H McClintock . Taken over by USNavy. Converted to troopship.

US reserve fleet.

681 King S Woolsey  09-Nov-42 13-Dec-42 29-Dec-42 Apr-69 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

731 Knute Nelson 24-Feb-43 22-Mar-43 06-Apr-43 Jul-69 Scrapped.

298 Leland Stanford  23-Jun-42 04-Aug-42 25-Aug-42 Aug-67 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

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1910 Ralph A Cram 18-Oct-43 11-Nov-43 01-Dec-43 In 1970 was still trading as theHuta Ostrowiec . Fate unknown.

2236 Raymond T Baker  22-Dec-43 19-Jan-44 07-Feb-44 Was still trading in 1970 as theDespo. Fate unknown.

294 Richard Henry Dana 27-May-42 12-Jul-42 31-Jul-42 Converted to a crane barge in

1966.

663 Robert C Grier  29-Sep-42 31-Oct-42 19-Nov-42 1966 Scrapped.

296 Robert F Stockton 19-Jun-42 29-Jul-42 18-Aug-42 ???? Temporarily converted to

troopship. Presumed scrapped.Was dismantled after use as agrain store.

1855 Robert G Ingersoll  24-Jun-43 18-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 Feb-61 Scrapped.

2240 Robert L Hague 27-Jan-44 19-Feb-44 09-Mar-44 1968 Scrapped.

70 Robert Morris 23-Jul-41 28-Jan-42 24-Apr-42 US reserve fleet.

706 Robert Stuart  03-Jan-43 31-Jan-43 17-Feb-43 1961 Scrapped.

1872 Rotanin 25-Jul-43 18-Aug-43 06-Sep-43 Sep-66 Laid down as the William Kelly .Taken over by US Navy.

Scrapped.

280 Rufus King  06-Oct-41 11-Mar-42 29-May-42 07-Jul-42 Ran aground off Moreton Island(27.12 South 153.12 East).

Broke in two, with forward endsalvaged. No fatalities.

2564 Russell H Chittenden 19-Jan-44 12-Feb-44 29-Feb-44 13-Mar-45 Ran aground off New Guinea.No fatalities.

1643 Rutilicus 02-Apr-43 26-Apr-43 08-May-43 Laid down as the Andrew Rowan. US reserve fleet

1878 Samarinda 09-Aug-43 31-Aug-43 17-Sep-43 Apr-67 Laid down as the SamsonOccum. Scrapped

1688 Samaritan 15-Jun-43 11-Jul-43 23-Jul-43 Laid down as the Granville

Stewart . Ultimate fate unknown.

1865 Samarovsk  15-Jul-43 08-Aug-43 21-Aug-43 1960 Laid down as the Henry M Robinson. Scrapped.

1859 Samblade 30-Jun-43 24-Jul-43 08-Aug-43 Oct-59 Laid down as the Augustus H Garland . Scrapped.

1861 Sambo 08-Jul-43 29-Jul-43 12-Aug-43 10-Nov-43 Laid down as the Edwin Joseph

O'Hara. Whilst proceedingindependently was torpedoed byJapanese submarine I27  

(commanded by Fukumura) inthe Gulf of Aden (12.28 North43.31 East).

1876 Sambur  05-Aug-43 28-Aug-43 14-Sep-43 1960 Laid down as the Dwight BHeard . Scrapped.

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2226 Samcalia 18-Aug-43 10-Sep-43 23-Sep-43 Laid down as the Lorrin AThurston. Was still trading in

1970 as the San Gabriel . Fateunknown.

1685 Samholt  10-Jun-43 03-Jul-43 17-Jul-43 Oct-59 Laid down as the Jacob Riis.

Scrapped.

2227 Samida 21-Aug-43 12-Sep-43 25-Sep-43 09-Apr-45 Laid down as the Annie Oakley .Sunk by German midget

submarine, probably KU5363 (Buttmann / Schmidt), in theEnglish Channel (50.57 North

01.03 East).

2229 Sammont  28-Aug-43 19-Sep-43 30-Sep-43 25-Jun-69 Laid down as the E H Sothern.Hull cracked off Somaliland and

scrapped.

2228 Samneva 23-Aug-43 14-Sep-43 27-Sep-43 24-Jul-44 Laid down as the Henry M Stanley . Torpedoed by German

submarine U309 (commandedby Mahrholz) in the EnglishChannel (50.14 North 00.47

West). Beached, but broke intwo and scrapped.

1863 Sampan 12-Jul-43 04-Aug-43 17-Aug-43 May-62 Laid down as the William I Kip.

Scrapped

1871 Sampep 24-Jul-43 17-Aug-43 31-Aug-43 Apr-69 Laid down as the Victor F 

Lawson. Scrapped.

1686 Samson 12-Jun-43 08-Jul-43 20-Jul-43 Jun-61 Laid down as the John J Ingalls.Scrapped.

1862 Samsteel  11-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 15-Aug-43 Dec-61 Laid down as the James H 

Robinson. Scrapped.

1857 Samsurf  28-Jun-43 22-Jul-43 05-Aug-43 Apr-61 Laid down as the Cornelius Cole.Scrapped.

2225 Samtredy  17-Aug-43 08-Sep-43 21-Sep-43 Dec-69 Laid down as the John Tipton.Sold for scrap after beingarrested for debt.

71 Samuel Adams 31-Jul-41 31-Jan-42 28-Apr-42 Nov-66 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped

640 Samuel Gompers 29-Jul-42 07-Sep-42 22-Sep-42 21-Jan-43 Attacked and sunk by aircraft

(torpedo) off New Caledonia(24.21 South 166.12 East). 3crew and 1 Armed Guard lost.

651 Samuel Heintzelman 27-Aug-42 30-Sep-42 20-Oct-42 03-Jul-43 Sunk by Japanese surface raider in Indian Ocean (28.30 South105.00 East). 42 crew 19 Armed

Guard lost.

662 Samuel Nelson 27-Sep-42 30-Oct-42 17-Nov-42 1964 Scrapped.

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702 Samuel P Langley  28-Dec-42 24-Jan-43 09-Feb-43 Renamed the Voikov in 1943.No further record, fate unknown.

1671 Sculptor  18-May-43 10-Jun-43 22-Jun-43 Sep-69 Laid down as the D W Harrington. Taken over by theUS Navy. Scrapped.

680 Sebastian Viscaino 07-Nov-42 07-Dec-42 23-Dec-42 Mar-61 Scrapped.

2562 Sherman O Houghton 07-Jan-44 04-Feb-44 21-Feb-44 US reserve fleet.

2544 Sherwood Anderson 12-Nov-43 10-Dec-43 28-Dec-43 04-Aug-62 Lost rudder in Arabian Sea and

declared CTL.

733 Simon Newcomb 27-Feb-43 26-Mar-43 09-Apr-43 Nov-59 Scrapped.

654 Smith Thompson 07-Sep-42 11-Oct-42 29-Oct-42 1963 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

709 Solomon Juneau 09-Jan-43 06-Feb-43 23-Feb-43 15-May-05 Temporarily converted totroopship. Probably torpedoed

by German midget submarineKU5363 (Buttmann / Schmidt). 2

 Armed Guard lost. Salvaged

and repaired. Scrapped.

297 Starr King  21-Jun-42 31-Jul-42 20-Aug-42 10-Feb-43 Whilst proceeding independentlywas torpedoed by Japanese

submarine I21 (commanded byMatsumura) in the Pacific (34.15South 154.20 East). No

fatalities.

1682 Stephen H Long  06-Jun-43 29-Jun-43 12-Jul-43 Dec-67 Scrapped.

85 Stephen Johnson Field  14-Apr-42 09-Jun-42 28-Jun-42 Jul-68 Scrapped.

666 Stephen M White 07-Oct-42 09-Nov-42 28-Nov-42 1967 Scrapped.

1676 Stephen T Mather  27-May-43 18-Jun-43 29-Jun-43 Nov-66 Scrapped.

1681 Stephen Vincent Benet  02-Jun-43 28-Jun-43 11-Jul-43 Nov-67 Scrapped.

1914 Sylvester Pattie 26-Oct-43 23-Nov-43 12-Dec-43 Oct-67 Scrapped.

1635 Thaddeus S C Lowe 17-Mar-43 13-Apr-43 26-Apr-43 Unknown Damaged offloading cargo intolanding craft. Declared CTL

717 Theodore Dwight Weld  26-Jan-43 23-Feb-43 11-Mar-43 20-Sep-43 Whilst travelling in convoyON202 was torpedoed byGerman submarine U238  

(commanded by Hepp) in theNorth Atlantic (57.03 North 28.08West). 20 crew and 13 Armed

Guard lost.

718 Theodore Parker  28-Jan-43 24-Feb-43 13-Mar-43 US reserve fleet.

1868 Thomas G Masaryk  19-Jul-43 12-Aug-43 26-Aug-43 16-Apr-44 Torpedoed by aircraft off Libya

(32.51 North 23.00 East). Nofatalities. Beached andrefloated, but declared CTL.

Eventually scrapped (1951).

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1644 Thomas Hill  05-Apr-43 27-Apr-43 10-May-43 05-Feb-62 Sprang leak and sank.

659 Thomas Johnson 21-Sep-42 24-Oct-42 10-Nov-42 1968 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

701 Thomas Nast  27-Dec-42 21-Jan-43 07-Feb-43 Renamed Jean Jaures in 1943.No further record, fate unknown.

1656 Thomas Oliver Larkin 24-Apr-43 16-May-43 29-May-43 1967 Scrapped.

65 Thomas Paine 24-May-41 26-Oct-41 07-Mar-42 Mar-60 Scrapped

1669 Triangulum 14-May-43 06-Jun-43 19-Jun-43 Laid down as the Eugene B

Daskam. Taken over by USNavy. US reserve fleet.

1691 Vernon L Kellogg  20-Jun-43 15-Jul-43 28-Jul-43 Was still trading in 1970 as the

Kypros . Fate unknown.

638 Wendell Phillips 24-Jul-42 31-Aug-42 17-Sep-42 Oct-59 Scrapped.

1640 Wiley Post  27-Mar-43 21-Apr-43 30-Apr-43 Dec-59 Scrapped.

1673 Wilfred Grenfell  22-May-43 14-Jun-43 25-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.

724 William B Allison 08-Feb-43 08-Mar-43 24-Mar-43 1949 Was attacked by aircraft anddamaged by torpedo on 25 May

1945 in Pacific. 6 crew killed.Taken over by US Navy July1945 and renamed the Gamage 

IX 227. Scrapped.

1632 William Carson 12-Mar-43 07-Apr-43 21-Apr-43 US reserve fleet.

707 William Dunbar  05-Jan-43 02-Feb-43 19-Feb-43 20-Feb-51 Sank after cargo shifted in heavy

weather.

667 William Eaton 09-Oct-42 07-Nov-42 26-Nov-42 13-Apr-52 Ran aground at Toshima, brokein two.

637 William Ellery Channing 

21-Jul-42 27-Aug-42 15-Sep-42 Oct-69 Scrapped.

295 William F Cody  14-Jun-42 26-Jul-42 15-Aug-42 May-67 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

1672 William F MacLennan 20-May-43 12-Jun-43 23-Jun-43 Jun-63 Scrapped.

76 William Floyd  22-Dec-41 08-Apr-42 23-May-42 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

735 William G Fargo 02-Mar-43 29-Mar-43 12-Apr-43 1967 Scrapped.

2553 William Glackens 10-Dec-43 02-Jan-44 19-Jan-44 Feb-67 Scrapped.

93 William H Prescott  09-Jun-42 21-Jul-42 10-Aug-42 US reserve fleet.

704 William J Worth 30-Dec-42 28-Jan-43 12-Feb-43 Jan-67 Scrapped.

736 William James 04-Mar-43 31-Mar-43 14-Apr-43 Apr-63 Scrapped.

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688 William L Marcy  25-Nov-42 28-Dec-42 10-Jan-43 07-Aug-44 Torpedoed by German E boat inEnglish Channel (49.29 North

00.27 West). 1 British Army lost.Disabled. Eventually scuttledcontaining war surplus

ammunition in North Sea.

653 William Lloyd Garrison 04-Sep-42 09-Oct-42 27-Oct-42 1959 Scrapped.

87 William M Stewart  21-Apr-42 14-Jun-42 06-Jul-42 Sep-61 Scrapped.

677 William Mulholland  31-Oct-42 01-Dec-42 21-Dec-42 May-62 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

699 William S Young  22-Dec-42 18-Jan-43 02-Feb-43 28-Mar-64 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Ran aground off LasPalmas.

2550 William Wolfskill  23-Nov-43 21-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 Renamed the Apatoria in 1958,

no further record.

88 Willis Van Devanter  27-Apr-42 19-Jun-42 10-Jul-42 Sep-67 Scrapped.

695 Zane Grey  12-Dec-42 09-Jan-43 25-Jan-43 US reserve fleet.

73 Zebulon Pike 27-Oct-41 24-Feb-42 09-May-42 Jul-61 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1689 Zona Gale 17-Jun-43 12-Jul-43 25-Jul-43 1964 Scrapped.

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2458 Burias 11-Feb-44 27-Mar-44 24-Apr-44 Laid down as the Mollie Moore Davis. Taken over by US Navy.

US reserve fleet.

2833 Carl Zachary Webb 20-Nov-44 29-Dec-44 20-Jan-45 1963 Scrapped.

2457 Cecil N Bean 24-Jan-44 06-Mar-44 10-Apr-44 May-67 Scrapped.

313 Charles Brantley  Aycock 

09-May-42 07-Sep-42 30-Sep-42 Aug-62 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1043 Charles Henderson 29-Mar-43 01-May-43 19-May-43 09-Apr-45 Exploded whilst discharging

cargo at Bari. 39 crew and 13 Armed Guard lost.

2461 Charles W Wooster  06-Mar-44 20-Apr-44 31-May-44 Dec-69 Scrapped.

2811 Christian Bergh 01-Aug-44 11-Sep-44 16-Oct-44 Jan-67 Scrapped.

2795 Collin McKinney  28-Apr-44 21-Jun-44 05-Aug-44 Jan-67 Scrapped.

2820 Cybele 29-Aug-44 09-Oct-44 14-Nov-44 Aug-65 Laid down as the William

Hackett . Taken over by USnavy. Scrapped.

2792 Cyrus Adler  21-Apr-44 19-Jun-44 26-Jul-44 Jan-60 Scrapped.

129 Daniel Huger  17-May-42 09-Aug-42 12-Sep-42 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

2838 Darel M Ritter  26-Dec-44 05-Feb-45 22-Feb-45 Mar-68 Scrapped.

317 David G Farragut  07-Nov-42 23-Dec-42 11-Jan-43 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

2843 Donald S Wright  15-Jan-45 22-Feb-45 13-Mar-45 Aug-68 Scrapped.

2804 E G Hall  03-Jun-44 18-Jul-44 04-Sep-44 Jan-60 Scrapped.

1732 Edward Sparrow  02-May-43 06-Jun-43 25-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.

2465 Edwin A Stevens 07-Mar-44 17-Apr-44 21-May-44 11-Jul-49 Ran aground on Point Arguello.

1034 Elias Boudinot  27-Jan-43 13-Mar-43 29-Mar-43 Mar-62 Scrapped.

1039 F T Frelinghuysen 30-Mar-43 01-May-43 22-May-43 Jun-60 Scrapped.

2799 Ferdinand R Hassler  03-May-44 22-Jun-44 01-Aug-44 US reserve fleet.

2802 Floyd W Spencer  17-May-44 01-Jul-44 22-Aug-44 1960 Presumed scrapped.

2791Frank Adair Monroe

22-Mar-44 02-May-44 22-Jun-44 Jan-68 Scrapped.

2839 Frank E Spencer  04-Dec-44 11-Jan-45 18-Mar-45 Sep-67 Scrapped.

2801 Frederick Von Steuben 23-May-44 12-Jul-44 28-Aug-44 Mar-61 Scrapped.

2454 George A Marr  10-Jan-44 27-Feb-44 22-Mar-44 08-Feb-65 Sprang leak and sank in Pacific.

126 George Gale 01-Apr-42 15-Jul-42 19-Aug-42 US reserve fleet.

130 George Leonard  31-May-42 20-Aug-42 19-Sep-42 Feb-64 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1045 George Poindexter  17-Apr-43 18-May-43 30-May-43 May-67 Scrapped.

2807 George Pomutz  23-Jun-44 03-Aug-44 15-Sep-44 US reserve fleet.

2793 George W Alther  14-Apr-44 22-May-44 22-Jul-44 Jun-68 Scrapped.

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1026 Richard Olney  13-Dec-42 22-Jan-43 11-Feb-43 22-Sep-43 Temporarily converted totroopship. Struck mine in

Mediterranean (37.25 North09.45 East) and declared totalloss. 2 crew lost.

316 Richmond Mumford Pearson

31-Aug-42 27-Oct-42 18-Nov-42 Oct-63 Scrapped.

1027 Robert Bacon 04-Jan-43 12-Feb-43 28-Feb-43 14-Jul-43 Whilst traveling independently

was torpedoed by Germansubmarine U178 (commandedby Dommes) off Mozambique

(15.02 South 41.13 East). 3crew and 2 Armed Guard lost.

2805 Robert F Broussard  08-Jul-44 17-Aug-44 26-Sep-44 1965 Scrapped.

1044 Robert Lowry  07-Apr-43 10-May-43 25-May-43 Nov-69 Scrapped.

1024 Robert M La Follette 27-Nov-42 10-Jan-43 29-Jan-43 Was still trading in 1970 as theTroarn. Fate unknown.

1032 Roger Griswold  20-Jan-43 01-Mar-43 17-Mar-43 US reserve fleet.

2841 Roy K Johnson 30-Dec-44 07-Feb-45 28-Feb-45 Jul-68 Scrapped.

2451 Rufus E Foster  24-Dec-43 17-Feb-44 31-Mar-44 20-Jan-60 Driven ashore on Vlieland

Island. Refloated and scrapped.

1031 Samuel Dexter  16-Feb-43 29-Mar-43 15-Apr-43 21-Jan-44 Developed cracks in hull, andabandoned. Ran aground and

broke in two.

141 Samuel JordanKirkwood 

15-Oct-42 03-Dec-42 18-Dec-42 07-May-43 Whilst traveling independentlywas torpedoed by German

submarine U195 (commandedby Buchholz) in the South

 Atlantic (15.00 South 07.00

West). No fatalities.

2453 Seginus 10-Jan-44 04-Mar-44 12-Apr-44 Oct-67 Laid down as the Harry Toulmin.Scrapped.

2809 Sieur de la Salle 13-Jul-44 23-Aug-44 04-Oct-44 1966 Scrapped.

2455 Syrma 10-Jan-44 19-Feb-44 20-Mar-44 Jan-68 Laid down as the Andres Almonaster . Scrapped.

121 T J Jackson 16-Oct-41 23-Apr-42 25-Jun-42 1960 Scrapped.

1040 Tarleton Brown 03-Mar-43 10-Apr-43 24-Apr-43 Temporarily converted totroopship. Converted to crane

barge in May 1967.

124 Theodoric Bland  19-Jan-42 30-May-42 29-Jul-42 Jun-63 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

122 Thomas B Robertson 06-Nov-41 09-May-42 07-Jul-42 Oct-69 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1036 Thomas Fitzsimons 26-Feb-43 06-Apr-43 24-Apr-43 Aug-64 Scrapped.

2815 Thomas P Leathers 04-Aug-44 13-Sep-44 19-Oct-44 Oct-68 Scrapped.

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133 Thomas Scott  01-Aug-42 10-Oct-42 31-Oct-42 17-Feb-45 Attacked and sunk by aircraft off Kola Inlet. No fatalities.

135 Thomas Sinnickson 10-Aug-42 14-Oct-42 05-Nov-42 07-Jul-43 Whilst traveling in convoy BT18was torpedoed by Germansubmarine U185 (commanded

by Maus) off Natal (03.51 South36.22 West). 1 Armed Guardlost.

1033 Timothy Bloodworth 04-Feb-43 17-Mar-43 22-Apr-43 Nov-63 Scrapped.

2462 W C Latta 28-Feb-44 13-Apr-44 17-May-44 1961 Scrapped.

315 Wade Hampton 08-Sep-42 06-Nov-42 24-Nov-42 28-Feb-43 Whilst traveling as part of 

convoy HX227 was torpedoedby German submarine U405  (commanded by Hopmann) in

the North Atlantic (59.49 North34.43 West). 4 crew and 5

 Armed Guard lost.

2796 Walker D Hines 18-Apr-44 02-Jun-44 17-Jul-44 US reserve fleet.

1025 Walter Q Gresham 04-Dec-42 16-Jan-43 30-Jan-43 18-Mar-43 Whilst traveling in convoyHX229 was torpedoed by

German submarine U221 (commanded by Trojer) in theNorth Atlantic. 22 crew and 5

 Armed Guard lost.

127 William B Giles 25-Apr-42 30-Jul-42 29-Aug-42 Dec-68 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

314 William Blount  14-May-42 30-Aug-42 26-Sep-42 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

120 William C C Claiborne 01-Oct-41 28-Mar-42 31-May-42 1961 Scrapped.

2828 William H Kendrick  10-Oct-44 19-Nov-44 12-Dec-44 21-Jan-65 Foundered off Honolulu

319 William Harper  29-Dec-42 10-Feb-43 24-Feb-43 US reserve fleet.

1038 William M Evarts 06-Mar-43 22-Apr-43 05-May-43 Oct-61 Converted to troopship.

Scrapped.

2835 William W McKee 05-Dec-44 13-Jan-45 31-Jan-45 Feb-68 Scrapped.

2464 William Wheelwright  13-Mar-44 27-Apr-44 05-Jun-44 US reserve fleet.

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2379  Abigail Gibbons 01-Sep-44 12-Oct-44 25-Oct-44 US reserve fleet.

2386  Albert K Smiley  20-Oct-44 21-Nov-44 30-Nov-44 Oct-65 Scrapped.

2364  Alexander S Clay  15-May-44 30-Jun-44 15-Jul-44 Nov-69 Scrapped.

2372  Arthur J Tyrer  13-Jul-44 22-Aug-44 31-Aug-44 US reserve fleet.

2389  Arthur M Hulbert  04-Nov-44 06-Dec-44 16-Dec-44 1967 Scrapped.

2361  Augustine B McManus 21-Apr-44 10-Jun-44 24-Jun-44 US reserve fleet.

1514 Benjamin H Hill  16-Dec-43 07-Feb-44 19-Feb-44 US reserve fleet.

2373 Cassius Hudson 22-Jul-44 31-Aug-44 14-Sep-44 16-Oct-46 Struck mine, taken in tow, struckanother mine and sank.

2402 Charles C Randleman 15-Jan-45 25-Feb-45 13-Mar-45 31-Aug-45 Ran aground off Philippines.

2376 Charles S Haight  15-Aug-44 23-Sep-44 03-Oct-44 02-Feb-46 Ran aground off Cape Ann.

2380 Charles W Stiles 09-Sep-44 18-Oct-44 31-Oct-44 Mar-69 Scrapped.

1511 David B Johnson 23-Nov-43 13-Jan-44 24-Jan-44 Feb-68 Scrapped.

2360 Donald W Bain 17-Apr-44 25-May-44 17-Jun-44 Jun-69 Scrapped.

2378 Duncan L Clinch 22-Aug-44 06-Oct-44 20-Oct-44 23-Dec-45 Struck mine and broke in two.

1499 Edward D White 22-Jun-43 20-Sep-43 30-Sep-43 US reserve fleet.

1505 Edward P Alexander  21-Sep-43 23-Nov-43 30-Nov-43 20-Jan-63 Ran aground off Veracruzharbour.

2384 Edward R Squibb 06-Oct-44 09-Nov-44 21-Nov-44 US reserve fleet.

2368 Eugene T Chamberlain 19-Jun-44 01-Aug-44 13-Aug-44 Jan-69 Scrapped.

2365 F Southall Farrar  22-May-44 04-Jul-44 20-Jul-44 1966 Scrapped.

2391 Felix Riesenberg  16-Nov-44 14-Dec-44 26-Dec-44 Renamed Nenana in 1959. Fate

unknown.

2367 Frank Park  10-Jun-44 21-Jul-44 31-Jul-44 Jul-62 Scrapped.

1503 Frederick Bartholdi  29-Aug-43 09-Nov-43 20-Nov-43 25-Dec-43 Ran aground off Skye. No

fatalities.

1510 George G Crawford  16-Nov-43 01-Jan-44 13-Jan-44 Feb-68 Scrapped.

2395 George R Poole 07-Dec-44 08-Jan-45 19-Jan-45 Mar-58 Scrapped.

2388 George W Norris 31-Oct-44 02-Dec-44 12-Dec-44 06-Mar-46 Grounded off Japan.

2398 Halton R Carey  21-Dec-44 25-Jan-45 07-Feb-45 1963 Scrapped.

2399 Harold Dossett  26-Dec-44 30-Jan-45 15-Feb-45 US reserve fleet.

2396 Harold O Wilson 12-Dec-44 12-Jan-45 24-Jan-45 30-Dec-60 Ran aground off Grays Harbour and broke in two.

1501 Henry W Grady  31-Jul-43 22-Oct-43 30-Oct-43 US reserve fleet.

1500 Horace H Lurton 12-Jul-43 07-Oct-43 19-Oct-43 Jun-68 Scrapped.

1512 Howard E Coffin 30-Nov-43 21-Jan-44 31-Jan-44 Oct-62 Scrapped.

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1498 Howell E Jackson 22-May-43 06-Sep-43 25-Sep-43 Sep-62 Scrapped.

2387 Ira Nelson Morris 26-Oct-44 25-Nov-44 08-Dec-44 Nov-65 Scrapped.

1518 Isaac Shelby  22-Jan-44 06-Mar-44 18-Mar-44 06-Jan-45 Hit mine off Rome (41.12 North13.30 East), beached and brokein two. No fatalities.

1502 James A Wetmore 14-Aug-43 30-Oct-43 11-Nov-43 Aug-67 Scrapped.

2362 James B Duke 29-Apr-44 19-Jun-44 30-Jun-44 US reserve fleet.

2397 James Bennett Moore 15-Dec-44 19-Jan-45 31-Jan-45 US reserve fleet.

1489 James M Wayne 06-Jul-42 13-Mar-43 07-May-43 Jun-67 Scrapped.

2366 James W Cannon 25-May-44 12-Jul-44 26-Jul-44 Mar-63 Scrapped.

1508 Joe C S Blackburn 30-Oct-43 15-Dec-43 27-Dec-43 Converted to floating dock in

1968

2375 Johan Printz  07-Aug-44 18-Sep-44 29-Sep-44 US reserve fleet.

1496 John A Campbell  13-Apr-43 14-Aug-43 31-Aug-43 1968 Scrapped.

1504 John B Gordon 06-Sep-43 16-Nov-43 26-Nov-43 Jan-61 Scrapped.

1509 John B Lennon 10-Nov-43 22-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 Oct-68 Scrapped.

1494 John Catron 03-Sep-42 11-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 US reserve fleet.

2385 John H Hammond  13-Oct-44 15-Nov-44 27-Nov-44 17-Jul-45 Struck mine off Elba anddeclared CTL.

1497 John M Harlan 05-May-43 29-Aug-43 16-Sep-43 Jun-66 Scrapped.

1495 John McKinley  23-Mar-43 31-Jul-43 20-Aug-43 1967 Scrapped.

1515 Joseph M Terrell  23-Dec-43 14-Feb-44 26-Feb-44 Jun-66 Scrapped.

1491 Joseph R Lamur  01-Aug-42 29-Apr-43 17-Jun-43 Mar-61 Scrapped.

2382 Laura Bridgman 23-Sep-44 30-Oct-44 13-Nov-44 Feb-68 Scrapped.

2374 Lunsford Richardson 02-Aug-44 09-Sep-44 22-Sep-44 1961 Scrapped.

2390 M E Comerford  10-Nov-44 12-Dec-44 20-Dec-44 Feb-70 Scrapped.

2381 Murray M Blum 19-Sep-44 25-Oct-44 07-Nov-44 US reserve fleet.

2371 Niels Poulson 06-Jul-44 18-Aug-44 05-Sep-44 14-Sep-46 Hit mine off Gorgona and

declared CTL.

2404 Patrick B Whalen 29-Jan-45 15-Mar-45 30-Mar-45 May-67 Scrapped.

2400 Patrick S Mahony  30-Dec-44 10-Feb-45 22-Feb-45 Feb-60 Scrapped.

2377 R J Reynolds 19-Aug-44 30-Sep-44 12-Oct-44 Mar-58 Scrapped.

1513 R Ney McNeely  09-Dec-43 29-Jan-44 10-Feb-44 Converted to YAG and takenover by US Navy. US reservefleet.

2370 R Walton Moore 01-Jul-44 14-Aug-44 26-Aug-44 May-61 Scrapped.

2401 Richard A Van Pelt  09-Jan-45 17-Feb-45 28-Feb-45 Sep-69 Scrapped.

2383 Richard Randall  02-Oct-44 04-Nov-44 16-Nov-44 Dec-64 Scrapped.

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1506 Robert Battey  08-Oct-43 30-Nov-43 10-Dec-43 1965 Scrapped.

1516 Robert R Livingston 03-Jan-44 21-Feb-44 29-Feb-44 Apr-62 Scrapped.

1493 Robert Trimble 29-Aug-42 21-Jun-43 20-Jul-43 Jun-63 Scrapped.

2403 Roy James Cole 23-Jan-45 28-Feb-45 17-Mar-45 Feb-70 Scrapped.

1517 Samalness 15-Jan-44 29-Feb-44 11-Mar-44 28-Jan-51 Lost propeller and ran aground

off Spain.

2356 Samaustral  16-Mar-44 28-Apr-44 13-May-44 Was still trading in 1970 as theMarach. Fate unknown.

1507 Samdee 23-Oct-43 09-Dec-43 17-Dec-43 1967 Laid down as the Patrick H Morrissey . Scrapped

2350 Samfairy  31-Jan-44 16-Mar-44 28-Mar-44 Feb-69 Scrapped.

2352 Samfinn 14-Feb-44 31-Mar-44 13-Apr-44 Jan-62 Scrapped.

2351 Samfoyle 08-Feb-44 23-Mar-44 31-Mar-44 Dec-68 Scrapped.

2357 Samingoy  24-Mar-44 30-Apr-44 13-May-44 15-Oct-66 Ran aground and declared CTL.

2355 Samleyte 07-Mar-44 20-Apr-44 29-Apr-44 Nov-60 Scrapped.

2358 Samlorian 01-Apr-44 14-May-44 26-May-44 Dec-66 Scrapped.

2359 Samoland  10-Apr-44 20-May-44 09-Jun-44 29-Jun-67 Laid up.

2354 Samselbu 01-Mar-44 16-Apr-44 26-Apr-44 19-Mar-45 Struck mine off coast of Belgium(51.23 North 03.06 East).

2353 Samvigna 22-Feb-44 08-Apr-44 20-Apr-44 May-60 Scrapped.

2369 Thomas B King  23-Jun-44 07-Aug-44 19-Aug-44 US reserve fleet.

1492 Thomas Todd  14-Aug-42 19-May-43 30-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.

2392 Vadso 21-Nov-44 20-Dec-44 30-Dec-44 Jun-67 Laid down as the Robert J 

Banks. Scrapped

2363 W P Few  01-May-44 22-Jun-44 03-Jul-44 1959 Scrapped.

1490 William B Woods 21-Jul-42 07-Apr-43 31-May-43 10-Mar-44 Torpedoed by German

submarine U952 (commandedby Curio) off Palermo (38.43North 13.50 East). 1 Armed

Guard and 51 US Armypersonnel lost.

2394 William Cox  04-Dec-44 30-Dec-44 10-Jan-45 1968 Scrapped.

2393 William F Jerman 27-Nov-44 23-Dec-44 31-Dec-44 Jun-60 Scrapped.

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2293  Alanson B Houghton 19-Jan-44 14-Mar-44 15-Apr-44 US reserve fleet.

2321  Alexander E Brown 18-Aug-44 28-Sep-44 13-Oct-44 Jan-67 Scrapped.

2328  Art Young  05-Oct-44 13-Nov-44 22-Nov-44 US reserve fleet.

1549  Augustus Saint-

Gaudens

20-Dec-43 17-Feb-44 30-Mar-44 Feb-67 Scrapped.

2348 Barney Kirschbaum 15-Feb-45 30-Mar-45 13-Apr-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2318 Benjamin F Coston 31-Jul-44 06-Sep-44 23-Sep-44 Oct-64 Scrapped.

2332 Bjarne A Lia 31-Oct-44 30-Nov-44 14-Dec-44 Jul-68 Scrapped.

2316 C Francis Jenkins 20-Jul-44 26-Aug-44 09-Sep-44 Nov-66 Scrapped.

2312 Carl E Ladd  19-Jun-44 26-Jul-44 11-Aug-44 Dec-67 Scrapped.

2336 Charles A Draper  28-Nov-44 09-Jan-45 24-Jan-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2327 Charles D Walcott  29-Sep-44 07-Nov-44 18-Nov-44 Aug-61 Scrapped.

3145 Charles H Cugle 23-Jun-45 13-Aug-45 31-Aug-45 Box transport. In 1964 was

renamed the Sturgis andconverted to a floating nuclear power station. Fate unknown.

2329 Charles H Marshall  11-Oct-44 17-Nov-44 27-Nov-44 US reserve fleet.

2322 Chief Osceola 28-Aug-44 04-Oct-44 19-Oct-44 26-Jul-65 Grounded off Chile. Later scrapped.

3139 Claude Kitchin 05-Apr-45 24-May-45 25-Jun-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

1530 Dolly Madison 20-May-43 27-Sep-43 14-Oct-43 15-Nov-64 Sank off Baja California

2341 Dudley H Thomas 05-Jan-45 08-Feb-45 21-Feb-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

1529 Duncan U Fletcher  03-May-43 10-Aug-43 27-Aug-43 Dec-66 Scrapped.

1526 Dwight L Moody  04-Mar-43 28-Jun-43 24-Jul-43 US reserve fleet.

1519 E Kirby Smith 09-Jul-42 30-Dec-42 03-Mar-43 1956 Scrapped.

1541 Edgar E Clark  25-Oct-43 11-Dec-43 07-Feb-44 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2315 Edward K Collins 14-Jul-44 17-Aug-44 31-Aug-44 09-Mar-68 Caught fire and sank off Cylon.

3147 Edward W Burton 10-Jul-45 12-Sep-45 28-Sep-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2344 Edwin D Howard  24-Jan-45 27-Feb-45 14-Mar-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

3142 Edwin H Duff  18-May-45 29-Jun-45 27-Jul-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

1524 Elihu Root  05-Oct-42 19-May-43 18-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.

3140 Francis J O'Gara 14-Apr-45 08-Jun-45 30-Jun-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

3141 Frank Flowers 09-May-45 22-Jun-45 16-Jul-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2347 Frank O Peterson 09-Feb-45 23-Mar-45 06-Apr-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

1536 Frederic C Howe 24-Aug-43 30-Oct-43 06-Dec-43 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2334 Frederick E Williamson 18-Nov-44 23-Dec-44 12-Jan-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

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2314 George Ade 30-Jun-44 09-Aug-44 25-Aug-44 Sep-68 Scrapped.

2325 Granville S Hall  16-Sep-44 24-Oct-44 07-Nov-44 After being used as an

experimental minesweeper in1953 by the US Navy, and as anatomic fallout-sampling vessel

during the atomic tests, was stillin service as a research ship in1970.

2303 H H Raymond  13-Apr-44 24-May-44 14-Jun-44 US reserve fleet.

1544 Harold T Andrews 15-Nov-43 28-Dec-43 19-Feb-44 23-Feb-67 After being disclaimed by ownerson arrival in Columbo in 1960

was eventually towed clear of navigational areas and sunk withover Rs.400,000 in port fees

owing.

1528 Harriet Hosmer  23-Apr-43 30-Sep-43 25-Oct-43 May-65 Scrapped.

2302 Howard Gray  06-Apr-44 18-May-44 07-Jun-44 1969 Scrapped.

2309 J H Drummond  25-May-44 30-Jun-44 20-Jul-44 25-Jul-66 Grounded off Chiba. Refloatedand scrapped.

3138 James F Harrell  28-Mar-45 17-May-45 11-Jun-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

3137 James G Squires 20-Mar-45 08-May-45 31-May-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2298 James H Kimball  07-Mar-44 22-Apr-44 16-May-44 24-Dec-68 Grounded and broke in two after engine trouble.

2338 James W Wheeler  11-Dec-44 23-Jan-45 05-Feb-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2300 Jean Ribaut  23-Mar-44 05-May-44 29-May-44 US reserve fleet.

1535 John Barton Payne 11-Aug-43 23-Oct-43 30-Nov-43 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

1521 John Bascom 07-Sep-42 31-Mar-43 30-Apr-43 02-Dec-43 Sunk by German aircraft in Bariharbour. 4 crew and 10 ArmedGuard lost.

1525 John Hay  05-Jan-43 31-May-43 30-Jun-43 Dec-61 Scrapped.

2342 John L McCarley  10-Jan-45 14-Feb-45 27-Feb-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

1550 John M Brooke 30-Dec-43 24-Feb-44 31-Mar-44 Apr-68 Scrapped.

2311 John R McQuigg  14-Jun-44 19-Jul-44 31-Jul-44 Dec-68 Scrapped.

1548 John W Griffiths 13-Dec-43 09-Feb-44 25-Mar-44 May-65 Scrapped.

1523 Joseph M Medill  28-Sep-42 03-May-43 31-May-43 Jun-60 Scrapped.

3143 Joseph V Connolly  25-May-45 09-Jul-45 08-Aug-45 12-Jan-48 Box transport. Caught fire in theNorth Atlantic, later sank.

2296 Josephine Shaw Lowell  19-Feb-44 04-Apr-44 03-May-44 1960 Sold for scrap. Aft end joined to

forward end of  Samdaring tomake new vessel (8,481 grt).Eventually scrapped Sep 1968.

1533 Julius Rosenwald  07-Jul-43 13-Sep-43 29-Sep-43 Mar-63 Scrapped.

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2301 Le Baron Russell Briggs

29-Mar-44 12-May-44 31-May-44 US reserve fleet.

2305 M Michael Edelstein 28-Apr-44 05-Jun-44 22-Jun-44 Was still trading in 1970 as theMaria Bottiglieri . Fate unknown.

1551 Major General Herbert 

 A Dargue

07-Jan-44 04-Mar-44 10-Apr-44 Laid down as the Rebecca

Lukens. Taken over by US Armyand converted to Aircraft Repair Ship. US reserve fleet.

2295 Major General Walter R Weaver 

11-Feb-44 28-Mar-44 29-Apr-44 Mar-70 Laid down as the Thomas LeValley . Taken over by US Armyand converted to Aircraft Repair 

Ship. Scrapped.

1534 Mary Ball  20-Jul-43 17-Oct-43 23-Nov-43 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2349 Mary Cullom Kimbro 21-Feb-45 06-Apr-45 24-Apr-45 1967 Box transport. Loaded with old

military equipment and scuttled.

2335 Michael JamesMonohan

22-Nov-44 04-Jan-45 17-Jan-45 30-Apr-67 Box transport. Loaded with oldPolaris missile motors and

scuttled.

1547 Minnie M Fiske 08-Dec-43 29-Jan-44 15-Mar-44 Jun-66 Scrapped.

1539 Nathan B Forrest  02-Oct-43 13-Nov-43 29-Dec-43 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

1520 Newton D Baker  03-Sep-42 25-Feb-43 06-Apr-43 Nov-68 Scrapped.

2307 Nick Stoner  12-May-44 17-Jun-44 30-Jun-44 Jul-64 Scrapped.

3148 Ora Ellis 23-Jul-45 26-Sep-45 16-Oct-45 18-May-60 Box transport. Ran aground off Chile and declared CTL.

2313 Pedro Menendez  24-Jun-44 31-Jul-44 18-Aug-44 Dec-66 Scrapped.

1527 Peter Zenger  31-Mar-43 04-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 Aug-66 Scrapped.

2337 Rafael R Rivera 30-Nov-44 16-Jan-45 30-Jan-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2330 Ransom A Moore 18-Oct-44 21-Nov-44 30-Nov-44 US reserve fleet.

2317 Raymond V Ingersoll  27-Jul-44 31-Aug-44 18-Sep-44 Was renamed the Kopalnia

Zabrze in 1959. Fate unknown.

2339 Raymond Van Brogan 14-Dec-44 27-Jan-45 10-Feb-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2323 Richard Halliburton 31-Aug-44 10-Oct-44 25-Oct-44 1961 Scrapped.

2297 Richard V Oulahan 26-Feb-44 11-Apr-44 11-May-44 16-Sep-45 Ran aground during typhoon off Okinawa. Salvaged andscrapped.

3146 Robert F Burns 30-Jun-45 28-Aug-45 19-Sep-45 Dec-68 Box transport. Scrapped.

1531 Robert Lansing  03-Jun-43 17-Jul-43 06-Aug-43 Feb-68 Scrapped.

1545 Russell Sage 25-Nov-43 05-Jan-44 29-Feb-44 16-Feb-67 Grounded off Cuba. Refloated

and laid up.

1543 Salvador Brau 08-Nov-43 15-Dec-43 31-Jan-44 Mar-67 Scrapped.

2294 Samuel G French 31-Jan-44 21-Mar-44 22-Apr-44 In 1958 was renamed the NicoS. Fate unknown.

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2324 Samuel G Howe 07-Sep-44 17-Oct-44 30-Oct-44 Jul-69 Scrapped.

1538 Sarah J Hale 29-Sep-43 24-Nov-43 31-Dec-43 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2331 Soter Ortynsky  25-Oct-44 27-Nov-44 08-Dec-44 Jan-60 Scrapped.

2320 Stepas Darius 14-Aug-44 25-Sep-44 09-Oct-44 21-Jan-55 Ran aground of Scilly Isles.

2299 Stephen Furdek  16-Mar-44 28-Apr-44 23-May-44 US reserve fleet.

1540 Stephen R Mallory  19-Oct-43 27-Nov-43 20-Jan-44 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2326 Stephen Smith 26-Sep-44 31-Oct-44 13-Nov-44 Jun-60 Scrapped.

2304 T A Johnston 14-Nov-44 13-Dec-44 27-Dec-44 US reserve fleet.

2343 Vernon S Hood  17-Jan-45 20-Feb-45 07-Mar-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

1532 Victor Herbert  30-Jun-43 22-Aug-43 15-Sep-43 Nov-63 Scrapped.

1542 Walter L Fleming  31-Oct-43 07-Dec-43 30-Jan-44 Jan-61 Scrapped.

3144 Walter W Schwenk  09-Jun-45 21-Jul-45 22-Aug-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2346 Warren P Marks 31-Jan-45 15-Mar-45 29-Mar-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2333 Wendell L Willkie 08-Nov-44 09-Dec-44 21-Dec-44 Feb-70 Scrapped.

2345 Wesley W Barrett  29-Jan-45 07-Mar-45 21-Mar-45 Apr-65 Box transport. Scrapped.

1537 William B Wilson 14-Sep-43 06-Nov-43 16-Dec-43 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2306 William D Bloxham 05-May-44 13-Jun-44 28-Jun-44 Was still trading in 1970 as the

Soclyve. Fate unknown.

2308 William E Dodd  19-May-44 22-Jun-44 15-Jul-44 Feb-67 Scrapped.1522 William J Bryan 21-Sep-42 22-Apr-43 20-May-43 Aug-65 Scrapped.

2340 William J Riddle 24-Dec-44 31-Jan-45 15-Feb-45 Box transport. US reserve fleet.

2310 William L Watson 06-Jun-44 13-Jul-44 26-Jul-44 Feb-67 Scrapped after developingcracks in hull.

2319 William P Duval  10-Aug-44 15-Sep-44 29-Sep-44 Renamed the Vesuvio in 1947.Fate unknown.

1546 William W Loring  29-Nov-43 17-Jan-44 07-Mar-44 Feb-62 Scrapped.

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HullNo.

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354 Elias Howe 22-Apr-42 19-Jul-42 08-Aug-42 24-Sep-43 Whilst travelling independently

was sunk by Japanesesubmarine I10 (commanded byTonozuka) in the Arabian Sea

(11.37 North 45.46 East). 2 crewkilled.

1748 Francisco Coronado 18-Nov-42 11-Jan-43 20-Jan-43 Mar-62 Completed by Oregon

Shipbuilding Corp.

353 George Vancouver  15-Apr-42 04-Jul-42 22-Jul-42 US reserve fleet.

1749 John Cabot  21-Nov-42 11-Jan-43 29-Jan-43 Dec-59 Completed by Oregon

Shipbuilding Corp. Scrapped.

1751 Joseph Henry  27-Nov-42 23-Jan-43 10-Feb-43 Mar-60 Completed by OregonShipbuilding Corp. Scrapped.

1747 Juan de Fuca 15-Nov-42 11-Jan-43 23-Jan-43 26-Sep-60 Completed by OregonShipbuilding Corp. Wasdamaged by Japanese aircraft in

the Pacific on 9 Dec 1944, anddamaged again by Japaneseaerial torpedo on 30 Dec 1944

with 2 US Army personnel killed.Whilst being towed for scrap wascut loose by Chinese Nationalist

forces in international waters.Presumed sunk.

1752 Laura Keene 30-Nov-42 01-Feb-43 21-Feb-43 Completed by Oregon

Shipbuilding Corp. US reservefleet

1750 Moses Cleaveland  24-Nov-42 17-Jan-43 04-Feb-43 Apr-61 Completed by Oregon

Shipbuilding Corp. Scrapped.

1754 Russell A Alger  07-Dec-42 11-Feb-43 03-Mar-43 Completed by OregonShipbuilding Corp. US reserve

fleet.

1753 Walter Reed  03-Dec-42 06-Feb-43 24-Feb-43 Jul-67 Completed by OregonShipbuilding Corp. Scrapped.

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HullNo.

Name Laid Down Launched Completed Left Service Notes

3066  Abraham Rosenberg  25-Aug-44 07-Oct-44 18-Oct-44 02-Dec-62 Ran aground on Ladd Reef.

3132  Albert M Boe 11-Jul-45 26-Sep-45 30-Oct-45 Box transport. In 1964 wasrenamed the Star of Kodiak  andconverted to fish cannery. Fate

unknown.

3093  Alfred E Smith 27-Nov-44 17-Jan-45 29-Jan-45 Jan-70 Scrapped.

3112  Allen G Collins 29-Mar-45 22-May-45 02-Jun-45 26-Feb-65 Ran aground off New Caledonia.

3038  Andrew J Newbury  22-May-44 12-Jul-44 26-Jul-44 US reserve fleet.

816  Anna Howard Shaw  21-Jul-43 31-Aug-43 14-Sep-43 May-67 Scrapped.

336  Anne Bradstreet  06-Oct-42 27-Dec-42 18-Jan-43 May-96 Scrapped.

3036  Aram J Pothier  01-May-44 16-Jun-44 28-Jun-44 Mar-70 Scrapped.

3051  Archibald R Mansfield  13-Jul-44 31-Aug-44 09-Sep-44 Jun-66 Scrapped.

809  Arthur L Perry  04-Jun-43 08-Aug-43 21-Aug-43 1957 Scrapped.

3006  Arthur Sewall  14-Jan-44 07-Mar-44 24-Mar-44 12-Oct-46 On 29 Dec 1944, whilst travellingin convoy TBC21 was damagedby torpedo from German

submarine U772 (commandedby Rademacher) in the EnglishChannel. 2 crew killed. Later 

loaded with chemical ammunitionand sunk.

786  Asa Gray  08-Mar-43 03-May-43 17-May-43 Sep-67 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

771  Augustine Heard  29-Sep-42 26-Nov-42 20-Jan-43 Apr-68 Scrapped.

3039  Augustus P Loring  10-May-44 27-Jun-44 03-Jul-44 US reserve fleet.

3085  Avery Island  31-Oct-44 13-Dec-44 21-Dec-44 Mar-61 Delivered incomplete (88%) toUS Navy. Scrapped.

3040 B Charney Vladeck  17-May-44 07-Jul-44 17-Jul-44 23-May-67 Ran aground and refloated.

Later scrapped.

813 Bartholomew Gosnold  24-Jun-43 22-Aug-43 02-Sep-43 Oct-66 Scrapped.

3102 Belgian Amity  29-Jan-45 28-Mar-45 07-Apr-45 Laid down as Lawrence T 

Sullivan. In 1962 was renamedthe Nevada. Fate unknown.

3011 Belgian Tenacity  10-Feb-44 28-Mar-44 08-Apr-44 Jun-68 Scrapped.

3072 Belgian Unity  18-Sep-44 30-Oct-44 09-Nov-44 Laid down as Bert Williams. USreserve fleet

3070 Belle Isle 19-Sep-44 03-Nov-44 15-Nov-44 1960? Delivered incomplete (88%) to

US Navy. Presumed scrapped.

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3063 Edward L Logan 17-Aug-44 29-Sep-44 10-Oct-44 04-Dec-67 Foundered off Trinidad

3110 Elias Reisberg  24-Jan-45 17-Mar-45 31-Mar-45 May-68 Scrapped.

3059 Elijah Cobb 01-Aug-44 16-Sep-44 26-Sep-44 Nov-69 Scrapped.

3012 Elijah Kellogg  17-Feb-44 05-Apr-44 11-Apr-44 27-Jun-52 Ran aground outside Karachiharbour, broke in two.

777 Eliphalet Nott  28-Nov-42 14-Feb-43 05-Mar-43 1954 Scrapped.

3107 Elwin F Knowles 22-Feb-45 14-Apr-45 24-Apr-45 1968 Scrapped.

339 Emily Dickinson 26-Feb-43 26-Apr-43 07-May-43 Jan-69 Scrapped.

783 Emma Willard  01-Feb-43 05-Apr-43 22-Apr-43 Mar-68 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

825 Enoch Train 23-Aug-43 12-Oct-43 23-Oct-43 1966 Scrapped.

3108 Ernest L Dawson 22-Feb-45 14-Apr-45 02-May-45 Renamed Pont L'Eveque in1946. Fate unknown.

3033 Ernest W Gibson 24-Apr-44 10-Jun-44 02-Jul-44 Oct-69 Scrapped.

204 Ethan Allen 07-Jan-42 16-Aug-42 31-Aug-42 Mar-60 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

2209 Eugene E O'Donnell  06-Nov-43 20-Dec-43 30-Dec-43 In 1961 was renamed the

Markia. Fate unknown.

340 Eugene Field  15-Mar-43 13-May-43 22-May-43 1960 Scrapped.

791 Eugene Hale 15-Apr-43 07-Jun-43 17-Jun-43 Feb-68 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

780 Ezra Cornell  04-Jan-43 07-Mar-43 27-Mar-43 22-Dec-67 Temporarily converted totroopship. Sprang leak and sank

off Luderitz.

3087 Ezra Meech 18-Nov-44 15-Jan-45 27-Jan-45 Sep-67 Scrapped.

798 Ezra Weston 08-Jun-43 28-Jul-43 11-Aug-43 08-Aug-44 Whilst travelling in convoy

EBC66 was torpedoed byGerman submarine U667  (commanded by Lange) in the

English Channel (50.42 North05.03 West). No fatalities.

Previously, on 9 June 1944, wasshelled and damaged (5 crewkilled).

3086 F Scott Fitzgerald  18-Nov-44 15-Jan-45 22-Jan-45 May-62 Scrapped.

3055 Ferdinand Gagnon 24-Jul-44 08-Sep-44 19-Sep-44 1963 Scrapped.

814 Ferdinando Gorges 24-Jun-43 12-Aug-43 27-Aug-43 Jan-65 Scrapped.

817 Fort Orange 24-Jul-43 11-Sep-43 22-Sep-43 11-Mar-67 Laid down as the Tobias Lear .

Ran aground.

3091 Francis A Retka 04-Dec-44 27-Jan-45 12-Feb-45 26-Nov-65 Ran aground off Alaska.

781 Francis Amasa Walker  04-Jan-43 07-Mar-43 04-Apr-43 1965 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

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3057 Frank P Reed  31-Jul-44 18-Sep-44 30-Sep-44 Aug-69 Scrapped.

3106 Fred E Joyce 18-Jan-45 12-Mar-45 24-Mar-45 20-Nov-59 Ran aground, refloated and

scrapped.

3076 Frederick Bouchard  30-Sep-44 11-Nov-44 24-Nov-44 Jan-64 Scrapped.

2220 Frederick W Taylor  26-Dec-43 17-Feb-44 29-Feb-44 Jan-65 Scrapped.

3052 Galen L Stone 13-Jul-44 31-Aug-44 15-Sep-44 Feb-67 Scrapped.

3097 George A Lawson 18-Dec-44 21-Feb-45 13-Mar-45 20-Jun-64 Hull cracked - sank off Cylon.

793 George Cleeve 04-May-43 23-Jun-43 30-Jun-43 22-Feb-44 Torpedoed by German

submarine U969 (commandedby Dobbert) off Bone (37.22North 07.17 East). 1 crew killed.

3019 George Eldridge 06-Mar-44 18-Apr-44 28-Apr-44 1958 Scrapped.802 George F Patten 29-Mar-43 22-May-43 31-May-43 Mar-70 Scrapped.

3025 George Hawley  06-Apr-44 20-May-44 31-May-44 Oct-46 On 21 Jan 1945 whilst travelling

in convoy TBC43 was damagedby torpedo from Germansubmarine U1199 (commanded

by Nollmann) off the Lizard(50.00 North 05.45 West). 2crew lost. Beached and

refloated, eventually loaded withammunition and sunk.

3037George L Farley 

22-May-44 12-Jul-44 20-Jul-44 US reserve fleet.

3049 George N Seger  17-Jun-44 08-Aug-44 19-Aug-44 Nov-67 Scrapped.

2194 George Popham 01-Sep-43 21-Oct-43 08-Nov-43 1967 Scrapped.

2206 George S Wasson 22-Oct-43 07-Dec-43 23-Dec-43 08-Jun-44 After striking a British mine was

sunk as part of the Mulberryharbour.

2208 George T Angell  22-Nov-43 08-Jan-44 19-Jan-44 Apr-69 Scrapped.

3023 Hadley F Brown 18-Mar-44 29-Apr-44 15-May-44 20 Mar 1945, struck mine inNorth Sea. No fatalities. USreserve fleet.

213 Hannibal Hamlin 08-Dec-42 05-Mar-43 20-Mar-43 US reserve fleet.

3115 Harold H Brown 16-Apr-45 08-Jun-45 20-Jun-45 13-Dec-65 Engine room explosion and fire,declared CTL.

3044 Harold I Pratt  08-Jun-44 29-Jul-44 18-Aug-44 US reserve fleet.

790 Harriet Beecher Stowe 06-Apr-43 24-May-43 07-Jun-43 Oct-67 Scrapped.

3032 Harriet Tubman 19-Apr-44 03-Jun-44 13-Jun-44 US reserve fleet.

808 Harry A Garfield  24-May-43 23-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 11-Mar-65 Ran aground off Philippines.Refloated and scrapped.

821 Hellas 19-Jul-43 31-Aug-43 17-Sep-43 Nov-68 Laid down as the William De Witt 

Hyde. Scrapped.

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812 Henry Jocelyn 20-Jun-43 15-Aug-43 28-Aug-43 US reserve fleet.

788 Henry Wilson 08-Mar-43 03-May-43 26-May-43 May-62 Scrapped.

334 Herman Melville 07-Mar-42 06-Oct-42 20-Oct-42 Apr-60 Scrapped.

3088 Indian Island  05-Nov-44 19-Dec-44 30-Dec-44 1961 Delivered incomplete (88.2%) toUS Navy. Scrapped.

3068 Iolanda 09-Sep-44 21-Oct-44 31-Oct-44 Laid down as William A Dobson.Delivered incomplete (97.1%) toUS Navy. US reserve fleet.

778 Isaac Sharpless 28-Nov-42 14-Feb-43 05-Mar-43 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

3126 J Howland Gardner  04-May-45 10-Jul-45 14-Aug-45 Dec-69 Box transport. Presumed

scrapped.

2195 J Willard Gibbs 06-Oct-43 21-Nov-43 30-Nov-43 Aug-67 Scrapped.

794 Jacob H Gallinger  04-May-43 23-Jun-43 09-Jul-43 01-Jul-67 Grounded after engine trouble in

Mormugao harbour, broke in twoand sank.

3098 James A Butts 14-Dec-44 03-Feb-45 17-Feb-45 18-Dec-62 Ran aground and broke in two.

811 James Bowdoin 15-Jun-43 01-Aug-43 14-Aug-43 US reserve fleet.

333 James G Blaine 07-Mar-42 07-Sep-42 21-Sep-42 Dec-69 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

2198 James Manning  13-Oct-43 28-Nov-43 08-Dec-43 Mar-61 Scrapped.

3041 James Sullivan 23-May-44 13-Jul-44 26-Jul-44 Aug-65 Scrapped.

3061 James T Fields 17-Aug-44 03-Oct-44 19-Oct-44 Mar-70 Scrapped.

806 Jeremiah O'Brien 06-May-43 19-Jun-43 30-Jun-43 Museum ship

774 John A Dix  19-Oct-42 02-Jan-43 12-Feb-43 Jun-68 Scrapped.

807 John A Poor  14-May-43 23-Jun-43 07-Jul-43 19-Mar-44 Whilst travelling independently

was torpedoed by Germansubmarine U510 (commandedby Eick) in the Indian Ocean

(13.58 North 70.03 East). 25crew and 9 Armed Guard killed.

 Also damaged (mine or torpedo)28 July 1943, no fatalities).

207 John Carver  14-Jul-42 31-Oct-42 21-Nov-42 23-Apr-45 Fuel tank exploded. Laid upthen scrapped.

215 John Chandler  29-Jan-43 08-Apr-43 20-Apr-43 Was renamed the Rochefort in1947. Fate unknown.

3026 John Chester Kendall  09-Mar-44 09-May-44 19-May-44 US reserve fleet.

201 John Davenport  24-Sep-41 15-May-42 30-Jun-42 Jul-60 Scrapped.

827 John Fairfield  13-Aug-43 10-Oct-43 15-Oct-43 Jan-68 Scrapped.

216 John Holmes 12-Feb-43 18-Apr-43 28-Apr-43 Jan-69 Scrapped.

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815 John Mason 24-Jun-43 12-Aug-43 31-Aug-43 03-Nov-65 Ran aground off Bahamas,refloated and scrapped.

770 John Murray Forbes 29-Sep-42 26-Nov-42 16-Jan-43 Apr-67 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

819 John N Robins 09-Aug-43 30-Sep-43 11-Oct-43 1964 Scrapped.

3113 John Robert Gordon 29-Mar-45 22-May-45 09-Jun-45 05-Jun-63 Ran aground off Barcelona,refloated and scrapped.

214 John Sullivan 17-Jan-43 28-Mar-43 12-Apr-43 Jun-63 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

337 John Trumbull  26-Nov-42 25-Feb-43 13-Mar-43 Temporarily converted totroopship. Renamed Pagan in

1961. Fate unknown

202 John Winthrop 24-Sep-41 07-Jun-42 28-Jul-42 24-Sep-42 Whilst straggling from convoyON131 was torpedoed by

German submarine U619 (commanded by Makowski) inthe North Atlantic (56.00 North

31.00 West). 39 crew and 15 Armed Guard lost.

3035 Joseph C Lincoln 08-May-44 24-Jun-44 08-Jul-44 Oct-66 Scrapped.

3103 Joseph Carrigan 29-Jan-45 28-Mar-45 14-Apr-45 10-Sep-45 Struck mine off Labuan. One Australian Army killed. DeclaredCTL.

3027 Joseph I Kemp 05-Apr-44 16-May-44 26-May-44 29-Jun-66 Grounded near Elbe Light Vessleand declared CTL.

3078 Joseph Lee 18-Oct-44 03-Dec-44 16-Dec-44 Oct-64 Scrapped.

3043 Joseph N Dinand  08-Jun-44 29-Jul-44 12-Aug-44 1964 Loaded with ammunition andscuttled. Ammunition detonated,leading to seismic readings

worldwide and decision thatsome future scuttlings could beused as seismic experiments.

3028 Joseph Squires 12-Apr-44 22-May-44 31-May-44 US reserve fleet.

782 Joseph Warren 01-Feb-43 05-Apr-43 17-Apr-43 Oct-69 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

3029 Joseph-AugustinChevalier 

20-Apr-44 07-Jun-44 14-Jun-44 14-Apr-61 Broke in two off Portland.

805 Joshua L Chamberlain 27-Apr-43 14-Jun-43 27-Jun-43 Nov-66 Scrapped.

3082 Joshua Slocum 04-Nov-44 17-Dec-44 23-Dec-44 Aug-65 Scrapped.

205 Josiah Bartlett  18-May-42 27-Sep-42 08-Oct-42 Oct-67 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

799 Josiah Quincy  08-Jun-43 28-Jul-43 16-Aug-43 US reserve fleet.

3083 Julia P Shaw  04-Nov-44 17-Dec-44 29-Dec-44 Aug-64 Scrapped.

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823 Park Holland  30-Jul-43 14-Sep-43 28-Sep-43 28-Jul-47 Caught fire and exploded off Brest.

3084 Paul Buck  04-Nov-44 17-Dec-44 31-Dec-44 Mar-66 Scrapped.

824 Peregrine White 30-Jul-43 14-Sep-43 28-Sep-43 Renamed the Golfo Di Napoli in1957. Fate unknown.

3016 Raymond B Stevens 08-Mar-44 19-Apr-44 25-Apr-44 1961 Scrapped.

2215 Renald Fernald  04-Dec-43 22-Jan-44 04-Feb-44 Sep-63 Scrapped.

3099 Richard D Lyons 18-Jan-45 13-Mar-45 21-Mar-45 Feb-68 Scrapped.

338 Richard Hovey  27-Dec-42 14-Mar-43 31-Mar-43 29-Mar-44 Whilst travelling independentlywas torpedoed and shelled byJapanese submarine I26  

(commanded by Kusaka) in the

Indian Ocean (16.40 North 64.30East). 3 crew and 1 Armed

Guard killed, with the Master and3 crew captured by Japanese asPOW.

3056 Robert B Forbes 31-Jul-44 18-Sep-44 25-Sep-44 Nov-65 Scrapped.

796 Robert Jordan 25-May-43 18-Jul-43 27-Jul-43 14-Jun-59 Caught fire and laid up.Eventually scrapped.

2189 Robert L Vann 14-Aug-43 10-Oct-43 26-Oct-43 01-Mar-45 Hit mine and sank off Ostend(51.23 North 02.51 East). Nofatalities.

3062 Robert R McBurney  09-Aug-44 22-Sep-44 30-Sep-44 Nov-62 Scrapped.

2200 Robert R Randall  11-Oct-43 24-Nov-43 06-Dec-43 May-69 Scrapped.

797 Robert Rogers 25-May-43 18-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 US reserve fleet.

792 Robert Treat  15-Apr-43 07-Jun-43 21-Jun-43 1967 Scrapped.

3125 Robert W Hart  04-May-45 10-Jul-45 02-Aug-45 Box transport. In 1963 wasrenamed the Georgetown. Fate

unknown.

3020 Samadang  13-Mar-44 22-Apr-44 30-Apr-44 Sep-68 Scrapped.

3014 Samadre 18-Feb-44 04-Apr-44 15-Apr-44 Jul-69 Scrapped.

2190 Samakron 13-Sep-43 31-Oct-43 09-Nov-43 1959 Laid down as Jeremiah LChaplin. Scrapped.

2216 Samannan 13-Dec-43 31-Jan-44 14-Feb-44 27-Mar-67 Adrift and damaged in storm,

later scrapped.

2204 Samavon 08-Nov-43 18-Dec-43 30-Dec-43 03-Nov-66 Laid down as Bronson Alcott .Ran aground off Madras.

3015 Sambanka 28-Feb-44 11-Apr-44 22-Apr-44 1967 Scrapped.

3007 Samdaring  24-Jan-44 11-Mar-44 23-Mar-44 Sep-68 Forward end joined to aft end of the Josephine Shaw Lowell in

1960 to make new vessel (8,418

grt). Finally scrapped Sep 1968.

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3009 Samderry  29-Jan-44 19-Mar-44 31-Mar-44 Jun-67 Scrapped.

2224 Samderwent  14-Jan-44 07-Mar-44 14-Mar-44 In 1970 was still trading as the

Varuna Devi . Fate unknown.

2210 Samdon 06-Nov-43 20-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 Oct-61 Scrapped.

2214 Samearn 24-Nov-43 13-Jan-44 31-Jan-44 Aug-68 Scrapped.

3022 Samidway  21-Mar-44 06-May-44 17-May-44 Mar-69 Scrapped.

2191 Samlong  20-Sep-43 07-Nov-43 17-Nov-43 03-Aug-44 Laid down as Elias H Derby .Damaged by E-boat torpedo off 

Thames Estuary, declared CTL.

3018 Samoresby  08-Mar-44 19-Apr-44 30-Apr-44 Jan-60 Scrapped. Name platepresented to the Museum and

Record of Australian-built

Merchant Ships in Australia.

2196 Samphill  15-Sep-43 05-Nov-43 15-Nov-43 Mar-67 Laid down as the Barrett 

Wendell . Scrapped

2197 Samrich 15-Sep-43 05-Nov-43 20-Nov-43 May-68 Laid down as the William Pitt  Preble. Scrapped.

3024 Samsmola 06-Apr-44 20-May-44 27-May-44 Jan-68 Scrapped.

3005 Samsperrin 14-Jan-44 07-Mar-44 18-Mar-44 Nov-61 Scrapped.

2202 Samspring  20-Oct-43 03-Dec-43 16-Dec-43 Nov-69 Laid down as Charles A Young .

Scrapped.

2223 Samstrae 21-Dec-43 16-Feb-44 29-Feb-44 Aug-67 Scrapped.3021 Samsuva 21-Mar-44 06-May-44 13-May-44 29-Sep-44 Whilst travelling as part of 

convoy RA60 was torpedoed andsunk by German submarineU310 (commanded by Ley) off 

North Cape (72.58 North 23.59East)

2203 Samtampa 01-Nov-43 12-Dec-43 22-Dec-43 23-Apr-47 Laid down as Peleg Wadsworth.

Dragged anchors and ranaground.

2218 Samteviot  08-Dec-43 28-Jan-44 11-Feb-44 Feb-61 Scrapped.

2199 Samtrent  11-Oct-43 24-Nov-43 30-Nov-43 Apr-62 Laid down as the Percy DHaughton. Scrapped.

826 Samtucky  01-Sep-43 19-Oct-43 30-Oct-43 Feb-62 Laid down as William

Blackstone. Scrapped.

2222 Samtyne 21-Dec-43 16-Feb-44 25-Feb-44 Nov-68 Scrapped.

3127 Samuel R Aitken 23-May-45 31-Jul-45 31-Aug-45 Box transport. In 1960 was

renamed the Oxford . Fateunknown.

3017 Samwake 08-Mar-44 19-Apr-44 28-Apr-44 Apr-44 Torpedoed and sunk by E-boat

in English Channel (50.40 N00.31 E)

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3105 Wilfred R Bellevue 10-Jan-45 03-Mar-45 15-Mar-45 01-Feb-66 Sprang leak, later sank.

3089 William A Dobson 12-Nov-44 24-Dec-44 31-Dec-44 Sep-67 Scrapped.

3095 William Bevan 18-Dec-44 21-Feb-45 28-Feb-45 US reserve fleet.

208 William Bradford  17-Aug-42 14-Nov-42 08-Dec-42 Jun-60 Scrapped.

209 William Brewster  27-Sep-42 08-Dec-42 31-Dec-42 1963 Scrapped.

3111 William H Lane 05-Feb-45 30-Mar-45 14-Apr-45 1968 Scrapped.

818 William H Todd  02-Aug-43 19-Sep-43 30-Sep-43 1967 Scrapped.

206 William King  09-Jun-42 21-Oct-42 31-Oct-42 06-Jun-43 Whilst travelling independently

was torpedoed by Germansubmarine U198 (commandedby Hartmann) off South Africa

(30.25 South 34.15 East). 6crew lost. The Master was takento a Japanese POW camp, and

was killed on Junyo Maru.

3030 William Leavitt  20-Apr-44 07-Jun-44 19-Jun-44 Oct-64 Scrapped.

3053 William Lyon Phelps 08-Jul-44 24-Aug-44 31-Aug-44 1964 Scrapped.

768 William P Fessenden 08-Sep-42 11-Nov-42 15-Dec-42 Feb-59 Scrapped.

803 William Pepperell  09-Apr-43 03-Jun-43 12-Jun-43 Dec-69 Scrapped.

784 William Phips 15-Feb-43 15-Apr-43 28-Apr-43 US reserve fleet.

212 William Pierce Frye 15-Nov-42 11-Feb-43 23-Feb-43 29-Mar-43 Whilst travelling as part of 

convoy HX230 was torpedoed byGerman submarine U610  

(commanded by Freybery-Eisenberg) in the North Atlantic(56.57 North 24.15 West). 35

crew and 22 Armed Guard killed.

800 William Sturgis 24-Jun-43 12-Aug-43 23-Aug-43 Oct-69 Scrapped.

3048 William Tyler  26-Jun-44 16-Aug-44 31-Aug-44 US reserve fleet.

3067 Wilson B Keene 01-Sep-44 14-Oct-44 26-Oct-44 16-Apr-47 Wrecked by the explosion of theliberty ship Grandchamp (formerly Benjamin R Curtis).

769 Winslow Homer  08-Sep-42 11-Nov-42 27-Dec-42 US reserve fleet.

3069 Winthrop L Marvin 19-Sep-44 03-Nov-44 11-Nov-44 Oct-67 Scrapped.

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HullNo.

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221  Abel Parker Upshur  13-Apr-42 28-Jun-42 14-Jul-42 Jun-66 Scrapped.

863  Abner Nash 04-Oct-42 15-Nov-42 27-Nov-42 1964 Scrapped.

869  Alexander Lillington 02-Nov-42 06-Dec-42 20-Dec-42 Jan-61 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

162  Alexander Martin 15-Jun-42 16-Aug-42 28-Aug-42 Sep-63 Scrapped.

892  Alfred Moore 24-Jan-43 22-Feb-43 02-Mar-43 Feb-61 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

156  Artemas Ward  24-Mar-42 14-Jun-42 30-Jun-42 08-Jun-44 Damaged in collision with tanker in March 1944. Sunk as part of Mulberry Harbour.

1984  Arthur Dobbs 24-May-43 20-Jun-43 27-Jun-43 May-68 Scrapped.

1999  Augustus S Merrimon 12-Jul-43 11-Aug-43 19-Aug-43 Oct-67 Scrapped.

169 Benjamin Smith 11-Sep-42 28-Oct-42 07-Nov-42 23-Jan-43 Whilst travelling independently

was torpedoed by Germansubmarine U175 (commandedby Bruns) off Sassandra (04.05

North 07.50 West). No fatalities.

165 Benjamin Williams 19-Jul-42 23-Sep-42 04-Oct-42 Dec-66 Scrapped.

873 Betty Zane 20-Nov-42 22-Dec-42 31-Dec-42 Feb-68 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

1991 Charles A Dana 15-Jun-43 15-Jul-43 22-Jul-43 US reserve fleet.

151 Charles C Pinckney  11-Dec-41 10-May-42 28-May-42 27-Jan-43 Whilst straggling from convoy

UGS4 was torpedoed byGerman submarine U514 (commanded by Auffermann) off 

the Azores (36.37 North 30.55West).

1976 Charles D McIver  01-May-43 25-May-43 31-May-43 23-Mar-45 Sunk by mine or submarine off 

Ostend. No fatalities.

1995 Chatham C Lyon 28-Jun-43 27-Jul-43 12-Aug-43 May-67 Scrapped.

872 Christopher Gadsden 15-Nov-42 18-Dec-42 31-Dec-42 Dec-69 Scrapped.

900 Christopher Gale 19-Feb-43 21-Mar-43 28-Mar-43 1962 Scrapped.

1992 Clement Clay  18-Jun-43 21-Jul-43 28-Jul-43 Feb-62 Scrapped.

860 Collis P Huntington 17-Sep-42 01-Nov-42 12-Nov-42 Mar-68 Scrapped.

911 Cornelia P Spencer  29-Mar-43 24-Apr-43 30-Apr-43 21-Sep-43 Whilst travelling independentlywas torpedoed by Germansubmarine U188 (commanded

by Lüdden) in the Indian Ocean(20.08 North 50.10 East). 2 crewkilled.

861 Cornelius Harnett  23-Sep-42 06-Nov-42 20-Nov-42 Mar-68 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

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875 Daniel H Hill  27-Nov-42 27-Dec-42 10-Jan-43 1964 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

149 Daniel Morgan 03-Sep-41 08-Mar-42 16-Apr-42 05-Jul-42 After scattering from convoyPQ17 was damaged by near misses during air attack.

 Abandoned, and finally sunk byGerman submarine U88  (commanded by Bohmann). 4

crew lost.

909 David Caldwell  22-Mar-43 19-Apr-43 26-Apr-43 Ran aground off Bordeaux.

1989 David F Houston 09-Jun-43 08-Jul-43 15-Jul-43 Jul-69 Scrapped.

896 David L Swain 06-Feb-43 09-Mar-43 16-Mar-43 Dec-68 Scrapped.

168David Stone

16-Aug-42 10-Oct-42 21-Oct-42 Aug-66 Scrapped.

889 Edward B Dudley  17-Jan-43 13-Feb-43 21-Feb-43 11-Apr-43 Whilst straggling from convoy

HX232 was torpedoed byGerman submarine U615  (commanded by Kapitzky) in the

North Atlantic (53.00 North 38.00West). 42 crew and 27 ArmedGuard lost.

1979 Edward Richardson 11-May-43 04-Jun-43 10-Jun-43 Converted to troopship. USreserve fleet.

220 Edward Rutledge 30-Mar-42 21-Jun-42 08-Jul-42 Sep-61 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

899 Elisha Mitchell  16-Feb-43 18-Mar-43 25-Mar-43 Apr-61 Scrapped.

883 Ephraim Brevard  24-Dec-42 24-Jan-43 03-Feb-43 US reserve fleet.

885 Flora MacDonald  30-Dec-42 30-Jan-43 09-Feb-43 30-May-43 Whilst travelling independantlywas torpedoed by Germansubmarine U126 (commanded

by Kietz) off Sierra Leone (07.15North 13.20 West). Beached,but total loss. 7 crew killed.

150 Francis Marion 04-Sep-41 22-Mar-42 27-Apr-42 Dec-67 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

882 Francis Nash 22-Dec-42 21-Jan-43 31-Jan-43 In 1960 was renamed the Olga.

Fate unknown.

888 Furnifold M Simmons 13-Jan-43 10-Feb-43 18-Feb-43 Dec-68 Scrapped.

876 George Davis 29-Nov-42 30-Dec-42 13-Jan-43 Jun-60 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

1998 George Durant  09-Jul-43 07-Aug-43 15-Aug-43 Jul-61 Scrapped.

884 George E Badger  27-Dec-42 26-Jan-43 06-Feb-43 US reserve fleet.

1978 Hannis Taylor  08-May-43 31-May-43 06-Jun-43 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

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862 Henry Bacon 29-Sep-42 11-Nov-42 24-Nov-42 23-Feb-45 Sunk by torpedo dropped byaircraft in the Barents Sea (67.38

North 05.00 West). 15 crew and7 Armed Guard lost.

228 Henry Middleton 05-Sep-42 25-Oct-42 04-Nov-42 Temporarily converted to

troopship. US reserve fleet.

1986 Hilary A Herbert  30-May-43 27-Jun-43 05-Jul-43 Oct-67 Temporarily converted totroopship. Ran aground and

declared CTL in 1947 butrepaired and sold. Scrapped.

906 Horace Williams 12-Mar-43 12-Apr-43 19-Apr-43 Was renamed the Stalo in 1965.

Fate unknown.

157 Hugh Williamson 11-May-42 07-Jul-42 24-Jul-42 18-Jun-46 Damaged on reef, refloated an

laid up. Later scrapped.

1987 Hutchinson I Cone 31-May-43 30-Jun-43 07-Jul-43 May-62 Scrapped.

226 James B Richardson 23-Aug-42 15-Oct-42 24-Oct-42 01-Jul-68 Temporarily converted totroopship. Loaded with

ammunition and scuttled.

1996 James I McKay  01-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 08-Aug-43 Dec-67 Scrapped.

867 James Iredell  25-Oct-42 29-Nov-42 12-Dec-42 08-Jun-44 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Damaged by aircraftand submarine attacks in 1943.Sunk as part of Mulberry

harbour.

874 James J Pettigrew  24-Nov-42 24-Dec-42 07-Jan-43 May-60 Scrapped.

161 James K Polk  08-Jun-42 02-Aug-42 21-Aug-42 09-Mar-43 Whilst travelling as part of 

convoy BT6 was torpedoed byGerman submarine U510  (commanded by Neitzel) off 

Dutch Guiana (7.40 North 52.07West). 1 Armed Guard killed.Declared CTL, and later 

scrapped.

891 James Moore 21-Jan-43 19-Feb-43 27-Feb-43 Temporarily converted totroopship. In 1964 was renamed

the Fede. Fate unknown.

886 James Sprunt  05-Jan-43 03-Feb-43 13-Feb-43 10-Mar-43 Whilst travelling in convoyKG123 was torpedoed by

German submarine U185 (commanded by Maus) off Cuba(19.49 North 74.38 West). 43

crew and 28 Armed Guard lost.

166 James Turner  26-Jul-42 29-Sep-42 10-Oct-42 Jan-70 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

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155 Jeremiah VanRensselaer 

10-Mar-42 07-Jun-42 24-Jun-42 02-Feb-43 Whilst travelling with convoyHX224 was torpedoed by

German submarine U456  (commanded by Teichert) off Greenland (55.13 North 28.53

West). 35 crew and 11 ArmedGuard lost.

219 John C Calhoun 01-Oct-41 26-Apr-42 21-May-42 07-Sep-44 Explosions in holds, declared

CTL.

152 John Cropper  20-Jan-42 17-May-42 04-Jun-42 Nov-65 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

225 John Drayton 04-Jul-42 05-Sep-42 17-Sep-42 21-Apr-43 Whilst travelling independentlywas torpedoed and shelled byItalian submarine Da Vinci

(commanded by Gazzana-Priaroggia) off Durban (32.10South 34.50 East). 21 crew and

5 Armed Guard lost.

1972 John Grier Hibben 20-Apr-43 15-May-43 21-May-43 Jun-67 Scrapped.

878 John Harvey  06-Dec-42 09-Jan-43 19-Jan-43 02-Dec-43 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Whilst in Bari harbour was sunk by German air attack.

1985 John Lawson 26-May-43 24-Jun-43 30-Jun-43 May-67 Temporarily converted to

troopship. In 1962 was used asexperimental liquified gas carrier.

Scrapped.

1977 John M Morehead  05-May-43 29-May-43 04-Jun-43 Jun-66 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1990 John Merrick  12-Jun-43 11-Jul-43 18-Jul-43 1967 Scrapped.

1997 John N Maffitt  04-Jul-43 04-Aug-43 12-Aug-43 1966 Scrapped.

1970 John Owen 15-Apr-43 10-May-43 16-May-43 Aug-64 Scrapped.

1975 John P Mitchell  28-Apr-43 23-May-43 29-May-43 Temporarily converted to

troopship. US reserve fleet.

218 John Penn 23-Sep-41 12-Apr-42 11-May-42 13-Sep-42 Torpedoed by aircraft in

Greenalnd Sea. 3 crew killed.

881 John Wright Stanly  18-Dec-42 19-Jan-43 29-Jan-43 Apr-69 Scrapped.

897 Jonathan Worth 11-Feb-43 12-Mar-43 19-Mar-43 Oct-69 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

907 Jose Bonifacio 16-Mar-43 14-Apr-43 21-Apr-43 US reserve fleet.

1967 Joseph A Brown 07-Apr-43 30-Apr-43 07-May-43 US reserve fleet.

864 Joseph Alston 10-Oct-42 20-Nov-42 30-Nov-42 Jul-67 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

217 Joseph Hewes 22-Sep-41 29-Mar-42 06-May-42 Sep-68 Converted to troopship.Scrapped.

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1983 Joseph Le Conte 22-May-43 17-Jun-43 23-Jun-43 In 1965 was renamed the Tony .Fate unknown.

1973 Kemp P Battle 23-Apr-43 18-May-43 24-May-43 Sep-68 Converted to troopship.Scrapped.

1988 Lawrence D Tyson 05-Jun-43 03-Jul-43 10-Jul-43 US reserve fleet.

1981 Lee S Overman 16-May-43 11-Jun-43 17-Jun-43 12-Nov-44 Struck mine and sank off LeHarve. No fatalities.

866 Marshall Elliott  20-Oct-42 27-Nov-42 09-Dec-42 Apr-68 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

887 Matt W Ransom 09-Jan-43 06-Feb-43 16-Feb-43 08-Jun-44 On 11 April 1943 was torpedoedby German submarine U117  

(commanded by Neumann) off Casablanca (33.55 North 07.52West), but proceded under own

power to Gibraltar. Sunk as partof Mulberry harbour.

898 Matthew T Goldsboro 13-Feb-43 15-Mar-43 22-Mar-43 Dec-69 Scrapped.

146 Nathanael Greene 22-May-41 17-Jan-42 12-Mar-42 24-Feb-43 Sunk by German submarineU565 (commanded by franken)40 miles off Oran. 4 crew lost.

The ship was awarded a GallantShip Award.

167 Nathaniel Alexander  02-Aug-42 04-Oct-42 15-Oct-42 01-Aug-67 Plating fractures, later scrapped.

880 Nathaniel Macon 13-Dec-42 17-Jan-43 26-Jan-43 Nov-69 Scrapped.

1969 Ole Bull  13-Apr-43 07-May-43 14-May-43 Mar-67 Laid down as the Sallie S Cotton.Scrapped.

227 Paul Hamilton 30-Aug-42 20-Oct-42 29-Oct-42 20-Apr-44 Temporarily converted totroopship. Attacked and sunk byaircraft torpedoes off Algiers

(37.00 North 03.20 East). 47crew, 29 Armed Guard and 504US Army Air Force personnel

lost.

865 Paul Hamilton Hayne 15-Oct-42 24-Nov-42 04-Dec-42 Apr-67 Scrapped.

868 Penelope Barker  28-Oct-42 01-Dec-42 15-Dec-42 25-Jan-44 Whilst travelling in convoy

JW65A was torpedoed byGerman submarine U278  (commanded by Franze) in the

Barents Sea (73.22 north 22.30East). 10 crew, 5 Armed Guardand 1 Royal Navy doctor lost.

1971 Philip Doddridge 18-Apr-43 13-May-43 19-May-43 Mar-69 Scrapped.

871 Pocahontas 11-Nov-42 13-Dec-42 27-Dec-42 Sep-60 Scrapped.

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2000 Samphire 16-Jul-43 14-Aug-43 22-Aug-43 Apr-62 Laid down as the Montfort  Stokes. Scrapped

164 Samuel Ashe 12-Jul-42 17-Sep-42 29-Sep-42 Aug-69 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1982 Thomas J Jarvis 19-May-43 14-Jun-43 20-Jun-43 Aug-61 Scrapped.

908 Thomas L Clingman 18-Mar-43 17-Apr-43 24-Apr-43 Jun-60 Scrapped.

223 Thomas Pinckney  22-Jun-42 23-Aug-42 07-Sep-42 Jun-60 Scrapped.

2001 Thomas Pollock  22-Jul-43 18-Aug-43 26-Aug-43 26-Dec-56 Foundered in North Sea.

154 Thomas Sumter  25-Feb-42 31-May-42 17-Jun-42 Converted to troopship. USreserve fleet.

905 Thomas W Bickett  09-Mar-43 09-Apr-43 15-Apr-43 1966 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.1993 Thomas W Owen 21-Jun-43 24-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 1964 Scrapped.

147 Virginia Dare 28-May-41 03-Feb-42 27-Mar-42 12-Mar-44 Struck mine and broke in two.

No fatalities. The ship receiveda Gallant Ship Award.

910 Waigstill Avery  24-Mar-43 22-Apr-43 28-Apr-43 Dec-60 Scrapped.

902 Walker Taylor  25-Feb-43 28-Mar-43 05-Apr-43 Dec-59 Scrapped.

912 Walter Hines Page 01-Apr-43 27-Apr-43 04-May-43 US reserve fleet.

877 Walter Raleigh 01-Dec-42 05-Jan-43 16-Jan-43 Dec-67 Scrapped.

160 William A Graham 01-Jun-42 26-Jul-42 15-Aug-42 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

895 William D Moseley  03-Feb-43 05-Mar-43 12-Mar-43 May-62 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

894 William D Pender  30-Jan-43 28-Feb-43 09-Mar-43 Feb-60 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

159 William Gaston 23-May-42 19-Jul-42 05-Aug-42 24-Jul-44 Whilst travelling as part of convoy JT39 was torpedoed byGerman submarine U861 

(commanded by Oesten) in theSouth Atlantic (26.42 South

46.12 West). No fatalities.222 William Hawkins 27-Apr-42 03-Jul-42 20-Jul-42 1958 Scrapped.

148 William Hooper  22-Aug-41 21-Feb-42 07-Apr-42 04-Jul-42 Whilst travelling as part of convoy PQ17 was struck by

aircraft torpedo and abandoned.Finally sunk by Germansubmarine U334 (commanded

by Siemon). 3 crew lost.

901 William L Davidson 22-Feb-43 24-Mar-43 31-Mar-43 09-Mar-46 Ran aground off Norway,salvaged and sold to US Navy as

hulk.

153 William Moultrie 05-Feb-42 22-May-42 11-Jun-42 US reserve fl eet.

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158 William R Davie 18-May-42 12-Jul-42 29-Jul-42 US reserve fleet.

1980 William T Barry  14-May-43 08-Jun-43 14-Jun-43 Temporarily converted to

troopship. US reserve fleet.

890 Willie Jones 19-Jan-43 16-Feb-43 24-Feb-43 In 1968 was in US Navy service.Fate unknown.

893 Woodrow Wilson 26-Jan-43 25-Feb-43 06-Mar-43 Feb-60 Scrapped.

145 Zebulon B Vance 22-May-41 06-Dec-41 17-Feb-42 Nov 1943 converted to hospitalship and renamed John F 

Meany . US reserve fleet.

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HullNo.

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2253  Abbot L Mills 29-Sep-43 18-Oct-43 26-Oct-43 On 10 Nov 1945 the ship struck

a mine off Dubrivnik. Nofatalities. Declared CTL butrepaired and in 1965 was

renamed the Aquila. Fateunknown.

2582  Abigail S Duniway  05-Jan-44 21-Jan-44 29-Jan-44 Oct-63 Scrapped.

598  Abner Doubleday  25-Oct-42 20-Nov-42 30-Nov-42 Jan-68 Scrapped.

2254  Albert A Michelson 30-Sep-43 20-Oct-43 28-Oct-43 09-Dec-66 Leaking in Pacific, later scrapped.

1612  Albert B Cummins 01-Mar-43 23-Mar-43 30-Mar-43 1961 Scrapped.

583  Alexander Graham Bell  17-Sep-42 18-Oct-42 27-Oct-42 Aug-62 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

229  Alexander Hamilton 20-Sep-41 28-Dec-41 10-Mar-42 May-62 Scrapped.

620  Alexander J Dallas 15-Dec-42 09-Jan-43 16-Jan-43 1966 Scrapped.

1616  Alexandr Nevsky  09-Mar-43 29-Mar-43 06-Apr-43 Laid down as the Henry W 

Corbett . Fate unknown.

1610  Alexandr Suvorov  25-Feb-43 19-Mar-43 27-Mar-43 Laid down as the Elijah P Lovejoy . Fate unknown.

1604  Amos Kendall  13-Feb-43 07-Mar-43 17-Mar-43 May-61 Scrapped.

566  Andrew Carnegie 27-Jul-42 03-Sep-42 15-Sep-42 Oct-63 Scrapped.

238  Anne Hutchinson 23-Apr-42 31-May-42 16-Jun-42 26-Oct-42 Whilst proceeding independently

was torpedoed by Germansubmarine U504 (commandedby Poske) in the Indian Ocean

(34.10 South 28.30 East). 3crew killed.

2086  Anthony Ravalli  01-Sep-43 16-Sep-43 23-Sep-43 1961 Scrapped.

1593  Arthur Riggs 15-Jan-43 13-Feb-43 23-Feb-43 Jun-62 Scrapped.

2036  Askold  05-Jun-43 24-Jun-43 02-Jul-43 Laid down as the Henry LPittock . Fate unknown.

2067 B F Irvine 31-Jul-43 19-Aug-43 26-Aug-43 Converted to crane barge in1965. Fate unknown.

1622 B F Shaw  21-Mar-43 09-Apr-43 17-Apr-43 US reserve fleet.

2047 Baku 24-Jun-43 14-Jul-43 22-Jul-43 Laid down as the David Douglas.Fate unknown.

1605 Belva Lockwood  16-Feb-43 09-Mar-43 19-Mar-43 Feb-62 Scrapped.

2024 Ben Holladay  14-May-43 03-Jun-43 11-Jun-43 Oct-58 Scrapped.

2080 Ben T Osborne 22-Aug-43 08-Sep-43 14-Sep-43 Jun-66 Scrapped.

1609 Benjamin H Grierson 24-Feb-43 17-Mar-43 25-Mar-43 US reserve fleet.

2039 Binger Hermann 10-Jun-43 30-Jun-43 08-Jul-43 US reserve fleet.

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200 Bret Harte 19-Apr-42 29-May-42 12-Jun-42 Dec-63 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

602 Carl Schurz  04-Nov-42 30-Nov-42 09-Dec-42 Oct-61 Converted to troopship.Scrapped.

2249 Charles F Amidon 24-Sep-43 11-Oct-43 19-Oct-43 Mar-61 Scrapped.

587 Charles Goodyear  26-Sep-42 25-Oct-42 05-Nov-42 1968 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

591 Charles Gordon Curtis 08-Oct-42 04-Nov-42 15-Nov-42 In 1947 was renamed the S

Kirov . Fate unknown.

2060 Charles M Russell  18-Jul-43 07-Aug-43 14-Aug-43 Apr-68 Scrapped.

2098 Charles Nordhoff  17-Sep-43 02-Oct-43 10-Oct-43 Apr-70 Scrapped.

605 Charles Willson Peale 11-Nov-42 07-Dec-42 15-Dec-42 Jun-60 27 Jun 43, whilst travellingindependently was shelled byGerman submarine U199 

(commanded by Friedrich) off Rio De Janero, but U-boat washeld off. Scrapped.

1615 Chief Joseph 07-Mar-43 27-Mar-43 04-Apr-43 Oct-62 Fate unknown. Either taken over by crew and sailed to CommunistChina, or foundered.

613 Chief Washakie 30-Nov-42 24-Dec-42 31-Dec-42 In 1950 was renamed theChena. Fate unknown.

1603Christopher Greenup

11-Feb-43 05-Mar-43 15-Mar-43 Jun-62 Converted to troopship.

Scrapped.

565 Cleveland Abbe 24-Jul-42 31-Aug-42 12-Sep-42 US reserve fleet.

2056 Clinton Kelly  11-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 07-Aug-43 Mar-62 Scrapped.

543 Cornelius Gilliam 05-May-42 16-Jun-42 28-Jun-42 Mar-70 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1601 Cushing Eells 07-Feb-43 01-Mar-43 12-Mar-43 In 1961 was renamed the

Jablanica. Fate unknown.

2003 Cushman K Davis 07-Apr-43 27-Apr-43 05-May-43 Jun-66 Converted to troopship.Scrapped.

557 Daniel H Lownsdale 27-Jun-42 05-Aug-42 17-Aug-42 Mar-70 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

619 Daniel S Lamont  13-Dec-42 07-Jan-43 14-Jan-43 Oct-66 Scrapped.

2089 David B Henderson 05-Sep-43 20-Sep-43 27-Sep-43 1962 Scrapped.

2068 David F Barry  01-Aug-43 21-Aug-43 28-Aug-43 Was renamed the KopalniaBobrek  in 1959. Fate unknown.

2065 David Thompson 27-Jul-43 15-Aug-43 23-Aug-43 Apr-61 Scrapped.

1598 De Grasse 31-Jan-43 24-Feb-43 06-Mar-43 Feb-70 Laid down as the Nathaniel J Wyeth. Taken over by US Navy.

Converted to troopship.

Scrapped.

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1600 Dekabrist  05-Feb-43 27-Feb-43 10-Mar-43 Laid down as the E H Harriman.Fate unknown.

2043 Delazon Smith 17-Jun-43 07-Jul-43 14-Jul-43 Dec-67 Scrapped.

2040 Donald MacLeay  12-Jun-43 01-Jul-43 09-Jul-43 Dec-67 Scrapped.

2066 Dunham Wright  29-Jul-43 17-Aug-43 25-Aug-43 Apr-61 Scrapped.

186 Edgar Allan Poe 29-Jan-42 26-Mar-42 28-Apr-42 09-Nov-42 Torpedoed and damaged byJapanese submarine I21 (commanded by Matsumura) off 

New Caledonia (23.41 South166.30 East). 2 crew lost. Later scrapped.

2087 Edmund F Dickens 02-Sep-43 17-Sep-43 24-Sep-43 05-Feb-45 Struck mine in pacific anddeclared CTL. No fatalities.

2255 Edmund G Ross 02-Oct-43 22-Oct-43 29-Oct-43 May-61 Scrapped.

1625 Edward Bellamy  26-Mar-43 14-Apr-43 22-Apr-43 US reserve fleet.

2029 Edward Canby  23-May-43 12-Jun-43 20-Jun-43 1961 Scrapped.

2057 Edward D Baker  13-Jul-43 01-Aug-43 09-Aug-43 1959 Scrapped.

575 Edward Everett  26-Aug-42 26-Sep-42 08-Oct-42 Feb-69 Scrapped.

2583 Edward Lander  07-Jan-44 25-Jan-44 02-Feb-44 1958 Scrapped.

2072 Edward N Westcott  08-Aug-43 27-Aug-43 04-Sep-43 Feb-60 Scrapped.

606 Edwin Booth 14-Nov-42 09-Dec-42 17-Dec-42 Aug-69 Scrapped.

564 Edwin M Stanton 21-Jul-42 26-Aug-42 09-Sep-42 US reserve fleet.

240 Elihu Yale 30-Apr-42 07-Jun-42 24-Jun-42 15-Feb-44 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Attacked by aircraftoff Anzio, struck by glider bomb,blew up and sank. 3 crew and 2

 Armed Guard lost.

558 Elijah White 30-Jun-42 07-Aug-42 20-Aug-42 Jul-61 Scrapped.

2520 Elisha P Ferry  16-Oct-43 05-Nov-43 14-Nov-43 Jun-69 Scrapped.

588 Elmer A Sperry  30-Sep-42 27-Oct-42 07-Nov-42 Jun-63 Scrapped.

2579 Elwood Mead  18-Dec-43 05-Jan-44 15-Jan-44 Nov-68 Scrapped.

1624 Emilian Pugachev  24-Mar-43 13-Apr-43 21-Apr-43 Laid down as the Louis Agassiz .

Fate unknown.

2537 Enos A Mills 15-Nov-43 04-Dec-43 19-Dec-43 Jul-61 Scrapped.

2028 Ephraim W Baughman 21-May-43 10-Jun-43 18-Jun-43 May-60 Scrapped.

2042 Erevan 15-Jun-43 04-Jul-43 13-Jul-43 Laid down as the Joseph Watt .Fate unknown.

2016 Eric V Hauser  30-Apr-43 19-May-43 27-May-43 Feb-67 Scrapped.

556 Eugene Skinner  23-Jun-42 31-Jul-42 13-Aug-42 US reserve fleet.

611 Ezra Meeker  25-Nov-42 19-Dec-42 27-Dec-42 US reserve fleet.

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2037 Felix Hathaway  07-Jun-43 26-Jun-43 04-Jul-43 1959 Scrapped.

233 Fisher Ames 12-Jan-42 17-Mar-42 24-Apr-42 Mar-70 Scrapped.

2018 Francis E Warren 04-May-43 23-May-43 31-May-43 US reserve fleet.

2248 Francis N Blanchet  22-Sep-43 09-Oct-43 17-Oct-43 Nov-61 Scrapped.

2261 Francis W Parker  13-Oct-43 01-Nov-43 10-Nov-43 1965 Scrapped.

1620 Francis W Pettygrove 17-Mar-43 04-Apr-43 13-Apr-43 13-Aug-43 Hit by torpedo dropped fromaircraft in the Mediterranean(36.08 North 02.14 West). No

fatalities. Declared CTL.

601 Frank B Kellogg  01-Nov-42 28-Nov-42 07-Dec-42 1962 Scrapped.

2529 Frank B Linderman 01-Nov-43 20-Nov-43 03-Dec-43 Feb-62 Scrapped.

627 Franklin MacVeagh 31-Dec-42 29-Jan-43 06-Feb-43 Aug-67 Scrapped.

2085 Frederick Billings 01-Sep-43 15-Sep-43 22-Sep-43 May-61 Scrapped.

2571 Gabriel Franchere 27-Nov-43 12-Dec-43 29-Dec-43 In 1947 was renamed the

 Argentan. Fate unknown.

550 George Abernethy  29-May-42 11-Jul-42 25-Jul-42 Oct-60 Scrapped.

560 George Chamberlain 07-Jul-42 14-Aug-42 26-Aug-42 US reserve fleet.

182 George Clymer  26-Nov-41 19-Feb-42 08-Apr-42 06-Jun-42 Capsized after attack by torpedoboat from German surface raider Michel . 1 crew lost.

2019 George Davidson 05-May-43 25-May-43 02-Jun-43 Mar-62 Scrapped.

1617 George Flavel  11-Mar-43 31-Mar-43 08-Apr-43 Aug-68 Converted to troopship.Scrapped.

1619 George H Flanders 15-Mar-43 03-Apr-43 11-Apr-43 Was renamed the Huta Ferrum in 1961. Fate unknown.

2048 George H Himes 26-Jun-43 16-Jul-43 24-Jul-43 15-Mar-61 Caught fire and exploded in

Odessa harbour.

569 George H Thomas 07-Aug-42 09-Sep-42 21-Sep-42 15-Jul-67 Temporarily converted totroopship. Beached leaking,

salvaged and arrested (debts tosalvage company). Sank in

harbour.

544 George H Williams 07-May-42 18-Jun-42 30-Jun-42 Aug-60 Scrapped.

1614 George L Baker  05-Mar-43 26-Mar-43 02-Apr-43 Jul-69 Scrapped.

2053 George L Curry  05-Jul-43 26-Jul-43 02-Aug-43 May-68 Scrapped.

628 George M Bibb 02-Jan-43 31-Jan-43 08-Feb-43 Nov-62 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

2525 George P McKay  25-Oct-43 13-Nov-43 24-Nov-43 May-69 Scrapped.

623 George W Campbell  22-Dec-42 15-Jan-43 24-Jan-43 Aug-67 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

599 George W Goethals 27-Oct-42 22-Nov-42 02-Dec-42 US reserve fleet.

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2013 George W Julian 25-Apr-43 14-May-43 22-May-43 1961 Converted to troopship.Scrapped.

625 Giansar  27-Dec-42 19-Jan-43 31-Jan-43 Apr-63 Laid down as the Thomas Ewing .Taken over by US Navy.Scrapped.

563 Gideon Welles 19-Jul-42 23-Aug-42 07-Sep-42 Dec-69 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1628 Gilbert Stuart  31-Mar-43 20-Apr-43 27-Apr-43 In 1947 was renamed the

Hellenic Sky . Fate unknown.

2568 Grace R Hebard  17-Nov-43 06-Dec-43 21-Dec-43 May-66 Scrapped.

1596 Hall J Kelley  26-Jan-43 20-Feb-43 01-Mar-43 Jul-68 Scrapped.

2578 Harrington Emerson 16-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 12-Jan-44 09-Oct-45 On 13 April 45 was bombed and

strafed by a US aircraft. Nofatalities. Driven ashore in

typhoon.

559 Harry Lane 04-Jul-42 11-Aug-42 23-Aug-42 Mar-62 Scrapped.

552 Harvey W Scott  04-Jun-42 19-Jul-42 30-Jul-42 03-Mar-43 Whilst travelling as part of 

convoy DN21 was torpedoed byGerman submarine U160  (commanded by Lassen) in the

Indian Ocean (31.54 South 30.37East). No fatalities.

1599 Henderson Luelling  02-Feb-43 25-Feb-43 08-Mar-43 Aug-59 Scrapped.

603 Henry Barnard  07-Nov-42 02-Dec-42 11-Dec-42 Dec-61 Scrapped.

191 Henry D Thoreau 23-Feb-42 16-Apr-42 13-May-42 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

579 Henry Dearborn 07-Sep-42 08-Oct-42 18-Oct-42 Dec-59 Scrapped.

1621 Henry Failing  19-Mar-43 07-Apr-43 15-Apr-43 Jul-61 Converted to troopship.Scrapped.

574 Henry George 23-Aug-42 25-Sep-42 05-Oct-42 1968 Scrapped.

2063 Henry L Abott  24-Jul-43 12-Aug-43 19-Aug-43 07-Sep-49 Grounded in Hong Kongharbour. Later scrapped.

2041 Henry L Hoyt  14-Jun-43 03-Jul-43 11-Jul-43 Oct-67 Scrapped.

2014 Henry S Lane 27-Apr-43 16-May-43 24-May-43 Jun-64 Scrapped.

2523 Henry T Rainey  22-Oct-43 10-Nov-43 20-Nov-43 US reserve fleet.

571 Henry Villard  14-Aug-42 14-Sep-42 25-Sep-42 24-Dec-64 Ran aground off Hook of Holland, declared CTL.

185 Henry W Longfellow  22-Dec-41 05-Mar-42 18-Apr-42 May-62 Scrapped.

2519 Horace V White 15-Oct-43 03-Nov-43 12-Nov-43 Mar-61 Scrapped.

2005 Ignatius Donnelly  11-Apr-43 30-Apr-43 08-May-43 Apr-62 Scrapped.

2575 Isaac I Stevens 04-Dec-43 20-Dec-43 06-Jan-44 1967 Scrapped.

2535 Isaac McCoy  12-Nov-43 01-Dec-43 15-Dec-43 May-61 Scrapped.

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2049 J D Ross 28-Jun-43 18-Jul-43 25-Jul-43 12-Jan-66 Foundered in North Atlantic

2257 J Warren Keifer  06-Oct-43 25-Oct-43 02-Nov-43 1961 Scrapped.

592 James B Eads 12-Oct-42 09-Nov-42 19-Nov-42 US reserve fleet.

2569 James B Miller  24-Nov-43 08-Dec-43 23-Dec-43 1961 Scrapped.

580 James B Stephens 11-Sep-42 11-Oct-42 21-Oct-42 08-Mar-43 Whilst travelling independently

was torpedoed by Germansubmarine U160 (commandedby Lassen) off Durban (28.53

South 33.18 East). 1 ArmedGuard killed.

2092 James D Doty  09-Sep-43 24-Sep-43 30-Sep-43 Aug-61 Scrapped.

568 James Duncan 05-Aug-42 07-Sep-42 18-Sep-42 Nov-62 Scrapped.

198 James FenimoreCooper 

12-Apr-42 22-May-42 08-Jun-42 04-Jan-66 Ran aground and declared CTL.

2259 James H Lane 09-Oct-43 29-Oct-43 06-Nov-43 16-Oct-57 Ran aground and declared CTL

1602 James Harrod  09-Feb-43 03-Mar-43 13-Mar-43 16-Jan-45 Collided with the Raymond BStevens and caught fire.

Declared CTL.

2050 James K Kelly  30-Jun-43 20-Jul-43 27-Jul-43 Jun-63 Scrapped.

2075 James L Breck  14-Aug-43 01-Sep-43 09-Sep-43 Jul-60 Scrapped.

2071 James M Clements 07-Aug-43 26-Aug-43 02-Sep-43 Jan-60 Scrapped.

576 James McNeill Whistler  31-Aug-42 30-Sep-42 11-Oct-42 19-Jun-46 Ran aground southwest of Nagasaki.

2015 James Oliver  28-Apr-43 18-May-43 26-May-43 Oct-67 Scrapped.

190 James Russell Lowell  19-Feb-42 12-Apr-42 09-May-42 15-Oct-43 Whilst travelling as part of convoy GUS18 was torpedoed

by German submarine U371 (commanded by Mehl) off Algeria(37.22 North 07.08 East).

Beached and declared CTL. Nofatalities.

2081 James S Lawson 24-Aug-43 09-Sep-43 16-Sep-43 Apr-69 Scrapped.

1613 James W Grimes 03-Mar-43 24-Mar-43 31-Mar-43 US reserve fleet.

553 James W Nesmith 08-Jun-42 21-Jul-42 31-Jul-42 07-Apr-45 Temporarily converted totroopship. Whilst travelling as

part of convoy HX346 wastorpedoed by German submarineU1024 (commanded by Gutteck)

in the Irish Sea (53.24 North04.48 West). No fatalities.Vessel reached port but declared

CTL. Later scuttled withunwanted ammunition.

193 James Whitcomb Riley  05-Mar-42 23-Apr-42 17-May-42 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

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183 James Wilson 09-Dec-41 22-Feb-42 11-Apr-42 Nov-64 Taken over by US Navy in 1943and renamed Sterope.

Scrapped.

2038 James Withycombe 08-Jun-43 28-Jun-43 06-Jul-43 19-Dec-43 Ran aground off Cristobal (08.58North 79.32 West). No fatalities.

2522 Jane G Swisshelm 20-Oct-43 08-Nov-43 18-Nov-43 Oct-67 Scrapped.

546 Jason Lee 16-May-42 27-Jun-42 09-Jul-42 Mar-67 Scrapped.

2096 Jean Nicolet  15-Sep-43 29-Sep-43 06-Oct-43 02-Jul-44 Whilst proceeding independently

was torpedoed and shelled byJapanese submarine I8  (commanded by Ariizumi) off the

Maldives (03.28 South 74.30East). 30 crew, 19 Armed Guard

and 26 passengers were killed,many having been taken on tothe deck of the submarine andkilled by the Japanese.

549 Jesse Applegate 22-May-42 07-Jul-42 20-Jul-42 US reserve fleet.

610 Jim Bridger  22-Nov-42 17-Dec-42 25-Dec-42 US reserve fleet.

2025 Joel Palmer  16-May-43 05-Jun-43 13-Jun-43 Sep-64 Scrapped.

2027 John A Johnson 19-May-43 08-Jun-43 16-Jun-43 28-Oct-44 Whilst travelling independentlywas torpedoed by Japanesesubmarine I12 (commanded by

Kudo) in the Pacific (29.55 North141.25 West). 4 crew, 5 ArmedGuard and 1 US Army killed.

2530 John B Kendrick  03-Nov-43 22-Nov-43 05-Dec-43 May-67 Scrapped.

2527 John Ball  29-Oct-43 17-Nov-43 28-Nov-43 Jun-65 Scrapped.

174 John Barry  11-Jul-41 23-Nov-41 17-Feb-42 28-Aug-44 Whilst travelling independently

was torpedoed by Germansubmarine U859 (commandedby Jebsen) in the Indian Ocean

(15.10 north 55.18 East). 2 crewkilled.

609 John Burke 20-Nov-42 15-Dec-42 23-Dec-42 28-Dec-44 Hit by Japanese Kamikaziaircraft off Mindoro andexploded. 40 crew and 28

 Armed Guard killed. The

explosion also sank an unknownfreighter nearby.

554 John C Ainsworth 16-Jun-42 24-Jul-42 05-Aug-42 Feb-61 Converted to troopship.

Scrapped.

586 John Deere 25-Sep-42 23-Oct-42 31-Oct-42 Mar-61 Scrapped.

232 John Dickinson 29-Dec-41 11-Mar-42 21-Apr-42 Temporarily converted to

troopship. US reserve fleet.

2088 John F Myers 04-Sep-43 19-Sep-43 25-Sep-43 Aug-69 Scrapped.

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594 Joseph Gale 16-Oct-42 11-Nov-42 21-Nov-42 Mar-62 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

607 Joseph Jefferson 16-Nov-42 11-Dec-42 19-Dec-42 Feb-61 Scrapped.

596 Joseph L Meek  20-Oct-42 16-Nov-42 26-Nov-42 US reserve fleet.

551 Joseph Lane 31-May-42 14-Jul-42 27-Jul-42 Feb-66 Scrapped.

2250 Joseph M Carey  25-Sep-43 13-Oct-43 21-Oct-43 US reserve fleet.

581 Joseph N Teal  13-Sep-42 23-Sep-42 26-Sep-42 1963 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

2061 Joseph Simon 20-Jul-43 08-Aug-43 16-Aug-43 Jun-60 Scrapped.

2074 Joseph W Folk  12-Aug-43 01-Sep-43 07-Sep-43 US reserve fleet.

1606 Kenneth A J 

MacKenzie

18-Feb-43 11-Mar-43 21-Mar-43 Mar-70 Scrapped.

2020 Kherson 07-May-43 27-May-43 03-Jun-43 03-Jul-43 Laid down as the Joseph C  Avery . Broke in two whilst being

delivered to USSR.

2008 Kuban 16-Apr-43 05-May-43 13-May-43 Laid down as the William GT'Vault . Fate unknown.

1627 Leningrad  29-Mar-43 18-Apr-43 26-Apr-43 Laid down as the Gouverneur  Morris. In 1962 was renamedthe Ivan Kulibin. Fate unknown.

2532 Lewis L Dyche 06-Nov-43 26-Nov-43 09-Dec-43 04-Jan-45 Struck by Kamikazi aircraft at

Mindoro. 41 crew and 30 ArmedGuard killed.

616 Lindley M Garrison 07-Dec-42 31-Dec-42 07-Jan-43 Aug-61 Converted to troopship.Scrapped.

1594 Lot Whitcomb 17-Jan-43 16-Feb-43 26-Feb-43 Oct-68 Scrapped.

2521 Lucius Fairchild  18-Oct-43 06-Nov-43 16-Nov-43 1968 Scrapped.

1607 Lucretia Mott  20-Feb-43 13-Mar-43 22-Mar-43 Oct-68 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

615 M M Guhin 05-Dec-42 28-Dec-42 05-Jan-43 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

547 Marcus Whitman 22-May-42 30-Jun-42 14-Jul-42 10-Nov-42 Whilst proceeding independentlywas torpedoed and shelled byItalian submarine Da Vinci  (commanded by Gazzana-

Priaroggia) off Brazil (05.40South 32.11 West). No fatalities.

573 Mark Hanna 20-Aug-42 20-Sep-42 03-Oct-42 Jun-61 Scrapped.

196 Mark Twain 05-Apr-42 16-May-42 31-May-42 Sep-59 Scrapped.

2577 Mary E Kinney  14-Dec-43 29-Dec-43 08-Jan-44 1963 Converted to storage tank.

545 Matthew P Deady  11-May-42 23-Jun-42 06-Jul-42 Jun-61 Scrapped.

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170 Meriwether Lewis 19-May-41 19-Oct-41 27-Jan-42 02-Mar-43 Whilst straggling from convoyHX223 was torpedoed by

German submarine U634 (commanded by Dahlhaus) in theNorth Atlantic (62.10 North 28.25

West). 44 crew and 28 ArmedGuard lost.

2082 Midwest Farmer  26-Aug-43 10-Sep-43 18-Sep-43 May-61 Scrapped.

1611 Mikhail Kutusov  27-Feb-43 21-Mar-43 28-Mar-43 Laid down as the GrahamTaylor. Fate unknown.

1595 Morton M McCarver  19-Jan-43 18-Feb-43 28-Feb-43 Aug-67 Scrapped.

2034 Nakhodka 01-Jun-43 21-Jun-43 29-Jun-43 Laid down as the Irving W Pratt.Fate unknown.

2574 Narcissa Whitman 03-Dec-43 18-Dec-43 04-Jan-44 1961 Scrapped.

2078 Nathaniel Crosby  19-Aug-43 05-Sep-43 12-Sep-43 Jan-70 Scrapped.

187 Nathaniel Hawthorne 05-Feb-42 31-Mar-42 02-May-42 07-Nov-42 Whilst travelling as part of convoy TAG19 was torpedoed

by German submarine U508  (commanded by Staats) off Trinidad ( 11.34 North 63.26

West). 30 crew, 7 Armed Guardand 1 passenger lost.

2035 Nicholas J Sinnott  03-Jun-43 23-Jun-43 30-Jun-43 Aug-66 Scrapped.

2010 Novorossisk  20-Apr-43 09-May-43 17-May-43 Laid down as the EdwardEggleston. Fate unknown.

194 Oliver Wendell Holmes 26-Mar-42 07-May-42 25-May-42 Mar-69 Scrapped.

1592 Owen Summers 13-Jan-43 11-Feb-43 19-Feb-43 Aug-61 Scrapped.

2070 Peter De Smet  05-Aug-43 24-Aug-43 01-Sep-43 Sep-68 Scrapped.

2584 Peter Moran 10-Jan-44 28-Jan-44 04-Feb-44 Jun-61 Scrapped.

595 Peter Skene Ogden 18-Oct-42 14-Nov-42 24-Nov-42 22-Feb-44 Torpedoed by Germansubmarine U969 (commandedby Dobbert) off Algiers (37.22

North 07.17 East). Beached,

and declared CTL. No fatalities.

2256 Peter White 04-Oct-43 23-Oct-43 31-Oct-43 25-Aug-45 Struck mine off Leyte, declared

CTL. No fatalities.

177 Philip Livingston 18-Jul-41 21-Dec-41 07-Mar-42 Jan-69 Scrapped.

181 Philip Schuyler  19-Nov-41 15-Feb-42 04-Apr-42 Jun-67 Scrapped.

1608 Pierre Gibault  22-Feb-43 15-Mar-43 24-Mar-43 22-Jun-45 Struck mine off Rhodes andbeached. 2 crew and 2 ArmedGuard killed. Declared CTL.

567 Pierre S Dupont  01-Aug-42 27-Aug-42 01-Sep-42 US reserve fleet.

2093Prince L Campbell 

10-Sep-43 25-Sep-43 30-Sep-43 US reserve fleet.

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2004 Pskov  09-Apr-43 28-Apr-43 06-May-43 Laid down as the George LShoup. Fate unknown.

2017 R C Brennan 02-May-43 21-May-43 29-May-43 Apr-60 Scrapped.

2062 R P Warner  22-Jul-43 10-Aug-43 17-Aug-43 1968 Scrapped.

2570 Ralph Barnes 26-Nov-43 10-Dec-43 27-Dec-43 27-Oct-65 Ran aground off Ameland island.

Declared CTL.

192 Ralph Waldo Emerson 26-Feb-42 19-Apr-42 15-May-42 Aug-60 Scrapped.

1630 Richard Harding Davis 03-Apr-43 23-Apr-43 30-Apr-43 Jul-67 Scrapped.

2526 Richard J Oglesby  27-Oct-43 15-Nov-43 24-Nov-43 1958 Scrapped.

608 Richard Mansfield  18-Nov-42 13-Dec-42 21-Dec-42 Feb-59 Scrapped.

621 Richard Rush 17-Dec-42 11-Jan-43 18-Jan-43 1961 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

230 Robert Fulton 20-Sep-41 10-Jan-42 15-Mar-42 Dec-69 Scrapped.

234 Robert G Harper  22-Jan-42 22-Mar-42 27-Apr-42 Was renamed the Great Peace

in 1967. Fate unknown.

173 Robert Gray  31-May-41 16-Nov-41 11-Feb-42 19-Apr-43 Whilst straggling from convoyHX234 was torpedoed by

German submarine U108  (commanded by Wolfram) in theNorth Atlantic (56.30 North 43.00

West). 39 crew and 23 ArmedGuard lost.

629 Robert J Walker  05-Jan-43 02-Feb-43 12-Feb-43 24-Dec-44 Whilst travelling independently

was torpedoed by Germansubmarine U862 (commandedby Timm) off Sydney (36.45

South 150.43 East). 2 crewkilled.

2006 Robert Newell  13-Apr-43 02-May-43 10-May-43 1961 Scrapped.

2077 Robert S Bean 17-Aug-43 04-Sep-43 11-Sep-43 25-Jul-58 Ran aground off Maio Island.Declared CTL.

612 Sacajawea 28-Nov-42 22-Dec-42 29-Dec-42 May-61 Converted to troopship.

Scrapped.

577 Salmon P Chase 03-Sep-42 02-Oct-42 13-Oct-42 Aug-60 Scrapped.

1591 Sam Jackson 11-Jan-43 09-Feb-43 17-Feb-43 May-68 Scrapped.

2055 Sambay  09-Jul-43 29-Jul-43 05-Aug-43 May-68 Laid down as the Anton M Holter . Scrapped.

2064 Sambut  26-Jul-43 14-Aug-43 21-Aug-43 06-Jun-44 Shelled and sunk in Straits of 

Dover.

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2094 Samouri  12-Sep-43 27-Sep-43 02-Oct-43 26-Jan-44 Laid down as the ManassehCutler . Whilst proceeding

independently was sunk byGerman submarine U188  (commanded by Lüdden) in the

Gulf of Aden (13.13 North 55.56East).

2046 Sampler  23-Jun-43 13-Jul-43 20-Jul-43 Sep-68 Laid down as the William C 

Lane. Scrapped.

2073 Samthar  10-Aug-43 29-Aug-43 05-Sep-43 Jul-67 Laid down as the Charles ABroadwater . Scrapped.

585 Samuel Colt  23-Sep-42 14-Oct-42 02-Nov-42 Jul-69 Scrapped.

622 Samuel D Ingham 19-Dec-42 13-Jan-43 22-Jan-43 1962 Scrapped.

597 Samuel J Tilden 23-Oct-42 18-Nov-42 28-Nov-42 02-Dec-43 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Whilst in Bari harbour was bombed by German aircraft.10 crew, 14 US military

personnel and 3 British militarypersonnel killed.

2044 Samuel K Barlow  19-Jun-43 09-Jul-43 16-Jul-43 Apr-61 Scrapped.

2058 Samuel Lancaster  14-Jul-43 03-Aug-43 10-Aug-43 Nov-64 Scrapped.

235 Samuel Moody  12-Mar-42 27-Apr-42 22-May-42 May-64 Scrapped.

593 Samuel Parker  14-Oct-42 07-Nov-42 17-Nov-42 1968 Scrapped. Gallant Ship Award,

with plaque displayed at the USMaritime Administration. Nameplate presented to Oregon

Historical Society.

572 Samuel Seabury  17-Aug-42 17-Sep-42 30-Sep-42 1961 Scrapped.

2580 Samuel V Stewart  20-Dec-43 07-Jan-44 18-Jan-44 25-Dec-61 Ran aground and declared CTL

whilst on trials after beinglengthened.

2083 Samzona 27-Aug-43 12-Sep-43 19-Sep-43 1961 Laid down as the Victor C 

Vaughan. Scrapped.

2528 Segundo Ruiz Belvis 30-Oct-43 19-Nov-43 01-Dec-43 27-Nov-47 Ran aground and declared CTL

1629 Sevastopol  01-Apr-43 22-Apr-43 29-Apr-43 Laid down as the De Witt 

Clinton. Fate unknown.

2076 Sidney Edgerton 15-Aug-43 02-Sep-43 09-Sep-43 14-Oct-62 Ran aground off Calif. DeclaredCTL.

2531 Simeon G Reed  05-Nov-43 24-Nov-43 07-Dec-43 Converted to crane barge in1968. Fate unknown.

2033 Simon Benson 30-May-43 19-Jun-43 27-Jun-43 Jan-69 Scrapped.

1623 Simon Bolivar  23-Mar-43 11-Apr-43 19-Apr-43 US reserve fleet.

1590 Situla 09-Jan-43 07-Feb-43 16-Feb-43 Aug-61 Laid down as the John

Whiteaker . Taken over by USNavy. Scrapped.

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590 SM Babcock  05-Oct-42 01-Nov-42 12-Nov-42 Aug-67 Scrapped.

2030 Sovetskaya Gavan 25-May-43 14-Jun-43 22-Jun-43 Laid down as the Samuel A

Worcester . Fate unknown.

2052 Stalinabad  03-Jul-43 24-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 Laid down as the Willis C Hawley . Was renamed the

Dushambe in 1962. Fateunknown.

2007 Stanford Newel  14-Apr-43 04-May-43 12-May-43 Jan-70 Scrapped.

171 Star of Oregon 19-May-41 27-Sep-41 31-Dec-41 30-Aug-42 Whilst travelling independentlywas torpedoed and shelled byGerman submarine U162  

(commanded by Wattenberg) off Trinidad (11.48 North 59.45

West). 1 seaman takingpassage home killed.

1626 Stephan Razin 27-Mar-43 16-Apr-43 24-Apr-43 Laid down as the Cass Gilbert .Fate unknown.

231 Stephen A Douglas 18-Sep-41 21-Jan-42 20-Mar-42 1966 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

618 Stephen B Elkins 11-Dec-42 05-Jan-43 12-Jan-43 Jan-61 Scrapped.

2252 Stephen G Porter  28-Sep-43 16-Oct-43 24-Oct-43 Dec-61 Scrapped.

578 Stephen Girard  04-Sep-42 05-Oct-42 16-Oct-42 Mar-68 Scrapped.

582Tabitha Brown

15-Sep-42 16-Oct-42 24-Oct-42 Temporarily converted to

troopship. US reserve fleet.

2012 Talita 23-Apr-43 12-May-43 20-May-43 1964 Laid down as the JonathanJennings. Taken over by the US

Navy. Scrapped.

584 Thomas A Edison 20-Sep-42 20-Oct-42 29-Oct-42 04-Dec-42 Ran aground on Vuata Vatoe.No fatalities.

2011 Thomas A Hendricks 22-Apr-43 10-May-43 18-May-43 Sep-68 Scrapped.

199 Thomas Bailey Aldrich 16-Apr-42 22-May-42 01-Jun-42 US reserve fleet.

2032 Thomas Condon 28-May-43 17-Jun-43 25-Jun-43 Oct-67 Scrapped.

2524 Thomas Crawford  23-Oct-43 12-Nov-43 22-Nov-43 Sep-59 Scrapped.

2091 Thomas Howell  08-Sep-43 22-Sep-43 29-Sep-43 May-64 Scrapped.

2069 Thomas J Walsh 03-Aug-43 22-Aug-43 30-Aug-43 Apr-69 Scrapped.

175 Thomas Jefferson 18-Jul-41 07-Dec-41 24-Feb-42 Apr-61 Scrapped.

179 Thomas MacDonough 21-Oct-41 28-Jan-42 24-Mar-42 Apr-67 Scrapped.

2026 Thomas Nuttall  18-May-43 07-Jun-43 15-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.

2051 Thomas W Symons 01-Jul-43 22-Jul-43 29-Jul-43 Oct-61 Scrapped.

2573 Valery Chkalov  01-Dec-43 16-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 1964 Laid down as the Grant P Marsh.Removed from USSR register,

presumed scrapped.

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2021 Vitebsk  09-May-43 28-May-43 05-Jun-43 Laid down as the John Minto.Fate unknown.

2022 Vladivostok  10-May-43 30-May-43 07-Jun-43 Laid down as the Pleasant  Armstrong . In 1962 wasrenamed the Uelen. Fate

unknown.

2097 W B Ayer  16-Sep-43 30-Sep-43 08-Oct-43 In 1967 was renamed thePanagiotis K . Fate unknown.

2247 W W McCrackin 21-Sep-43 08-Oct-43 16-Oct-43 14-Nov-62 Caught fire, exploded and sank300 miles off Bermuda.

195 Walt Whitman 31-Mar-42 11-May-42 28-May-42 US reserve fleet.

626 Walter Forward  28-Dec-42 22-Jan-43 02-Feb-43 Aug-61 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

197 Washington Irving  07-Apr-42 22-May-42 05-Jun-42 US reserve fleet.

2251 Watson C Squire 27-Sep-43 15-Oct-43 23-Oct-43 Apr-61 Scrapped.

2534 Wilbur O Atwater  10-Nov-43 29-Nov-43 13-Dec-43 Jun-68 Scrapped.

2572 William A Henry  29-Nov-43 14-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 1960 Scrapped.

172 William Clark  31-May-41 26-Oct-41 03-Feb-42 04-Nov-42 Damaged by German Ju88s of II/KG30 then sunk by Germansubmarine U354 (commanded

by Herbschleb) in the GreenlandSea (71.02 North 13.05 east).18 crew and 13 Armed Guard

killed.

189 William Cullen Bryant  16-Feb-42 07-Apr-42 07-May-42 Mar-63 Scrapped.

2260 William D Hoard  11-Oct-43 30-Oct-43 08-Nov-43 Mar-68 Scrapped.

180 William Dawes 26-Oct-41 07-Feb-42 01-Apr-42 22-Jul-42 Whilst travelling independantlywas torpedoed by Japanesesubmarine I11 (commanded by

Hichiji) off Sydney (35.45 South150.20 East). 4 Armed Guardand 1 US Army personnel lost.

614 William E Borah 02-Dec-42 27-Dec-42 03-Jan-43 Jul-61 Scrapped.

2246 William H Ashley  20-Sep-43 06-Oct-43 14-Oct-43 US reserve fleet.

2258 William H Dall  08-Oct-43 27-Oct-43 04-Nov-43 21-Oct-65 Leaking and broke in two during

storm.

2009 William H Gray  18-Apr-43 07-May-43 15-May-43 Mar-61 Scrapped.

1631 William H McGuffey  04-Apr-43 25-Apr-43 03-May-43 Apr-67 Used as breakwater.

562 William H Seward  14-Jul-42 20-Aug-42 31-Aug-42 Aug-60 Scrapped.

2054 William Hume 07-Jul-43 27-Jul-43 04-Aug-43 12-Nov-45 Struck mine off Istria. Nofatalities.

2576 William I Chamberlain 06-Dec-43 22-Dec-43 07-Jan-44 07-Nov-66 Grounded after developing leaks.

Laid up and later scrapped.

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624 William J Duane 24-Dec-42 17-Jan-43 27-Jan-43 Apr-61 Scrapped.

2245 William L Sublette 19-Sep-43 04-Oct-43 12-Oct-43 Dec-66 Scrapped.

630 William M Meredith 07-Jan-43 05-Feb-43 14-Feb-43 Sep-60 Scrapped.

555 William P McArthur  20-Jun-42 27-Jul-42 11-Aug-42 Converted to crane barge in1966. Fate unknown.

2084 William S Ladd  29-Aug-43 13-Sep-43 20-Sep-43 10-Dec-44 Struck by Kamikazi aircraft inLeyte harbour. No fatalities.

570 William S Rosecrans 11-Aug-42 11-Sep-42 23-Sep-42 06-Jan-44 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Struck mine in Gulf of Salerno and deliberately sunk(10.10 North 14.15 East). No

fatalities.

600 William T Sherman 29-Oct-42 25-Nov-42 05-Dec-42 In 1947 was renamed theColmar. Fate unknown.

2023 Wilson P Hunt  12-May-43 01-Jun-43 09-Jun-43 Oct-64 Scrapped.

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477  Abigail Adams 24-Feb-43 21-Mar-43 01-Apr-43 US reserve fleet.

2726  Abram S Hewitt  15-Dec-43 05-Jan-44 13-Jan-44 14-Dec-64 Sprang leak and sank.

2728  Ada Rehan 18-Dec-43 08-Jan-44 17-Jan-44 1967 Scrapped.

425  Adhara 16-Sep-42 27-Oct-42 06-Nov-42 Laid down as the G H Corliss.

Taken over by US Navy. USreserve fleet.

1569  Adolph Sutro 12-May-43 04-Jun-43 16-Jun-43 May-61 Scrapped.

524  Adoniram Judson 13-Jan-43 19-Feb-43 03-Mar-43 US reserve fleet.

2704  Albert A Robinson 11-Nov-43 29-Nov-43 07-Dec-43 1958 Scrapped.

525  Albireo 17-Jan-43 25-Feb-43 09-Mar-43 Apr-67 Laid down as the John G

Nicolay . Taken over by USNavy. Scrapped.

481  Alexander Baranof  06-Mar-43 04-Apr-43 17-Apr-43 1965 Was renamed the Valery 

Chkalov in 1943, but 12 Dec 43broke in two. Rejoined andreturned to original name in Apr 

44. Scrapped.

2262  Alexander Majors 27-Dec-43 20-Jan-44 04-Mar-44 In 1947 was renamed theTritone. Fate unknown.

2708  Alexander Mitchell  16-Nov-43 06-Dec-43 14-Dec-43 Apr-67 Scrapped.

436  Alexander Ramsey  24-Oct-42 01-Dec-42 10-Dec-42 US reserve fleet.

2706  Alexander Wilson 13-Nov-43 02-Dec-43 10-Dec-43 05-Apr-52 Struck wreck, ran aground,

broke in two and sank.

2276  Alexander Woolcott  08-Apr-44 27-Apr-44 04-May-44 Aug-63 Scrapped.

2732  Alfred C True 24-Dec-43 15-Jan-44 21-Jan-44 Sep-69 Scrapped.

2738  Alice H Rice 06-Jan-44 24-Jan-44 31-Jan-44 23-Aug-45 Ran aground and declared CTL

1584  Alkes 10-Jun-43 29-Jun-43 16-Jul-43 Laid down as the Increase ALapham. Taken over by US

Navy. US reserve fleet.

2754  Allen Johnson 30-Jan-44 18-Feb-44 26-Feb-44 Nov-58 Scrapped.

1730  Allioth 30-Jul-43 20-Aug-43 31-Aug-43 May-65 Laid down as the James

Rowan. Taken over by USNavy. Scrapped.

451  Alnitah 10-Dec-42 14-Jan-43 27-Jan-43 May-61 Laid down as the John A

Logan. Taken over by USNavy. Scrapped.

437  Aludra 28-Oct-42 07-Dec-42 14-Dec-42 23-Jun-43 Laid down as the Robert T 

Lincoln. Taken over by USNavy. Torpedoed by Japanesesubmarine Ro103 (commanded

by Ichimura) in the Pacific

(11.26 South 162.00 East).

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1693  Ambrose Bierce 10-Jun-43 09-Jul-43 22-Jul-43 Oct-58 Scrapped.

324  Ambrose E Burnside 15-Jul-42 04-Sep-42 16-Sep-42 Dec-65 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

2767  Amerigo Vespucci  20-Feb-44 10-Mar-44 18-Mar-44 Jan-62 Scrapped.

491  Andrew Furuseth 22-Jul-42 07-Sep-42 08-Oct-42 Jun-67 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

539  Anson Burlingame 27-Mar-43 24-Apr-43 09-May-43 31-Dec-50 Ran aground and broke in two.

245  Anthony Wayne 06-Oct-41 15-Mar-42 23-Apr-42 Mar-60 Scrapped.

1728  Antoine Saugrain 26-Jul-43 15-Aug-43 28-Aug-43 06-Dec-44 First damaged by aircrafttorpedo on 5 Dec 44, then later sunk by aircraft torpedo near 

Surigas Strait. No fatalities.

2703  Antonin Dvorak  10-Nov-43 27-Nov-43 07-Dec-43 Mar-59 Scrapped.

500  Arided  20-Sep-42 28-Oct-42 12-Nov-42 Aug-62 Laid down as the Noah H 

Swayne. Taken over by USNavy. Scrapped.

2753  Arthur A Penn 28-Jan-44 17-Feb-44 25-Feb-44 Jan-59 Scrapped.

2264  Augustin Daly  17-Jan-44 17-Feb-44 08-Apr-44 Apr-67 Scrapped.

2151  Augustus Thomas 29-Aug-43 17-Sep-43 25-Sep-43 24-Oct-44 Adjacent vessel (tug Sonoma)struck by shot-down Japanese

aircraft. No fatalities. Later bombed and damaged again

and declared CTL. Eventuallyscrapped (1957).

1725  Azimech 21-Jul-43 11-Aug-43 22-Aug-43 Laid down as the Mary Patten.Taken over by US Navy. US

reserve fleet.

459 Benjamin Bonneville 31-Dec-42 30-Jan-43 12-Feb-43 1968 Scrapped.

2786 Benjamin Carpenter  25-Mar-44 14-Apr-44 22-Apr-44 Nov-60 Scrapped.

2146 Benjamin H Brewster  19-Aug-43 09-Sep-43 17-Sep-43 May-69 Scrapped.

515 Benjamin H Bristow  07-Dec-42 04-Jan-43 15-Jan-43 Sep-69 Scrapped.

1108 Benjamin Holt  02-Apr-43 30-Apr-43 11-May-43 1958 Scrapped.2700 Benjamin Warner  13-Jun-44 01-Jul-44 14-Jul-44 US reserve fleet.

2773 Benjamin Waterhouse 29-Feb-44 23-Mar-44 30-Mar-44 US reserve fleet.

2168 Bernardo O'Higgins 26-Sep-43 14-Oct-43 23-Oct-43 Dec-59 Scrapped.

1721 Brander Matthews 14-Jul-43 04-Aug-43 15-Aug-43 May-67 Scrapped.

2279 Briansk  14-Apr-44 03-May-44 11-May-44 Laid down as the William E Ritter . Fate unknown.

502 Carina 30-Sep-42 06-Nov-42 20-Nov-42 Dec-52 Laid down as the David Davis.Damaged by Japanese torpedoboats on 3 May 45. Scrapped.

2737 Carl B Eielson 04-Jan-44 22-Jan-44 29-Jan-44 Mar-62 Scrapped.

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2748 Carl G Barth 21-Jan-44 09-Feb-44 17-Feb-44 Jan-64 Scrapped.

2112 Casper S Yost  23-Sep-43 15-Oct-43 24-Oct-43 In 1963 was renamed the

Sorabol . Fate unknown.

504 Cassiopeia 13-Oct-42 15-Nov-42 27-Nov-42 28-Jun-61 Laid down as the Melville W Fuller . Taken over by US

Navy. Target ship.

2284 Cecil G Sellers 22-Apr-44 11-May-44 19-May-44 29 feb 38 Caught fire and declared CTL

439 Celeno 03-Nov-42 12-Dec-42 19-Dec-42 Mar-61 Laid down as the Redfield 

Proctor . Damaged by enemyaction in the Pacific (194?).Scrapped.

445 Cetus 21-Nov-42 26-Dec-42 04-Jan-43 Laid down as the George BCortelyou. Taken over by USNavy. US reserve fleet.

2148 Charles Devens 22-Aug-43 13-Sep-43 21-Sep-43 Feb-59 Scrapped.

2147 Charles E Smith 20-Aug-43 11-Sep-43 19-Sep-43 Apr-69 Scrapped.

2140 Charles G Coutant  08-Aug-43 29-Aug-43 07-Sep-43 In 1962 was renamed the

Splendid Sea. Fate unknown.

2691 Charles J Colden 10-May-44 31-May-44 08-Jun-44 US reserve fleet.

517 Charles J Folger  15-Dec-42 12-Jan-43 24-Jan-43 Apr-60 Scrapped.

2765 Charles John Seghers 17-Feb-44 07-Mar-44 15-Mar-44 Dec-68 Scrapped.

430 Charles M Conrad  07-Oct-42 14-Nov-42 27-Nov-42 Aug-63 Scrapped.422 Charles M Hall  05-Sep-42 16-Oct-42 26-Oct-42 06-Oct-45 Struck submerged object in

River Seine and declared CTL.

1710 Charles N McGroarty  24-Jun-43 15-Jul-43 26-Jul-43 Dec-59 Scrapped.

471 Charles P Steinmetz  04-Feb-43 04-Mar-43 15-Mar-43 May-62 Scrapped.

1583 Charles Robinson 08-Jun-43 28-Jun-43 12-Jul-43 Sep-63 Scrapped.

2787 Charlotte Cushman 27-Mar-44 15-Apr-44 22-Apr-44 Mar-61 Scrapped.

2111 Chief Charlot  19-Sep-43 12-Oct-43 21-Oct-43 Dec-58 Scrapped.

1115 Christy Mathewson 18-Apr-43 14-May-43 26-May-43 Sep-60 Scrapped.

2102 Chung Cheng  19-Aug-43 13-Sep-43 22-Sep-43 03-Feb-44 Laid down as the Murat Halstead . Whilst travelling

independently was torpedoedby German submarine U188  (commanded by Lüdden) in the

Indian Ocean (13.00 North54.20 East).

2144 Chung Shan 15-Aug-43 06-Sep-43 14-Sep-43 Laid down as the Henry M 

Teller . US reserve fleet.

1585 Clarence King  11-Jun-43 01-Jul-43 13-Jul-43 17-May-54 Ran aground. Presumed later scrapped.

2714 Claus Spreckles 26-Nov-43 15-Dec-43 22-Dec-43 May-66 Scrapped.

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2150 Donald M Dickinson 26-Aug-43 16-Sep-43 23-Sep-43 Aug-65 Scrapped.

453 Draco 15-Dec-42 19-Jan-43 31-Jan-43 Apr-68 Laid down as the John M 

Palmer . Taken over by USNavy. Scrapped.

2761 E A Bryan 11-Feb-44 29-Feb-44 08-Mar-44 17-Jul-44 Exploded whilst loading

ammunition. 31 crew and 13 Armed Guard killed, along with'hundreds' of others nearby.

Several other ships sunk inexplosion.

2777 E A Burnett  08-Mar-44 30-Mar-44 06-Apr-44 Mar-67 Scrapped.

2277 E A Christenson 11-Apr-44 28-Apr-44 06-May-44 Aug-68 Scrapped.

2164Edgar W Nye

19-Sep-43 08-Oct-43 18-Oct-43 Mar-62 Scrapped.

1118 Edward A MacDowell  25-Apr-43 20-May-43 31-May-43 Apr-67 Scrapped.

526 Edward Bates 24-Jan-43 28-Feb-43 13-Mar-43 12-Feb-44 Temporarily converted totroopship. Torpedoed byaircraft off Tenes (36.38 North

00.50 East). 1 crew killed.

2764 Edward E Hale 15-Feb-44 06-Mar-44 15-Mar-44 Mar-67 Scrapped.

2712 Edward G Acheson 22-Nov-43 11-Dec-43 19-Dec-43 May-67 Scrapped.

456 Edward P Costigan 23-Dec-42 28-Jan-43 11-Feb-43 Aug-59 Scrapped.

2690 Edward P Ripley  08-May-44 29-May-44 06-Jun-44 Oct-68 Scrapped.

483 Edward Rowland Sill  15-May-42 14-Jul-42 20-Aug-42 Nov-67 Scrapped.

2776 Edward S Hough 06-Mar-44 28-Mar-44 05-Apr-44 Aug-69 Scrapped.

2749 Edwin C Musick  22-Jan-44 11-Feb-44 18-Feb-44 Dec-58 Scrapped.

1561 Edwin T Meredith 19-May-43 15-Jun-43 30-Jun-43 US reserve fl eet.

264 Eli Whitney  10-Jul-42 26-Aug-42 12-Sep-42 US reserve fleet.

427 Elihu Thomson 23-Sep-42 02-Nov-42 12-Nov-42 Nov-69 Scrapped.

1110 Elisha Graves Otis 07-Apr-43 05-May-43 16-May-43 Sep-64 Scrapped.

478 Elizabeth Blackwell  26-Feb-43 28-Mar-43 10-Apr-43 Jul-67 Scrapped.

2739 Elwood Haynes 07-Jan-44 26-Jan-44 31-Jan-44 Jan-69 Scrapped.

2139 Emile Berliner  06-Aug-43 28-Aug-43 06-Sep-43 May-69 Scrapped.

1106 Etamin 28-Mar-43 25-Apr-43 08-May-43 1949 Laid down as the Isaac Babbitt .Taken over by US Navy. On27 Apr 44 was torpedoed by

Japanese aircraft. Convertedin to storage vessel. Scrapped.

2115 Ethan A Hitchcock  03-Oct-43 25-Oct-43 31-Oct-43 US reserve fleet.

487 F Marion Crawford  14-Jun-42 14-Aug-42 19-Sep-42 Oct-69 Temporari ly converted totroopship. Scrapped.

2177 Ferdinand A Silcox  10-Oct-43 28-Oct-43 06-Nov-43 Sep-69 Scrapped.

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2186 Ferdinand Westdahl  25-Oct-43 12-Nov-43 20-Nov-43 Jun-67 Scrapped.

1565 Floyd B Olson 03-Jun-43 28-Jun-43 13-Jul-43 Dec-61 Scrapped.

1705 Floyd Bennett  28-Jul-43 22-Aug-43 31-Aug-43 US reserve fleet.

475 Frances E Willard  17-Feb-43 16-Mar-43 29-Mar-43 Sep-61 Scrapped.

2174 Francis A Wardwell  05-Oct-43 24-Oct-43 31-Oct-43 US reserve fleet.

1692 Francis G Newlands 07-Jun-43 06-Jul-43 20-Jul-43 Aug-65 Scrapped.

257 Francis Lewis 22-May-42 24-Jul-42 13-Aug-42 Jul-69 Scrapped.

2159 Francis M Smith 11-Sep-43 30-Sep-43 09-Oct-43 Feb-62 Scrapped.

2713 Francis Wilson 24-Nov-43 14-Dec-43 21-Dec-43 Mar-62 Scrapped.

2185 Francisco M Quinones 22-Oct-43 10-Nov-43 18-Nov-43 Sep-68 Scrapped.

2734 Francisco Morazan 30-Dec-43 18-Jan-44 25-Jan-44 Apr-67 Scrapped.

2160 Frank A Munsey  13-Sep-43 02-Oct-43 11-Oct-43 US reserve fleet.

2165 Frank C Emerson 20-Sep-43 09-Oct-43 18-Oct-43 US reserve fleet.

2288 Frank H Dodd  29-Oct-43 16-Nov-43 25-Nov-43 Sep-67 Scrapped.

2710 Frank H Evers 19-Nov-43 08-Dec-43 16-Dec-43 Apr-67 Scrapped.

2135 Frank J Cuhel  19-Dec-43 14-Jan-44 24-Feb-44 18-Jul-65 Developed leaks and sank.

2716 Frank J Sprague 29-Nov-43 18-Dec-43 27-Dec-43 Feb-68 Scrapped.

2158 Frank Norris 09-Sep-43 29-Sep-43 07-Oct-43 US reserve fleet.

2752 Franz Sigel  27-Jan-44 15-Feb-44 24-Feb-44 Sep-64 Scrapped.

2161 Frederic A Eilers 15-Sep-43 03-Oct-43 12-Oct-43 Mar-65 Scrapped.

508 Frederic Remington 01-Nov-42 06-Dec-42 15-Dec-42 US reserve fleet.

446 Frederick JacksonTurner 

24-Nov-42 28-Dec-42 06-Jan-43 Mar-62 Scrapped.

1576 Fremont Older  26-May-43 17-Jun-43 28-Jun-43 05-Oct-67 Sprang leak. Towed to port,broke adrift and grounded.

1571 Ganymede 16-May-43 08-Jun-43 23-Jun-43 Laid down as the James W 

Nye. Taken over by US Navy.US reserve fleet.

2697 General Panfilov  27-May-44 17-Jun-44 30-Jun-44 Laid down as the George E 

Goodfellow . Fate unknown.

2694 General Vatutin 21-May-44 09-Jun-44 17-Jun-44 Laid down as the Jay Cooke.In 1966 was renamed the

Miklukho-Maklai . Fateunknown.

2755 George A Pope 01-Feb-44 20-Feb-44 28-Feb-44 Aug-63 Scrapped.

322 George B McClellan 16-Feb-42 06-Jun-42 27-Jun-42 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

2686 George B McFarland  01-May-44 21-May-44 29-May-44 Mar-64 Scrapped.

2720 George B Porter  06-Dec-43 24-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 Oct-66 Scrapped.

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1718 H G Blasdel  08-Jul-43 30-Jul-43 10-Aug-43 29-Jun-44 Whilst travelling in convoyEMC17 was torpedoed by

German submarine U984 (commanded by Sieder) in theEnglish Channel (50.07 North

0.47 West). 76 US Armypersonnel killed.

2770 H Weir Cook  25-Feb-44 17-Mar-44 23-Mar-44 Mar-68 Scrapped.

2751 Hans Heg  26-Jan-44 14-Feb-44 22-Feb-44 Mar-61 Scrapped.

2134 Harriet Monroe 15-Dec-43 11-Jan-44 19-Feb-44 1969 Scrapped.

2119 Harry Leon Wilson 15-Oct-43 11-Nov-43 19-Nov-43 In 1967 was renamed the

 Aragon. Fate unknown.

2128Heber M Creel 

21-Nov-43 13-Dec-43 22-Dec-43 Feb-61 Scrapped.

2268 Henry Adams 10-Feb-44 10-Mar-44 04-Apr-44 Apr-63 Scrapped.

1556 Henry Bergh 29-Apr-43 28-May-43 14-Jun-43 31-May-44 Converted to troopship. Ranaground off San Francisco.Broke in two. No fatalities.

2154 Henry C Payne 02-Sep-43 22-Sep-43 30-Sep-43 Feb-67 Scrapped.

1581 Henry Dodge 04-Jun-43 25-Jun-43 07-Jul-43 22-Apr-68 Sprang leak off Bermuda.

2170 Henry H Blood  29-Sep-43 17-Oct-43 27-Oct-43 Aug-61 Scrapped.

528 Henry H Richardson 04-Feb-43 13-Mar-43 27-Mar-43 Apr-60 Scrapped.

442 Henry J Raymond  11-Nov-42 17-Dec-42 26-Dec-42 US reserve fleet.2762 Henry M Stephens 12-Feb-44 02-Mar-44 11-Mar-44 Apr-67 Scrapped.

2788 Henry Meiggs 28-Mar-44 17-Apr-44 25-Apr-44 US reserve fleet.

2132 Henry R Schoolcraft  11-Dec-43 30-Dec-43 04-Feb-44 18-Apr-67 Collided, later scrapped.

2692 Henry T Scott  12-May-44 02-Jun-44 10-Jun-44 Nov-65 Scrapped.

1716 Henry V Alvarado 04-Jul-43 26-Jul-43 07-Aug-43 In 1966 was renamed Eastport .Fate unknown.

2103 Henry Wells 22-Aug-43 17-Sep-43 26-Sep-43 Oct-66 Scrapped.

2274 Henry White 05-Apr-44 23-Apr-44 30-Apr-44 Aug-67 Scrapped.

1726 Hiram Bingham 22-Jul-43 13-Aug-43 25-Aug-43 Apr-69 Scrapped.

468 Hiram S Maxim 28-Jan-43 24-Feb-43 06-Mar-43 Aug-65 Scrapped.

1114 Hobart Baker  16-Apr-43 12-May-43 24-May-43 28-Dec-44 Attacked by Japanese aircraftoff Mindoro. 1 crew killed.

538 Homer Lea 21-Mar-43 17-Apr-43 30-Apr-43 Dec-58 Scrapped.

1702 Horace Wells 17-Jul-43 12-Aug-43 22-Aug-43 In 1968 was converted to afloating warehouse andrenamed MP-PZZ-11. Fate

unknown.

533 Howell Cobb 28-Feb-43 30-Mar-43 12-Apr-43 1966 Used as breakwater.

534 Hugh McCulloch 12-Mar-43 05-Apr-43 16-Apr-43 Mar-62 Scrapped.

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1563 Hyperion 28-May-43 24-Jun-43 10-Jul-43 Aug-61 Laid down as the Christopher C  Andrews . Taken over by US

Navy. Scrapped.

2275 Ingul  06-Apr-44 25-Apr-44 03-May-44 Laid down as the Emmet DBoyle. Fate unknown.

321 Irvin MacDowell  24-Jan-42 22-May-42 10-Jun-42 Feb-70 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1566 Irving M Scott  06-May-43 30-May-43 10-Jun-43 Jan-60 Scrapped.

2709 J C Osgood  18-Nov-43 07-Dec-43 16-Dec-43 In 1963 was renamed theBeshtau. Fate unknown.

480 J H Kinkaid  05-Mar-43 02-Apr-43 14-Apr-43 1966 Converted to troopship.

Scrapped (1966?)

2290 J Maurice Thompson 31-Oct-43 19-Nov-43 28-Nov-43 27-Feb-66 Sprang leak, abandoned.Presumed sunk.

2775 J S Hutchinson 04-Mar-44 27-Mar-44 31-Mar-44 Nov-64 Scrapped.

510 J Sterling Morton 11-Nov-42 15-Dec-42 24-Dec-42 US reserve fleet.

473 Jacques Laramie 12-Feb-43 12-Mar-43 23-Mar-43 US reserve fleet.

1552 James A Bayard  08-Apr-43 10-May-43 27-May-43 Apr-63 Scrapped.

2783 James A Drain 20-Mar-44 08-Apr-44 17-Apr-44 US reserve fleet.

418 James B Francis 27-Aug-42 07-Oct-42 16-Oct-42 Mar-66 Converted to troopship.

Scrapped.

467 James B Hickok  24-Jan-43 26-Feb-43 08-Mar-43 03-Dec-58 Collided with King Minos andbroke in two.

2156 James D Phelan 06-Sep-43 25-Sep-43 04-Oct-43 Sep-63 Scrapped.

2745 James Devereux  17-Jan-44 05-Feb-44 12-Feb-44 12-Dec-67 Ran aground and declared CTL

1694 James Fergus 15-Jun-43 13-Jul-43 26-Jul-43 Feb-70 Scrapped.

2183 James G Maguire 19-Oct-43 07-Nov-43 15-Nov-43 In 1962 was renamed the HutaLabedy . Fate unknown.

532 James Guthrie 26-Feb-43 26-Mar-43 09-Apr-43 17-Apr-44 On 17 Mar 44 was attacked by

aircraft. No fatalities. Struckmine off Salerno. No fatalities.

Declared CTL.

2265 James H Breasted  19-Jan-44 10-Feb-44 19-Mar-44 26-Dec-44 Attacked by aircraft at Mindoro.No fatalities.

1559 James Harlan 11-May-43 07-Jun-43 25-Jun-43 09-Sep-62 Ran aground and declared CTL

530 James Ives 16-Feb-43 18-Mar-43 31-Mar-43 Feb-67 Scrapped.

1112 James J Corbett  12-Apr-43 08-May-43 20-May-43 Jul-64 Scrapped.

494 James J Hill  15-Aug-42 25-Sep-42 19-Oct-42 Temporarily converted to

troopship. US reserve fleet.

2104 James J O Kelly  26-Aug-43 19-Sep-43 29-Sep-43 May-63 Scrapped.

2179 James King  13-Oct-43 31-Oct-43 09-Nov-43 Nov-61 Scrapped.

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1704 James Lick  24-Jul-43 19-Aug-43 29-Aug-43 13-Jun-63 Ran aground and broke in two.

2711 James Oliver Curwood  21-Nov-43 10-Dec-43 18-Dec-43 1969 Scrapped.

241 James Otis 17-Sep-41 31-Dec-41 23-Feb-42 06-Feb-45 Ran aground off Devon. Nofatalities. Declared CTL.

2702 James Rolph 07-Nov-43 26-Nov-43 04-Dec-43 1967 Deleted from USSR register.

Presumed scrapped.

329 James Rumsey  08-Aug-42 19-Sep-42 30-Sep-42 14-May-46 Aground and declared CTL.

253 James Smith 15-Apr-42 04-Jul-42 22-Jul-42 Feb-63 On 9 Mar 43, whilst travelling

as part of convoy BT6 wastorpedoed by Germansubmarine U510 (commanded

by Neitzel) in the North Atlantic(07.40 North 52.07 West). 6crew and 5 Armed Guard were

killed. The ship wasabandoned then reboarded.Scrapped.

2263 Jan Pieterszoon Coen 06-Jan-44 28-Jan-44 10-Mar-44 Mar-68 Scrapped.

465 Jane A Delano 19-Jan-43 09-Mar-43 20-Mar-43 Dec-69 Scrapped.

2717 Jean P Chouteau 30-Nov-43 19-Dec-43 29-Dec-43 Aug-68 Scrapped.

1724 Jeremiah M Daily  18-Jul-43 09-Aug-43 22-Aug-43 Apr-62 Scrapped.

2145 Jeremiah M Rusk  17-Aug-43 08-Sep-43 15-Sep-43 Feb-70 Scrapped.

484 Joaquin Miller  23-May-42 22-Jul-42 29-Aug-42 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.This was the first Liberty ship toarrive in London.

2280 Joe Harris 16-Apr-44 05-May-44 12-May-44 1957 Scrapped.

434 John A Rawlins 19-Oct-42 27-Nov-42 03-Dec-42 17-Sep-45 Aground during typhoon.

242 John Adams 17-Sep-41 18-Jan-42 16-Mar-42 05-May-42 Whilst travelling independently

was torpedoed by Japanesesubmarine I21 (commanded byMatsumura) off New Caledonia

(23.30 South 164.35 East). 5

 Armed Guard killed. The John Adams was the first Liberty

ship to be sunk by the enemy.

431 John B Floyd  09-Oct-42 07-Nov-42 20-Nov-42 Jan-65 Converted to troopship.Scrapped.

424 John Bartram 10-Sep-42 23-Oct-42 31-Oct-42 US reserve fleet.

497 John Blair  01-Sep-42 12-Oct-42 31-Oct-42 Apr-66 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1557 John Carroll  30-Apr-43 31-May-43 18-Jun-43 Jun-67 Scrapped.

2137 John Colter  02-Aug-43 24-Aug-43 02-Sep-43 Jun-67 Scrapped.

1698 John Constantine 01-Jul-43 28-Jul-43 09-Aug-43 May-66 Scrapped.

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1712 John Evans 07-Jun-43 18-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 Mar-61 Scrapped.

421 John F Appleby  01-Sep-42 18-Oct-42 31-Oct-42 US reserve fleet.

2758 John F Shafroth 06-Feb-44 25-Feb-44 03-Mar-44 22-Jul-64 Loaded with explosives andother volatile components,scuttled.

328 John Fitch 04-Aug-42 28-Aug-42 02-Sep-42 Apr-67 Scrapped.

519 John G Carlisle 23-Dec-42 23-Jan-43 31-Jan-43 1965 Scrapped.

1580 John H Rosseter  02-Jun-43 24-Jun-43 06-Jul-43 Oct-66 Scrapped.

2746 John H Thomas 18-Jan-44 05-Feb-44 12-Feb-44 Aug-69 Scrapped.

2742 John Hope 12-Jan-44 30-Jan-44 07-Feb-44 Jul-67 Scrapped.

490 John Howard Payne 15-Jul-42 31-Aug-42 30-Sep-42 Jun-63 Scrapped.

2287 John L Stoddard  27-Oct-43 15-Nov-43 23-Nov-43 Jun-67 Scrapped.

1121 John L Sullivan 02-May-43 26-May-43 07-Jun-43 1958 Used in tests for examiningeffect of underwater explosions

on hull.

1573 John Lind  21-May-43 11-Jun-43 23-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.

2270 John lsaacson 17-Feb-44 24-Mar-44 25-Apr-44 US reserve fleet.

433 John M Schofield  17-Oct-42 23-Nov-42 30-Nov-42 Aug-62 Scrapped.

499 John McLean 14-Sep-42 23-Oct-42 07-Nov-42 In 1969 was renamed the Elios .Fate unknown.

258 John Morton 22-May-42 21-Jul-42 03-Aug-42 US reserve fleet.

466 John R Park  22-Jan-43 20-Feb-43 04-Mar-43 21-Mar-45 Whilst travelling as part of convoy TBC102 was torpedoed

by German submarine U1195  (commanded by Cordes) off Brest (49.56 North 05.26

West). No fatalities.

2267 John Roach 07-Feb-44 01-Mar-44 30-Mar-44 Nov-67 Scrapped.

1589 John Ross 19-Jun-43 10-Jul-43 23-Jul-43 1973 Scrapped.

495 John Rutledge 22-Aug-42 29-Sep-42 23-Oct-42 Jun-66 Scrapped.

1707 John S Bassett  04-Aug-43 29-Aug-43 09-Sep-43 May-64 Scrapped.

1582 John S Sargent  06-Jun-43 27-Jun-43 09-Jul-43 Oct-69 Scrapped.

2131 John Sherman 01-Dec-43 23-Dec-43 29-Jan-44 Sep-67 Scrapped.

330 John Stevens 13-Aug-42 22-Sep-42 08-Oct-42 Feb-62 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

2171 John Swett  30-Sep-43 19-Oct-43 28-Oct-43 Feb-65 Scrapped.

1575 John T McMillan 25-May-43 15-Jun-43 26-Jun-43 Mar-70 Scrapped.

2730 John W Burgess 20-Dec-43 12-Jan-44 19-Jan-44 Nov-64 Scrapped.

2166 John W Foster  23-Sep-43 11-Oct-43 21-Oct-43 US reserve fleet.2141 John W Hoyt  09-Aug-43 31-Aug-43 08-Sep-43 Sep-61 Scrapped.

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1570 John W Mackay  14-May-43 06-Jun-43 17-Jun-43 May-69 Scrapped.

2120 John W Meldrum 18-Oct-43 13-Nov-43 23-Nov-43 US reserve fleet.

251 John Wise 16-Mar-42 14-Jun-42 30-Jun-42 US reserve fleet.

1558 Jonathan P Dolliver  08-May-43 03-Jun-43 22-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.

2707 Jose C Barbosa 15-Nov-43 05-Dec-43 12-Dec-43 Mar-60 Scrapped.

2127 Jose J Acosta 19-Nov-43 10-Dec-43 19-Dec-43 1967 Deleted from USSR register.Presumed scrapped.

2772 Jose M Morelos 28-Feb-44 21-Mar-44 28-Mar-44 US reserve fleet.

2688 Jose Pedro Varela 05-May-44 25-May-44 31-May-44 Dec-68 Scrapped.

1708 Joseph A Holmes 21-Jun-43 11-Jul-43 27-Jul-43 Sep-59 Scrapped.

2133 Joseph E Wing  13-Dec-43 05-Jan-44 11-Feb-44 Sep-63 Scrapped.

447 Joseph G Cannon 28-Nov-42 31-Dec-42 10-Jan-43 US reserve fleet.

432 Joseph Holt  15-Oct-42 20-Nov-42 28-Nov-42 Apr-61 Scrapped.

323 Joseph Hooker  02-Mar-42 20-Jun-42 08-Jul-42 Oct-67 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

2756 Joseph J Kinyoun 03-Feb-44 22-Feb-44 29-Feb-44 19-Sep-66 Ran aground, later scrapped.

1723 Joseph K Toole 17-Jul-43 08-Aug-43 19-Aug-43 Sep-65 Scrapped.

488 Joseph Rodman Drake 20-Jun-42 21-Aug-42 25-Sep-42 US reserve fleet.

1567 Joseph S Emery  08-May-43 31-May-43 13-Jun-43 Jun-60 Scrapped.

1119 Joseph Smith 28-Apr-43 22-May-43 04-Jun-43 11-Jan-44 Developed leaks in the North

 Atlantic. No fatalities.

1696 Joshua Heady  24-Jun-43 20-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 Nov-64 Scrapped.

527 Josiah B Grinnell  29-Jan-43 04-Mar-43 17-Mar-43 Aug-66 Scrapped.

541 Josiah Snelling  06-Apr-43 30-Apr-43 19-May-43 Jul-61 Scrapped.

2757 Juan Pablo Duarte 05-Feb-44 23-Feb-44 29-Feb-44 Jun-63 Scrapped.

2718 Julia L Dumont  02-Dec-43 20-Dec-43 29-Dec-43 Apr-66 Scrapped.

523 Julien Dubuque 09-Jan-43 16-Feb-43 26-Feb-43 US reserve fleet.

461 Justin S Morrill  07-Jan-43 13-Feb-43 26-Feb-43 Feb-62 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

2698 Justo Arosemena 07-Jun-44 26-Jun-44 06-Jul-44 Apr-70 Scrapped.

2785 Kamenets-Podolsk  23-Mar-44 13-Apr-44 20-Apr-44 Laid down as the Robert S Abbott . Fate unknown.

2175 Kate Douglas Wiggin 06-Oct-43 25-Oct-43 31-Oct-43 Jan-61 Scrapped.

2182 Keith Vawter  17-Oct-43 05-Nov-43 13-Nov-43 In 1947 was renamed theHellenic Star . Fate unknown.

243 Kit Carson 17-Sep-41 06-Feb-42 31-Mar-42 Feb-66 Scrapped.

1111 Knute Rockne 09-Apr-43 06-May-43 18-May-43 US reserve fleet.

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460 Kolkhosnik  02-Jan-43 07-Feb-43 20-Feb-43 Laid down as the Charles Wilkes . Fate Unknown.

518 Krasnogv Ardeets 19-Dec-42 17-Jan-43 28-Jan-43 Laid down as the Charles SFairchild . Fate unknown.

2125 Lawrence Gianella 11-Nov-43 29-Nov-43 12-Dec-43 Mar-65 Scrapped.

1564 Leonidas Merritt  31-May-43 30-Jun-43 17-Jul-43 Sep-69 Scrapped.

512 Leonis 21-Nov-42 22-Dec-42 31-Dec-42 Jun-69 Laid down as the Key Pittman.Taken over by US Navy.

Scrapped.

444 Leslie M Shaw  15-Nov-42 22-Dec-42 31-Dec-42 Oct-61 Scrapped.

485 Lew Wallace 04-Jun-42 29-Jul-42 05-Sep-42 Apr-70 Converted to troopship.

Scrapped.

250 Lewis Morris 03-Mar-42 22-May-42 19-Jun-42 Jan-61 Scrapped.

2722 Lillian Wald  09-Dec-43 30-Dec-43 07-Jan-44 Feb-70 Scrapped.

2149 Louis A Sengteller  24-Aug-43 14-Sep-43 22-Sep-43 Oct-69 Scrapped.

540 Louis Hennepin 30-Mar-43 29-Apr-43 14-May-43 Apr-61 Scrapped.

449 Louis Joliet  02-Dec-42 06-Jan-43 16-Jan-43 Oct-68 Scrapped.

2123 Louis Pasteur  30-Oct-43 23-Nov-43 04-Dec-43 Mar-67 Scrapped.

2779 Louis Sloss 10-Mar-44 03-Apr-44 10-Apr-44 US reserve fleet.

2781 Louis Sullivan 14-Mar-44 05-Apr-44 13-Apr-44 Jan-70 Scrapped.

2771 Louis Weule 26-Feb-44 20-Mar-44 25-Mar-44 Jul-67 Scrapped.

2782 Lucien Labaudt  17-Mar-44 07-Apr-44 14-Apr-44 Sep-69 Scrapped.

474 Lucy Stone 13-Feb-43 13-Mar-43 26-Mar-43 US reserve fleet.

1099 Luther Burbank  12-Mar-43 09-Apr-43 22-Apr-43 Laid down as the Luther Burbank . Taken over by USNavy. In 1957 was lengthened

and renamed Silla. Fateunknown.

1709 Luther S Kelly  23-Jun-43 14-Jul-43 24-Jul-43 Dec-68 Scrapped.

520 Lyman J Gage 29-Dec-42 29-Jan-43 06-Feb-43 US reserve fleet.

1555 Lyra 25-Apr-43 24-May-43 10-Jun-43 Apr-67 Laid down as the CyrusHamlin. Taken over by US

Navy. Scrapped.

1587 M H De Young  15-Jun-43 06-Jul-43 19-Jul-43 13-Aug-43 Torpedoed by Japanesesubmarine I19 (commanded by

Kinashi) in the Pacific (21.50South 175.10 East). 3 crewand 1 US Navy personnel lost.

Taken over by US Navy andconverted to hulk (renamed the

 Antelope IX ). Later scrapped.

1697 Marcus Daly  28-Jun-43 24-Jul-43 05-Aug-43 Aug-68 Scrapped.

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1562 Maria Sanford  24-May-43 20-Jun-43 07-Jul-43 Feb-60 Scrapped.

2789 Mariscal Sucre 30-Mar-44 19-Apr-44 26-Apr-44 Mar-68 Scrapped.

2292 Mary A Livermore 04-Nov-43 22-Nov-43 30-Nov-43 Mar-68 Scrapped.

2116 Mary Bickerdyke 05-Oct-43 27-Oct-43 09-Nov-43 16-Feb-66 Collided off Singapore.

2289 Mary Walker  30-Oct-43 18-Nov-43 26-Nov-43 Oct-63 Scrapped.

1117 Matthew B Brady  23-Apr-43 18-May-43 30-May-43 Sep-60 US reserve fleet.

535 Matthew Lyon 18-Mar-43 11-Apr-43 26-Apr-43 On 11 Aug 43, whilst travellingindependently was torpedoed

by Japanese submarine I11 (commanded by Tagami). Nofatalities. US reserve fleet.

262 Matthew Thornton 30-Jun-42 12-Aug-42 29-Aug-42 US reserve fleet.2281 Mello Franco 18-Apr-44 06-May-44 13-May-44 Apr-69 Scrapped.

1715 Melville E Stone 02-Jul-43 24-Jul-43 05-Aug-43 24-Nov-43 Whilst travelling independently

was torpedoed by Germansubmarine U516 (commandedby Tillessen) off Panama

(10.36 North 80.19 West). 12crew, 3 Armed Guard and 1passenger lost.

2118 Michael C Kerr  13-Oct-43 30-Oct-43 15-Nov-43 Jun-69 Scrapped.

2101 Michael Casey  15-Aug-43 09-Sep-43 18-Sep-43 In 1947 was renamed the

Georgios F Andreadis. Fateunknown.

1554 Michael Pupin 18-Apr-43 19-May-43 05-Jun-43 Mar-62 Scrapped.

2129 Millen Grffith 26-Nov-43 18-Dec-43 28-Dec-43 1958 Scrapped.

2138 Molengraaf  04-Aug-43 25-Aug-43 05-Sep-43 Dec-69 Laid down as the Mary M Dodge. Scrapped.

2741 Morgan Robertson 10-Jan-44 28-Jan-44 04-Feb-44 In 1947 was renamed the

Stromboli . Fate unknown.

503 Morrison R Waite 08-Oct-42 10-Nov-42 23-Nov-42 Jul-63 Scrapped.

2731 Moses G Farmer  23-Dec-43 13-Jan-44 20-Jan-44 Mar-62 Scrapped.492 Moses Rogers 30-Jul-42 13-Sep-42 10-Oct-42 Sep-69 Scrapped.

1700 Myron T Herrick  09-Jul-43 04-Aug-43 15-Aug-43 Mar-61 Scrapped.

455 Nancy Hanks 21-Dec-42 24-Jan-43 08-Feb-43 1958 Scrapped.

2740 Nathan S Davis 08-Jan-44 27-Jan-44 05-Feb-44 1962 Scrapped.

429 Nathaniel Bowditch 03-Oct-42 10-Nov-42 23-Nov-42 Jan-60 Scrapped.

529 Nathaniel Currier  10-Feb-43 11-Mar-43 24-Mar-43 US reserve fleet.

2169 Norman E Mack  26-Sep-43 16-Oct-43 24-Oct-43 US reserve fleet.

2167 Norman Hapgood  24-Sep-43 13-Oct-43 21-Oct-43 In 1947 was renamed theNereide. Fate unknown.

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2285 Norman J Colman 23-Apr-44 13-May-44 25-May-44 US reserve fleet.

486 O Henry  08-Jun-42 08-Aug-42 12-Sep-42 Jan-62 Scrapped.

1553 Odessa 17-Apr-43 16-May-43 31-May-43 Laid down as the Mary Cassatt .Fate unknown.

1574 Ole E Rolvaag  22-May-43 13-Jun-43 25-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.

1109 Oliver Evans 04-Apr-43 02-May-43 14-May-43 Dec-59 Scrapped.

2725 Oliver Kelley  14-Dec-43 04-Jan-44 11-Jan-44 1959 Scrapped.

256 Oliver Wolcott  22-May-42 07-Aug-42 26-Aug-42 Jul-61 Scrapped.

1107 Orel  31-Mar-43 27-Apr-43 10-May-43 Laid down as the Charles E Duryea. Was renamed the Ival Polzunov in 1949. Fate

unknown.2130 Otis Skinner  29-Nov-43 19-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 Apr-67 Scrapped.

2157 Otto Mears 08-Sep-43 26-Sep-43 07-Oct-43 22-Nov-67 Caught fire and declared CTL.

2693 Ovid Butler  20-May-44 07-Jun-44 15-Jun-44 Aug-65 Scrapped.

2747 Percy E Foxworth 19-Jan-44 08-Feb-44 15-Feb-44 Oct-69 Scrapped.

452 Pere Marquette 12-Dec-42 14-Jan-43 25-Jan-43 US reserve fl eet.

2114 Peter Cooper Hewitt  30-Sep-43 22-Oct-43 29-Oct-43 Feb-67 Scrapped.

325 Peter J McGuire 22-Jul-42 07-Sep-42 21-Sep-42 Mar-68 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

2181 Peter Trumble Rowe 16-Oct-43 04-Nov-43 12-Nov-43 Feb-62 Scrapped.

326 Philip H Sheridan 24-Jul-42 09-Sep-42 29-Sep-42 Jul-69 Scrapped.

507 Pierre La Clede 29-Oct-42 29-Nov-42 10-Dec-42 Mar-70 Scrapped.

426 Prince Georges 20-Sep-42 30-Oct-42 09-Nov-42 Nov-69 Laid down as the Richard March Hoe. Taken over by USNavy. Converted to troopship.

Scrapped.

2180 R F Peckham 14-Oct-43 02-Nov-43 10-Nov-43 03-Dec-45 Collided with the Jesse Cottrell.Declared CTL.

2685 Ralph T O'Neil  29-Apr-44 19-May-44 26-May-44 Feb-66 Scrapped.

2105 Reinhold Richter  29-Aug-43 23-Sep-43 02-Oct-43 Feb-70 Scrapped.

2705 Richard B Moore 12-Nov-43 30-Nov-43 10-Dec-43 In 1963 was renamed the

Mashuk . Fate unknown.

458 Richard Henderson 29-Dec-42 31-Jan-43 15-Feb-43 26-Aug-43 Whilst travelling as part of convoy UGS14 was torpedoed

by German submarine U410(commanded by Fenski). Nofatalities.

419 Richard Jordan Gatling  28-Aug-42 14-Oct-42 23-Oct-42 Apr-69 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1731 Richard Moczkowski  31-Jul-43 22-Aug-43 31-Aug-43 1966 Scrapped.

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261 Richard Stockton 21-Jun-42 17-Aug-42 31-Aug-42 US reserve fleet.

454 Richard Yates 18-Dec-42 22-Jan-43 31-Jan-43 US reserve fleet.

1701 Ring Lardner  13-Jul-43 07-Aug-43 18-Aug-43 1959 Scrapped.

2769 Robert D Carey  24-Feb-44 14-Mar-44 22-Mar-44 Jan-69 Scrapped.

440 Robert E Peary  08-Nov-42 12-Nov-42 15-Nov-42 Jun-63 Scrapped.

2719 Robert G Cousins 05-Dec-43 23-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 In 1963 was renamed the Avacha. Fate unknown.

498 Robert H Harrison 07-Sep-42 17-Oct-42 04-Nov-42 1966 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

2184 Robert LouisStevenson

21-Oct-43 09-Nov-43 16-Nov-43 08-Aug-67 Intended to be used as part of underwater explosion test,

however failed to sink inplanned area. Finally sank,however explosives failed to

detonate. US Aircraftattempted to bomb vessel toset off explosives, however 

initial bombs failed to explodeand subsequent efforts alsoineffective.

1560 Robert Lucas 16-May-43 10-Jun-43 29-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.

2278 Rodina 13-Apr-44 30-Apr-44 08-May-44 Laid down as the Henry J Waters. Fate unknown.

260 Roger Sherman 15-Jun-42 03-Aug-42 24-Aug-42 Sep-61 Scrapped.

479 S Hall Young  02-Mar-43 31-Mar-43 12-Apr-43 Jun-67 Scrapped.

1699 Samana 06-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 12-Aug-43 Oct-59 Laid down as the William F 

Vilas . Scrapped.

2107 Samark  06-Sep-43 30-Sep-43 08-Oct-43 1960 Laid down as the John GNorth. Scrapped.

1717 Sambre 06-Jul-43 28-Jul-43 09-Aug-43 Apr-61 Laid down as the GeorgeInness. Scrapped.

1588 Sambridge 17-Jun-43 08-Jul-43 20-Jul-43 18-Nov-43 Laid down as the John E 

Wilk ie. Whilst proceedingindependently was torpedoedby Japanese submarine I27  

(commanded by Fukumura) inthe Arabian Sea (11.25 North47.25 East).

1713 Samovar  28-Jun-43 21-Jul-43 30-Jul-43 Laid down as the Frank DPhinney. In 1967 wasrenamed the Samudra Jyoti .

Fate unknown.

2099 Sampford  07-Aug-43 31-Aug-43 12-Sep-43 25-Jul-66 Laid down as the John Reed .Collided with tanker and

declared CTL.

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2110 Samuel Brannon 17-Sep-43 09-Oct-43 19-Oct-43 1959 Scrapped.

450 Samuel de Champlain 08-Dec-42 10-Jan-43 20-Jan-43 Mar-68 Scrapped.

331 Samuel F B Morse 18-Aug-42 28-Sep-42 09-Oct-42 In Nov 1943 was converted toa US Army Hospital Ship andrenamed the Jarrett M 

Huddleston. US reserve fleet.

501 Samuel F Miller  26-Sep-42 31-Oct-42 14-Nov-42 Nov-66 Scrapped.

2699 Samuel Gompers II  09-Jun-44 28-Jun-44 10-Jul-44 Jun-60 Scrapped.

248 Samuel Huntington 20-Jan-42 26-Apr-42 18-May-42 29-Jan-44 Temporarily converted totroopship. Bombed off Anzio.5 crew killed.

2689 Samuel L Cobb 06-May-44 27-May-44 03-Jun-44 In 1955 was renamed the

Fortuna. Fate unknown.

2163 Samuel W Williston 17-Sep-43 06-Oct-43 15-Oct-43 Mar-67 Scrapped.

2143 Samwash 13-Aug-43 04-Sep-43 13-Sep-43 Apr-69 Laid down as the HarmonJudson. Scrapped.

2750 Sara Bache 24-Jan-44 12-Feb-44 19-Feb-44 Apr-61 Scrapped.

2178 Sara Teasdale 12-Oct-43 30-Oct-43 07-Nov-43 19-Jun-66 Sprang leak and sank.

2701 Seaman A Knapp 05-Nov-43 24-Nov-43 30-Nov-43 US reserve fleet.

482 Sheldon Jackson 09-Mar-43 07-Apr-43 18-Apr-43 1966 Scrapped.

2760 Sidney H Short  10-Feb-44 28-Feb-44 07-Mar-44 Feb-70 Scrapped.

2271 Silvestre Escalante 21-Feb-44 31-Mar-44 30-Apr-44 Sep-61 Scrapped.

2108 Simon Bamberger  09-Sep-43 03-Oct-43 12-Oct-43 Feb-70 Scrapped.

2784 Stalingrad  22-Mar-44 11-Apr-44 18-Apr-44 1972 Laid down as the Thomas M Flaherty . Scrapped.

505 Stanley Matthews 18-Oct-42 20-Nov-42 30-Nov-42 Dec-63 Scrapped.

1578 Stephen Crane 30-May-43 20-Jun-43 30-Jun-43 May-44 Bombed by Japanese (usingrecovered US aircraft) anddeclared CTL. 1 US Army

personnel killed.

247 Stephen Hopkins 02-Jan-42 14-Apr-42 11-May-42 27-Sep-42 Sunk by the German surfaceraider Steir in the South

 Atlantic (28.08 South 11.59West). 31 crew, 9 ArmedGuard and 1 passenger killed.

The Steir was also sunk in thisaction. The ships was given aGallant Ship Award.

2283 Stephen Hopkins II  21-Apr-44 10-May-44 19-May-44 Jun-67 Scrapped.

1729 Stephen W Kearny  28-Jul-43 19-Aug-43 29-Aug-43 US reserve fleet.

2269 Sukhona 14-Feb-44 17-Mar-44 15-Apr-44 Laid down as the George

Coggeshall . Fate unknown.

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1120 Tecumseh 30-Apr-43 25-May-43 05-Jun-43 Apr-70 Scrapped.

2695 Terry E Stephenson 23-May-44 13-Jun-44 21-Jun-44 US reserve fleet.

1719 Thomas C Power  10-Jul-43 31-Jul-43 11-Aug-43 Dec-65 Scrapped.

531 Thomas Corwin 19-Feb-43 21-Mar-43 05-Apr-43 Nov-64 Scrapped.

2696 Thomas F Hunt  25-May-44 16-Jun-44 28-Jun-44 In 1964 was converted to a

barge. Fate unknown.

462 Thomas Kearns 11-Jan-43 12-Feb-43 23-Feb-43 Dec-61 Scrapped.

1711 Thomas M Cooley  26-Jun-43 17-Jul-43 29-Jul-43 04-Feb-67 Developed leaks. Later 

scrapped.

246 Timothy Pickering  08-Oct-41 28-Mar-42 30-Apr-42 13-Jul-43 Attacked by torpedo aircraft off  Avola and set alight. 22 crew,

8 Armed Guard and 100 British Army personnel killed.

2780 Toussaint L'Ouverture 12-Mar-44 04-Apr-44 12-Apr-44 May-59 Scrapped.

457 Tungus 27-Dec-42 04-Feb-43 18-Feb-43 Laid down as the Sieur Duluth.Fate unknown.

2729 Uriah M Rose 19-Dec-43 10-Jan-44 18-Jan-44 In 1970 was renamed the

 Ardena. Fate unknown.

2100 Vachel Lindsay  12-Aug-43 06-Sep-43 15-Sep-43 US reserve fleet.

2172 Vernon L Parrington 02-Oct-43 21-Oct-43 29-Oct-43 01-Sep-62 Driven ashore during typhoon

in Hong Kong.

463 Vitus Bering  14-Jan-43 17-Feb-43 28-Feb-43 Oct-61 Scrapped.

2736 W B Rodgers 02-Jan-44 21-Jan-44 28-Jan-44 06-Aug-62 Ran aground and declared CTL

2778 Wallace R Farrington 09-Mar-44 31-Mar-44 07-Apr-44 Apr-69 Scrapped.

1113 Walter Camp 14-Apr-43 10-May-43 22-May-43 26-Jan-44 Whilst travelling independentlywas torpedoed by German

submarine U532 (commandedby Junker) in the Indian Ocean(10.00 North 71.49 East). No

fatalities.

509 Walter Colton 07-Nov-42 10-Dec-42 19-Dec-42 Mar-68 Scrapped.

2291 Walter Williams 02-Nov-43 21-Nov-43 29-Nov-43 Jul-60 Scrapped.

2266 Walter Wyman 21-Jan-44 14-Feb-44 24-Mar-44 In 1965 was renamed theGreenport . Fate unknown.

2142 Wayne MacVeagh 11-Aug-43 02-Sep-43 11-Sep-43 US reserve fleet.

1101 Wilbur Wright  17-Mar-43 14-Apr-43 27-Apr-43 Oct-66 Scrapped.

2763 Willet M Hays 14-Feb-44 04-Mar-44 11-Mar-44 Apr-64 Scrapped.

2122 William A Coulter  25-Oct-43 19-Nov-43 29-Nov-43 Mar-65 Scrapped.

537 William A Jones 13-Mar-43 18-Apr-43 05-May-43 US reserve fleet.

2282 William Allen White 20-Apr-44 08-May-44 16-May-44 Feb-69 Scrapped.

2733 William B Leeds 28-Dec-43 16-Jan-44 22-Jan-44 1954 Scrapped.

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469 William B Ogden 30-Jan-43 02-Mar-43 12-Mar-43 Aug-64 Was grounded for 12 months,between 1 Jul 43 and 6 Jul 44,

near Vizagapatam. Scrapped.

1579 William Beaumont  31-May-43 23-Jun-43 04-Jul-43 US reserve fleet.

438 William C Endicott  31-Oct-42 09-Dec-42 17-Dec-42 Jan-65 Scrapped.

2124 William C Ralston 31-Oct-43 26-Nov-43 10-Dec-43 10-Dec-45 Driven ashore off Okinawa intyphoon. Declared CTL.

496 William Cushing  30-Aug-42 07-Oct-42 27-Oct-42 Aug-69 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

2735 William D Boyce 31-Dec-43 19-Jan-44 26-Jan-44 In 1963 was renamed theMalakhov Kurgan. Fate

unknown.

1727 William D Burnham 24-Jul-43 14-Aug-43 26-Aug-43 23-Nov-44 Whilst travelling as part of convoy TMC44 was torpedoed

by German submarine U978  (commanded by Pulst) in theEnglish Channel (49.46 North

01.15 West). 10 crew and 8 Armed Guard killed bysubsequent torpedo striking

lifeboat.

489 William Dean Howells 28-Jun-42 29-Aug-42 29-Sep-42 May-60 Scrapped.

249 William Ellery  09-Feb-42 09-May-42 28-May-42 Sep-68 Scrapped.

2187 William F Empey  26-Oct-43 13-Nov-43 21-Nov-43 Jul-68 Scrapped.

2721 William Ford Nichols 08-Dec-43 28-Dec-43 05-Jan-44 US reserve fleet.

1714 William H Allen 30-Jun-43 22-Jul-43 03-Aug-43 US reserve fleet.

521 William H Aspinwall  31-Dec-42 04-Feb-43 13-Feb-43 US reserve fleet.

2687 William H Clagett  03-May-44 23-May-44 31-May-44 In 1968 was converted to acrane barge. Fate unknown.

2153 William H Moody  31-Aug-43 20-Sep-43 29-Sep-43 Mar-67 Scrapped.

2766 William J Gray  18-Feb-44 09-Mar-44 16-Mar-44 Mar-69 Scrapped.

2113 William J Palmer  25-Sep-43 18-Oct-43 26-Oct-43 04-Aug-45 Struck mine in Trieste harbour.

No fatalities.

493 William K Vanderbilt  09-Aug-42 19-Sep-42 15-Oct-42 16-May-43 Whilst travelling independentlywas torpedoed by Japanese

submarine I19 (commanded byKinashi) in the Pacific (18.41South 175.07 East). 1 crew

killed.

1722 William Keith 15-Jul-43 06-Aug-43 17-Aug-43 Oct-66 Scrapped.

1720 William Matson 11-Jul-43 02-Aug-43 14-Aug-43 Feb-62 Scrapped.

1695 William N Byers 20-Jun-43 17-Jul-43 29-Jul-43 Apr-64 Scrapped.

2727 William Peffer  16-Dec-43 07-Jan-44 14-Jan-44 Jan-69 Scrapped.

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1586 William Prouse 13-Jun-43 04-Jul-43 27-Jul-43 Nov-60 Scrapped.

2162 William S Clark  16-Sep-43 05-Oct-43 14-Oct-43 Jul-65 Scrapped.

2774 William Schirmer  02-Mar-44 25-Mar-44 31-Mar-44 Oct-69 Scrapped.

2106 William Sharon 31-Aug-43 25-Sep-43 05-Oct-43 May-69 Scrapped.

2286 William Sproule 25-Apr-44 15-May-44 24-May-44 Jun-63 Scrapped.

1102 William Thornton 19-Mar-43 16-Apr-43 30-Apr-43 16-Feb-68 Ran aground. Later scrapped.

2724 William Vaughn Moody  12-Dec-43 02-Jan-44 10-Jan-44 Jul-69 Scrapped.

2117 William W Campbell  09-Oct-43 29-Oct-43 12-Nov-43 Mar-67 Scrapped.

1572 William W Mayo 18-May-43 10-Jun-43 21-Jun-43 Jan-60 Scrapped.

255 William Whipple 09-May-42 14-Jul-42 07-Aug-42 Oct-58 Scrapped.

263 William Williams 05-Jul-42 21-Aug-42 08-Sep-42 Aug-61 On 5 May 1943 was torpedoed

and damaged by Japanesesubmarine I19 (commanded byKinashi). No fatalities. In 1943

was taken over by US Navyand renamed the Venus.Scrapped.

516 William Windom 11-Dec-42 08-Jan-43 19-Jan-43 Aug-64 Scrapped.

1703 Winfield S Stratton 20-Jul-43 15-Aug-43 31-Aug-43 US reserve fleet.

244 Zachary Taylor  06-Oct-41 28-Feb-42 13-Apr-42 Oct-61 Scrapped.

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1072  A Frank Lever  29-Oct-43 07-Dec-43 21-Dec-43 May-68 Scrapped.

2436  A Mitchell Palmer  17-Dec-43 12-Feb-44 29-Feb-44 May-68 Scrapped.

2879  Addie Bagley Daniels 21-Aug-44 28-Sep-44 12-Oct-44 US reserve fleet.

2871  Alexander R Shepard  16-Jun-44 03-Aug-44 18-Aug-44 Jun-65 Scrapped.

1055  Andrew Pickens 03-May-43 10-Jul-43 05-Aug-43 In 1970 was renamed the Arendal . Fate unknown.

2897  Arlie Clark  18-Dec-44 27-Jan-45 14-Feb-45 US reserve fleet.

2442 Ben A Ruffin 12-Feb-44 11-Apr-44 24-Apr-44 In 1963 was renamed theCaicara. Fate unknown.

2432 Ben Robertson 18-Nov-43 04-Jan-44 21-Jan-44 Dec-68 Scrapped.

2867 Benjamin BrownFrench

13-May-44 29-Jun-44 20-Jul-44 Apr-67 Scrapped.

351 Button Gwinnett  10-Feb-43 02-May-43 31-May-43 Dec-68 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

1053 Casimir Pulaski  13-Apr-43 25-Jun-43 16-Jul-43 US reserve fleet.

2869 Charles A Keffer  01-Jun-44 15-Jul-44 05-Aug-44 US reserve fleet.

1067 Charles C Jones 18-Sep-43 05-Nov-43 17-Nov-43 Oct-60 Scrapped.

1069 Charles H Herty  02-Oct-43 17-Nov-43 30-Nov-43 1967 Scrapped.

2439 Clark Howell  21-Jan-44 14-Mar-44 29-Mar-44 May-67 Scrapped.349 Crawford W Long  31-Dec-42 10-Apr-43 22-May-43 Jul-69 Scrapped.

1059 Dudley M Hughes 26-Jun-43 27-Aug-43 11-Sep-43 May-69 Scrapped.

2440 Earl Layman 31-Jan-44 17-Mar-44 31-Mar-44 May-67 Scrapped.

2891 Edward J Berwind  10-Nov-44 16-Dec-44 06-Jan-45 Sep-61 Scrapped.

1071 Edwin L Godkin 19-Oct-43 30-Nov-43 14-Dec-43 In 1968 was renamed the Erato.Fate unknown.

352 Felix Grundy  22-Feb-43 12-May-43 12-Jun-43 May-65 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1068 Florence Martus 27-Sep-43 11-Nov-43 23-Nov-43 May-60 Scrapped.

2875 Floyd Gibbons 17-Jul-44 31-Aug-44 15-Sep-44 Apr-66 Scrapped.

2874 Frank P Walsh 12-Jul-44 28-Aug-44 08-Sep-44 Oct-66 Scrapped.

342 George Handley  22-May-42 07-Dec-42 04-Mar-43 Dec-64 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

344 George Walton 18-Jun-42 21-Jan-43 30-Mar-43 06-Nov-51 Caught fire and sank.

1057 George Whitefield  22-May-43 06-Aug-43 24-Aug-43 In 1963 was renamed the Daryal .

Fate unknown.

1054 Hamlin Garland  23-Apr-43 06-Jul-43 24-Jul-43 US reserve fleet.

2896 Harry Kirby  14-Dec-44 20-Jan-45 07-Feb-45 Sep-69 Scrapped.

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2445 Harry L Glucksman 18-Mar-44 29-Apr-44 20-May-44 In 1969 was converted tominesweeper. Fate unknown.

1061 Hoke Smith 21-Jul-43 16-Sep-43 27-Sep-43 Nov-67 Scrapped.

2434 Isaac S Hopkins 30-Nov-43 26-Jan-44 14-Feb-44 May-61 Scrapped.

2863 Jacob Sloat Fassett  12-Apr-44 31-May-44 21-Jun-44 Mar-65 Scrapped.

1063 James H Couper  07-Aug-43 01-Oct-43 14-Oct-43 Aug-65 Scrapped.

2889 James H Price 28-Oct-44 05-Dec-44 21-Dec-44 Nov-64 Scrapped.

343 James Jackson 04-Jun-42 27-Dec-42 18-Mar-43 Temporarily converted to

troopship. US reserve fleet.

341 James Oglethorpe 22-May-42 20-Nov-42 13-Feb-43 17-Mar-43 Whilst travelling with convoyHX229 was torpedoed by

German submarine U758  (commanded by Manseck) in theNorth Atlantic (50.38 North 34.46

West). 31 crew, 11 ArmedGuard and 2 passengers lost.

2872 James Swan 23-Jun-44 12-Aug-44 24-Aug-44 21-Dec-52 Ran aground and broke in two.

1060 Jerome K Jones 07-Jul-43 06-Sep-43 18-Sep-43 In 1968 was renamed thePanaghia Kykkou. Fateunknown.

2441 John A Treutlen 05-Feb-44 10-Apr-44 17-Apr-44 29-Jun-44 Whilst travelling with convoyEMC17 was torpedoed byGerman submarine U984 

(commanded by Sieder) in theEnglish Channel (50.07 North00.47 West). No fatalities.

Beached and declared CTL.

350 John C Breckinridge 27-Jan-43 22-Apr-43 22-May-43 Jan-60 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

2438 John E Sweet  17-Jan-44 03-Mar-44 21-Mar-44 Jun-65 Scrapped.

1070 John E Ward  13-Oct-43 25-Nov-43 07-Dec-43 US reserve fleet.

346 John Milledge 27-Jun-42 21-Feb-43 19-Apr-43 1965 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

2877 John P Harris 03-Aug-44 13-Sep-44 28-Sep-44 Apr-67 Scrapped.

2876 Jonas Lie 24-Jul-44 07-Sep-44 22-Sep-44 09-Jan-45 Whilst travelling as part of 

convoy ON277 was torpedoedby German submarine U1055  (commanded by Meyer) near the

Bristol Channel (51.45 North06.26 West). 2 crew killed.

1058 Joseph E Brown 09-Jun-43 19-Aug-43 31-Aug-43 US reserve fleet.

1065 Joseph H Martin 30-Aug-43 18-Oct-43 30-Oct-43 US reserve fleet.

1064 Joseph Habersham 20-Aug-43 12-Oct-43 26-Oct-43 US reserve fleet.

2881 Joseph Murgas 01-Sep-44 12-Oct-44 28-Oct-44 US reserve fleet.

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2883 Joseph S McDonagh 14-Sep-44 27-Oct-44 11-Nov-44 31-Mar-46 Ran aground.

2887 Josiah Cohen 13-Oct-44 23-Nov-44 08-Dec-44 In 1969 was renamed the

Kounistra. Fate unknown.

2884 Josiah Tattnell  23-Sep-44 03-Nov-44 18-Nov-44 Apr-70 Scrapped.

2446 Juliette Low  15-Mar-44 12-May-44 29-May-44 US reserve fleet.

1051 Langdon Cheves 29-Mar-43 22-May-43 25-Jun-43 Jan-61 Scrapped.

345 Lyman Hall  23-Jun-42 06-Feb-43 09-Apr-43 Oct-63 Scrapped.

2893 Mack Bruton Bryan 24-Nov-44 30-Dec-44 18-Jan-45 Jan-67 Scrapped.

2873 Martha Berry  30-Jun-44 19-Aug-44 30-Aug-44 US reserve fleet.

2882 Milton J Foreman 08-Sep-44 21-Oct-44 04-Nov-44 Jul-65 Scrapped.

2885 Moina Michael  29-Sep-44 09-Nov-44 25-Nov-44 US reserve fleet.

1052 Nicholas Herkimer  08-Apr-43 08-Jun-43 05-Jul-43 Sep-67 Scrapped.

2878 Richard Coulter  14-Aug-44 22-Sep-44 03-Oct-44 Jul-60 Scrapped.

2864 Richard Upjohn 15-Apr-44 08-Jun-44 28-Jun-44 US reserve fleet.

2870 Risden Tyler Bennett  12-Jun-44 22-Jul-44 11-Aug-44 Apr-63 Scrapped.

1066 Robert Fechner  06-Sep-43 28-Oct-43 08-Nov-43 Nov-66 Scrapped.

348 Robert M T Hunter  11-Dec-42 28-Mar-43 11-May-43 Temporarily converted to

troopship. US reserve fleet.

2886 Robert Parrot  06-Oct-44 16-Nov-44 30-Nov-44 Apr-68 Scrapped.

347 Robert Toombs 24-Nov-42 19-Mar-43 30-Apr-43 1959 Scrapped.

2866 Ruben Dario 01-May-44 22-Jun-44 13-Jul-44 Mar-63 Scrapped.

2888 Rudolph Kauffmann 23-Oct-44 29-Nov-44 15-Dec-44 US reserve fleet.

2444 Samcebu 04-Mar-44 23-Apr-44 10-May-44 24-Dec-63 Ran aground and declared CTL.

2437 Samdart  21-Dec-43 23-Feb-44 13-Mar-44 Feb-67 Scrapped.

2435 Samhorn 08-Dec-43 05-Feb-44 25-Feb-44 1960 Scrapped.

2433 Samuel T Darling  26-Nov-43 18-Jan-44 31-Jan-44 Feb-61 Scrapped.

1074 Samvannah 12-Nov-43 20-Dec-43 30-Dec-43 1961 Laid down as the Louis A Godey .

Scrapped.

2868 Stephen Leacock  22-May-44 11-Jul-44 28-Jul-44 Sep-69 Scrapped.

2447 Themistocles 11-Apr-44 22-May-44 09-Jun-44 Laid down as the Francis SBartow . Fate unknown.

2898 Thomas W Murray  23-Dec-44 31-Jan-45 24-Feb-45 Dec-68 Scrapped.

1073 Thomas Wolfe 06-Nov-43 15-Dec-43 28-Dec-43 Jun-65 Scrapped.

1062 William Black Yates 26-Jul-43 27-Sep-43 07-Oct-43 Jan-70 Scrapped.

2443 William D Hoxie 23-Feb-44 14-Apr-44 29-Apr-44 US reserve fleet.

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2865 William G Lee 24-Apr-44 15-Jun-44 30-Jun-44 In 1949 was renamed theNadina, and in 1969 was

converted in to a container ship.Fate unknown.

2880 William H Edwards 29-Aug-44 05-Oct-44 20-Oct-44 May-67 Scrapped.

2890 William L McLean 04-Nov-44 13-Dec-44 30-Dec-44 Apr-64 Scrapped.

1056 William L Yancey  17-May-43 25-Jul-43 14-Aug-43 1969 Scrapped.

2895 William Leory Gable 06-Dec-44 13-Jan-45 31-Jan-45 May-69 Scrapped.

2894 William Terry Howell  30-Nov-44 06-Jan-45 24-Jan-45 Nov-60 Scrapped.

2892 William W Seaton 17-Nov-44 22-Dec-44 12-Jan-45 30-May-66 Ran aground in typhoon.Declared CTL.

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2490  Alfred I Dupont  01-Jul-44 15-Aug-44 28-Aug-44 US reserve fleet.

1211  Alkaid  13-Sep-43 08-Nov-43 19-Nov-43 Apr-64 Laid down as the William GSumner . Taken over by USNavy. Scrapped.

1222  Andrew Turnbull  15-Dec-43 08-Feb-44 19-Feb-44 Jun-68 Scrapped.

2493  Anna Dickinson 26-Jul-44 04-Sep-44 16-Sep-44 Jun-62 Scrapped.

1215  Arthur M Huddell  25-Oct-43 07-Dec-43 18-Dec-43 US reserve fleet.

2475  Arthur R Lewis 13-Mar-44 27-Apr-44 12-May-44 Jan-65 Scrapped.

2474  August Belmont  01-Mar-44 20-Apr-44 30-Apr-44 US reserve fleet.

2504 C W Post  06-Oct-44 08-Nov-44 17-Nov-44 US reserve fleet.

1212 Crux  27-Sep-43 16-Nov-43 27-Nov-43 Mar-62 Laid down as the Peter Stuyvesant . Taken over by USNavy. Scrapped.

2500 David L Yulee 11-Sep-44 16-Oct-44 26-Oct-44 US reserve fleet.

1206 Dwight W Morrow  05-Jul-43 21-Sep-43 05-Oct-43 Dec-69 Scrapped.

2472 Edward A Filene 09-Feb-44 06-Apr-44 20-Apr-44 1966 Sunk as breakwater.

1209 Edward M House 21-Aug-43 23-Oct-43 04-Nov-43 Jan-70 On 29 Jun 1944, whilst travellingwith convoy EMC17, wastorpedoed by German submarine

U984 (commanded by Sieder) inthe English Channel (50.07North 00.47 West). No fatalities.

Scrapped.

2469 Edward W Bok  14-Jan-44 12-Mar-44 27-Mar-44 Apr-70 Scrapped.

1221 Edwin G Weed  07-Dec-43 29-Jan-44 11-Feb-44 May-67 Scrapped.

1217 Elizabeth C Bellamy  10-Nov-43 21-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 US reserve fleet.

2486 Ethelbert Nevin 01-Jun-44 18-Jul-44 31-Jul-44 Mar-60 Scrapped.

2488 Filipp Mazzei  15-Jun-44 31-Jul-44 15-Aug-44 Mar-60 Scrapped.

1195 Francis Asbury  12-Sep-42 17-Apr-43 05-Jun-43 03-Dec-44 Struck mine in North Sea (51.21

North 03.00 East). 10 crew and7 Armed Guard lost. Beached.

2513 Fred C Stebbins 24-Nov-44 30-Dec-44 11-Jan-45 1961 Reported 'disposed of' by USNavy.

2517 Fred Herrling  23-Dec-44 30-Jan-45 10-Feb-45 May-69 Scrapped.

2503 Frederic W Galbraith 30-Sep-44 02-Nov-44 14-Nov-44 US reserve fleet.

1202 George Dewey  08-May-43 05-Aug-43 27-Aug-43 US reserve fleet.

2476 George E Merrick  20-Mar-44 04-May-44 21-May-44 In 1961 was renamed the

Panagia Kounistra. Fateunknown.  

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2501 George E Waldo 18-Sep-44 23-Oct-44 31-Oct-44 In 1969 was renamed theReliance Serenity . Fate

unknown.

1208 Grant Wood  06-Aug-43 14-Oct-43 26-Oct-43 In 1947 was renamed theOrsolina. Fate unknown.

2512 Grover C Hutcherson 21-Nov-44 22-Dec-44 31-Dec-44 US reserve fleet.

2502 Harald Torsvik  25-Sep-44 28-Oct-44 06-Nov-44 Apr-68 Laid down as the Henry B Plant .Scrapped.

2514 Harold A Jordan 30-Nov-44 06-Jan-45 17-Jan-45 1966 Scrapped.

1210 Harvey Cushing  05-Sep-43 31-Oct-43 11-Nov-43 20-Sep-65 Ran aground and declared CTL.

2482 Hendrik Willem Van

Loon

05-May-44 14-Jun-44 02-Jul-44 May-65 Scrapped.

2510 Henry B Plant  09-Nov-44 11-Dec-44 19-Dec-44 05-Feb-45 Whilst travelling with convoyTAM71 was torpedoed by

German submarine U245  (commanded by Schumann-Hindenberg) off Ramsgate

(51.22 North 02.00 East). 9 crewand 7 Armed Guard killed.

2489 Henry Hadley  26-Jun-44 08-Aug-44 22-Aug-44 US reserve fleet.

2467 Henry S Sanford  22-Dec-43 19-Feb-44 04-Mar-44 US reserve fleet.

1201 Henry Watterson 19-Apr-43 21-Jul-43 18-Aug-43 13-Dec-61 Ran aground and declared CTL.

2480 Hugh J Kilpatrick  21-Apr-44 31-May-44 22-Jun-44 Apr-69 Scrapped.

2491 Irvin S Cobb 13-Jul-44 22-Aug-44 31-Aug-44 1967 Scrapped.

2506 Isaac M Singer  17-Oct-44 19-Nov-44 27-Nov-44 US reserve fleet.

2509 Isaac Mayer Wise 03-Nov-44 06-Dec-44 15-Dec-44 US reserve fleet.

2477 James K Paulding  30-Mar-44 12-May-44 30-May-44 Nov-64 Scrapped.

2468 James L Ackerson 01-Jan-44 29-Feb-44 16-Mar-44 Mar-67 Scrapped.

2484 Jasper F Cropsey  19-May-44 30-Jun-44 20-Jul-44 Nov-67 Scrapped.

2497 Jerry S Foley  23-Aug-44 29-Sep-44 11-Oct-44 US reserve fleet.

1220 John Einig  01-Dec-43 14-Jan-44 31-Jan-44 Mar-69 Scrapped.

1194 John Gorrie 29-Aug-42 27-Mar-43 24-May-43 Sep-67 Scrapped.

2496 John H Mcintosh 16-Aug-44 23-Sep-44 30-Sep-44 US reserve fleet.

1196 John J Crittenden 15-Oct-42 07-May-43 24-Jun-43 Mar-68 Scrapped.

2515 John Miller  07-Dec-44 15-Jan-45 24-Jan-45 US reserve fleet.

1200 John Philip Sousa 29-Mar-43 04-Jul-43 06-Aug-43 30-Sep-65 Ran aground and declared CTL.

2494 John Ringling  01-Aug-44 10-Sep-44 23-Sep-44 US reserve fleet.

1207 John S Mosby  22-Jul-43 03-Oct-43 16-Oct-43 US reserve fleet.

2505 Junius Smith 11-Oct-44 14-Nov-44 22-Nov-44 Nov-65 Scrapped.

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2507 Telfair Stockton 24-Oct-44 23-Nov-44 30-Nov-44 In 1969 was renamed the Sfakia.Fate unknown.

2478 Thomas J Lyons 07-Apr-44 18-May-44 02-Jun-44 Nov-63 Scrapped.

1205 Thomas Sully  16-Jun-43 11-Sep-43 27-Sep-43 Apr-63 Scrapped.

2487 W S Jennings 09-Jun-44 25-Jul-44 09-Aug-44 Mar-70 Scrapped.

2511 Walter M Christiansen 15-Nov-44 16-Dec-44 27-Dec-44 May-67 Scrapped.

1203 William Byrd  24-May-43 20-Aug-43 05-Sep-43 US reserve fleet.

2485 William Crane Gray  23-May-44 12-Jul-44 27-Jul-44 US reserve fleet.

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2947 Carlos J Finlay  16-Jun-44 25-Jul-44 07-Aug-44 US reserve fleet.

118 Champ Clark  02-Nov-42 30-Dec-42 14-Jan-43 1958 Scrapped.

2426 Charles Goodnight  19-Nov-43 05-Jan-44 19-Jan-44 Dec-68 Scrapped.

3001 Charles H Lanham 25-Jan-45 07-Mar-45 17-Mar-45 Dec-67 Scrapped.

2909 Charles J Finger  08-Dec-43 28-Jan-44 09-Feb-44 In 1966 was renamed the

Samudra Vijay . Fate unknown.

2974 Charles L McNary  11-Oct-44 16-Nov-44 25-Nov-44 Apr-66 Scrapped.

2420 Charles Morgan 20-Oct-43 30-Nov-43 11-Dec-43 10-Jun-44 Whilst off Utah beach was

bombed and sunk by Germanaircraft. 1 crew and 7 US Armypersonnel lost.

2919 Christopher SFlanagan

18-Feb-44 27-Mar-44 07-Apr-44 Nov-63 Scrapped.

2972 Clarence Roberts 03-Oct-44 08-Nov-44 17-Nov-44 Jan-64 Sold for scrap.

2998 Clifford E Ashby  13-Jan-45 17-Feb-45 28-Feb-45 Sep-69 Scrapped.

2981 Clyde Austin Dunning  08-Nov-44 14-Dec-44 22-Dec-44 Nov-69 Scrapped.

102 Daniel Carroll  24-Apr-42 11-Jul-42 11-Aug-42 Mar-60 Scrapped.

106 Daniel Hiester  09-Jun-42 22-Aug-42 15-Sep-42 US reserve fleet.

2988 Daniel L Johnston 04-Dec-44 10-Jan-45 20-Jan-45 Feb-63 Scrapped.

845 David G Burnet  06-Mar-43 17-Apr-43 08-May-43 Jun-64 Scrapped.

100 David S Terry  23-Oct-41 29-May-42 16-Jul-42 US reserve fleet.

1948 David Wilmot  13-Jul-43 26-Aug-43 14-Sep-43 Dec-68 Scrapped.

96 Davy Crockett  18-Jul-41 19-Apr-42 02-Jun-42 Converted to pipelaying vessel in

1969. Fate unknown.

859 E A Peden 15-May-43 24-Jun-43 10-Jul-43 25-Sep-69 Collided and sank in IndioChannel.

853 Edward Burleson 15-Apr-43 27-May-43 11-Jun-43 Apr-63 Scrapped.

2959 Edward G Janeway  05-Aug-44 14-Sep-44 26-Sep-44 30-Dec-63 Weather damage, later scrapped.

3003 Edward N Hinton 02-Feb-45 15-Mar-45 28-Mar-45 Jun-69 Scrapped.

2970 Edwin S Nettleton 23-Sep-44 28-Oct-44 09-Nov-44 US reserve fleet.

1946 Edwin W Moore 06-Jul-43 19-Aug-43 31-Aug-43 Mar-60 Scrapped.

2933 Eleazar Lord  19-Apr-44 26-May-44 07-Jun-44 1967 Scrapped.

2976 Eleftheria 18-Oct-44 22-Nov-44 30-Nov-44 23-Mar-45 Laid down as the I B Perrine.Struck mine in North Sea.

1950 Erastus Smith 19-Jul-43 06-Sep-43 25-Sep-43 Sep-67 Scrapped.

2924 Felipi Debastrop 11-Mar-44 19-Apr-44 29-Apr-44 Feb-61 Scrapped.

838 Fitzhugh Lee 29-Jan-43 16-Mar-43 31-Mar-43 Sep-59 Scrapped.

2969 Francis B Ogden 20-Sep-44 24-Oct-44 04-Nov-44 Aug-65 Scrapped.

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3000 Francis E Siltz  20-Jan-45 24-Feb-45 09-Mar-45 05-Jan-61 Ran aground off Manila,declared CTL.

2961 Frederic E Ives 17-Aug-44 23-Sep-44 04-Oct-44 Aug-68 Scrapped.

1942 Frederick H Newell  16-Jun-43 26-Jul-43 13-Aug-43 Mar-68 Scrapped.

851 Frederick L Dau 06-Apr-43 17-May-43 31-May-43 Apr-69 Scrapped.

1947 George Bellows 07-Jul-43 21-Aug-43 04-Sep-43 Dec-69 Scrapped.

1937 George C Childress 25-May-43 05-Jul-43 17-Jul-43 27-Jul-67 Ran aground off Koronje Island.

841 George E Pickett  16-Feb-43 31-Mar-43 19-Apr-43 Mar-69 Scrapped.

1939 George P Garrison 31-May-43 12-Jul-43 27-Jul-43 US reserve fleet.

2915 George Steers 22-Jan-44 04-Mar-44 17-Mar-44 1961 Scrapped.

1954 George W Lively  16-Aug-43 04-Oct-43 15-Oct-43 Jun-66 Scrapped.

2932 Gus W Darnell  14-Apr-44 22-May-44 31-May-44 Jun-54 On 21 Nov 44 was torpedoed byaircraft off Samar Island. Nofatalities. Scrapped.

2980 Harold D Whitehead  03-Nov-44 07-Dec-44 16-Dec-44 Dec-69 Scrapped.

2424 Harry Percy  11-Nov-43 18-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 07-Mar-47 Ran aground on Goodwin Sandsand broke in two.

1953 Harvey C Miller  11-Aug-43 28-Sep-43 12-Oct-43 Feb-60 Scrapped.

1966 Henry Austin 16-Oct-43 26-Nov-43 08-Dec-43 Oct-64 Scrapped.

2927 Henry D Lindsley  23-Mar-44 03-May-44 15-May-44 US reserve fleet.

2921 Henry M Robert  24-Feb-44 04-Apr-44 15-Apr-44 Mar-68 Scrapped.

2960 Herbert D Croly  11-Aug-44 20-Sep-44 30-Sep-44 US reserve fleet.

110 Houston Volunteers 03-Aug-42 06-Oct-42 28-Oct-42 1966 Scrapped.

2954 Howard L Gibson 18-Jul-44 25-Aug-44 06-Sep-44 14-Oct-44 Collided with tanker and caughtfire off Madeira (34.07 North21.24 West). No fatalities.

Declared CTL.

2951 Ida Straus 01-Jul-44 10-Aug-44 22-Aug-44 Mar-60 Scrapped.

2957 Irving Babbitt  29-Jul-44 05-Sep-44 21-Sep-44 Sep-61 Scrapped.

2431 Isaac Van Zandt  10-Feb-44 18-Mar-44 30-Mar-44 23-May-66 Loaded with old ammunition for seismic experiment, however broke free of tow and drifted for 

several hours. Eventually sanksimilar to original plan.

2964 J D Yeager  30-Aug-44 06-Oct-44 16-Oct-44 Apr-67 Scrapped.

114 J E B Stuart  22-Sep-42 20-Nov-42 08-Dec-42 Jul-69 Scrapped.

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1938 J Pinckney Henderson 28-May-43 06-Jul-43 23-Jul-43 18-Aug-43 Whilst carrying flammable cargocollided with tanker J H Senior ,

carrying aviation fuel. 34 crewand 25 Armed Guard killed. Inthe horrific fire only nine people

(from both ships) survived. Firesburned for three weeks.

2949 Jacob A Westervelt  24-Jun-44 02-Aug-44 15-Aug-44 US reserve fleet.

2979 Jacob Chandler Harper  30-Oct-44 04-Dec-44 14-Dec-44 Mar-70 Scrapped.

2912 Jacob Perkins 20-Dec-43 13-Feb-44 25-Feb-44 17-Jul-66 Ran aground off Onahama, later scrapped.

848 James B Bonham 20-Mar-43 04-May-43 21-May-43 Nov-66 Scrapped.

831James Barbour 

19-Dec-42 10-Feb-43 25-Feb-43 Temporarily converted totroopship. US reserve fleet.

271 James Bowie 19-Aug-42 27-Oct-42 16-Nov-42 US reserve fleet.

852 James E Haviland  12-Apr-43 24-May-43 08-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.

2982 James Kyron Walker  13-Nov-44 15-Dec-44 23-Dec-44 US reserve fleet.

112 James Longstreet  24-Aug-42 31-Oct-42 20-Nov-42 27-Oct-43 Ran aground off New Jersey,refloated and sunk as gunnerytarget.

836 James M Porter  08-Jan-43 28-Feb-43 14-Mar-43 Oct-61 Scrapped.

274 James Madison 28-Oct-42 21-Dec-42 06-Jan-43 May-66 Scrapped.

2986 James Roy Wells 25-Nov-44 03-Jan-45 13-Jan-45 Feb-68 Scrapped.

849 James W Fannin 30-Mar-43 12-May-43 27-May-43 28-Nov-66 Temporarily converted totroopship. Ran aground off Halifax.

847 Jane Long  17-Mar-43 30-Apr-43 17-May-43 US reserve fleet.

270 Jeremiah Wadsworth 23-Jun-42 07-Sep-42 24-Sep-42 27-Nov-42 Whilst travelling independentlywas torpedoed by German

submarine U178 (commandedby Ibbeken) off South Africa(39.25 South 22.23 East). No

fatalities.

1945 Jesse Billingsley  01-Jul-43 14-Aug-43 28-Aug-43 03-Feb-69 Broke down in storm off Azoreswith hull leaking. Sold and

scrapped.

833 Joel R Poinsett  31-Dec-42 19-Feb-43 28-Feb-43 04-Mar-44 Broke in two in the North Atlantic(43.30 North 56.30 West). Aft

section turned in to depot ship.No fatalities.

829 John Armstrong  03-Dec-42 28-Jan-43 12-Feb-43 Jul-64 Scrapped.

2939 John B Hamilton 16-May-44 19-Jun-44 29-Jun-44 US reserve fleet.

115John B Hood 

05-Oct-42 02-Dec-42 19-Dec-42 Mar-65 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

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834 John Bell  07-Jan-43 24-Feb-43 11-Mar-43 26-Aug-43 Whilst travelling with convoyUGS14 was torpedoed by

German submarine U410  (commanded by Fenski) off Sardinia (37.15 North 08.24

East). 1 crew killed.

835 John C Spencer  13-Jan-43 05-Mar-43 17-Mar-43 1962 Scrapped.

2908 John G Tod  01-Dec-43 21-Jan-44 31-Jan-44 In 1969 was renamed the

Platres . Fate unknown.

2916 John Gibbon 29-Jan-44 10-Mar-44 22-Mar-44 Jul-68 Scrapped.

832 John H Eaton 22-Dec-42 15-Feb-43 28-Feb-43 Mar-68 Scrapped.

1943 John H Reagan 21-Jun-43 06-Aug-43 20-Aug-43 Apr-67 Scrapped.

2920 John Ireland  23-Feb-44 30-Mar-44 12-Apr-44 Mar-67 Scrapped.

108 John Laurance 13-Jul-42 18-Sep-42 08-Oct-42 Jul-63 Scrapped.

2991 John Martin Miller  15-Dec-44 19-Jan-45 31-Jan-45 US reserve fleet.

857 John Mary Odin 05-May-43 15-Jun-43 29-Jun-43 May-61 Scrapped.

2421 John W Gates 25-Oct-43 07-Dec-43 17-Dec-43 Oct-68 Scrapped.

2965 Johnny Appleseed  02-Sep-44 11-Oct-44 20-Oct-44 Mar-64 Scrapped.

2429 Jose G Benitez  22-Dec-43 17-Feb-44 29-Feb-44 02-Jan-67 Collided in the Red Sea.Beached.

1951 Jose Navarro 27-Jul-43 13-Sep-43 30-Sep-43 26-Dec-43 Torpedoed by German

submarine U178 (commandedby Spahr) in the Indian Ocean

(08.20 North 70.35 East). Nofatalities.

113 Joseph E Johnston 15-Sep-42 16-Nov-42 30-Nov-42 May-69 Scrapped.

119 Joseph T Robinson 17-Nov-42 06-Jan-43 16-Jan-43 Apr-67 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1952 Joshua A Leach 07-Aug-43 24-Sep-43 06-Oct-43 17-Dec-67 Ran aground off Split and

declared CTL.

2934 Juan N Seguin 26-Apr-44 31-May-44 12-Jun-44 Sep-66 Scrapped.

839 Jubal A Early  06-Feb-43 19-Mar-43 08-Apr-43 Jun-68 Scrapped.

2923 Julius Olsen 06-Mar-44 14-Apr-44 26-Apr-44 Jan-67 Hull cracked, later scrapped.

2911 Katharine L Bates 18-Dec-43 09-Feb-44 21-Feb-44 Apr-69 Scrapped.

2914 Keith Palmer  10-Jan-44 23-Feb-44 09-Mar-44 Aug-68 Scrapped.

2948 Kyle V Johnson 20-Jun-44 28-Jul-44 10-Aug-44 US reserve fleet.

1958 L H McNelly  01-Sep-43 19-Oct-43 30-Oct-43 13-Aug-67 No contact with vessel,presumed wrecked off Rowlett

Island.

273 Lambert Cadwalader  08-Sep-42 16-Nov-42 28-Nov-42 Jan-60 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

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2943 Laura Drake Gill  01-Jun-44 08-Jul-44 19-Jul-44 Feb-67 Scrapped.

2999 Lektor Garbo 19-Jan-45 23-Feb-45 07-Mar-45 Laid down as the Alfred L

Baxley . In 1960 was renamedthe Kalu. Fate unknown.

2995 Leonardo L Romero 04-Jan-45 04-Feb-45 16-Feb-45 Jul-69 Scrapped.

2989 Lloyd S Carlson 07-Dec-44 13-Jan-45 23-Jan-45 Mar-69 Scrapped.

2953 Lorado Taft  13-Jul-44 19-Aug-44 30-Aug-44 Sep-66 Scrapped.

854 Lorenzo DeZavala 19-Apr-43 29-May-43 14-Jun-43 Oct-64 Scrapped.

1959 Lucien B Maxwell  07-Sep-43 23-Oct-43 06-Nov-43 06-Aug-45 Ran aground in Seine Estuary.

2918 Major General Robert Olds

14-Feb-44 22-Mar-44 05-Apr-44 Apr-60 Laid down as the Daniel E Garrett . Taken over by US Army

and converted to aircraft repair ship. Scrapped.

858 Mary Austin 13-May-43 19-Jun-43 30-Jun-43 US reserve fleet.

1965 Matthew J O'Brien 12-Oct-43 20-Nov-43 30-Nov-43 Jul-66 Scrapped.

97 Matthew Maury  25-Jul-41 29-Apr-42 17-Jun-42 Mar-61 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

2958 Michael J Owens 03-Aug-44 09-Sep-44 23-Sep-44 Jan-62 Weather damage, later scrapped.

99 Michael J Stone 23-Oct-41 22-May-42 30-Jun-42 Mar-60 Scrapped.

2928 Minor C Keith 28-Mar-44 08-May-44 19-May-44 Jul-69 Scrapped.

267 Mirabeau B Lamar  30-Dec-41 19-Jun-42 28-Jul-42 Jan-63 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

2910 Morris Sheppard  13-Dec-43 03-Feb-44 15-Feb-44 Converted to floating warehousein 1966. Fate unknown.

843 Moses Austin 25-Feb-43 10-Apr-43 25-Apr-43 Jul-69 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

2940 Nathaniel Silsbee 18-May-44 23-Jun-44 30-Jun-44 US reserve fleet.

2975 Navarchos

Koundouriotis

14-Oct-44 18-Nov-44 28-Nov-44 20-Oct-64 Laid down as the Cyril G

Hopkins. Ran aground off French coast, declared CTL.

2929 Nicholas D Labadie 31-Mar-44 11-May-44 23-May-44 May-62 Scrapped.

103 Nicholas Gilman 04-May-42 25-Jul-42 19-Aug-42 1963 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

2926 O B Martin 20-Mar-44 28-Apr-44 11-May-44 1973 Scrapped.

2936 Oliver Loving  04-May-44 06-Jun-44 17-Jun-44 Jan-70 Scrapped.

1940 Oran M Roberts 04-Jun-43 15-Jul-43 05-Aug-43 US reserve fleet.

1962 Oscar Chappell  29-Sep-43 10-Nov-43 20-Nov-43 Mar-58 Scrapped.

2973 Otis E Hall  07-Oct-44 13-Nov-44 21-Nov-44 Jan-68 Scrapped.

3002 Parsa 31-Jan-45 12-Mar-45 24-Mar-45 May-67 Laid down as the Mark A Davis.Scrapped.

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2966 Paul Bunyan 05-Sep-44 17-Oct-44 24-Oct-44 Jan-64 Sold for scrap.

2977 Paul David Jones 20-Oct-44 24-Nov-44 06-Dec-44 1967 Scrapped.

846 Pavo 08-Mar-43 23-Apr-43 12-May-43 Laid down as the James S Hogg .Taken over by US Navy. USreserve fleet.

1961 Phobos 25-Sep-43 06-Nov-43 17-Nov-43 Feb-70 Laid down as the Joseph H Kibbey . Taken over by US Navy.Scrapped.

2971 Pontus H Ross 29-Sep-44 02-Nov-44 13-Nov-44 May-69 Scrapped.

1944 R M Williamson 25-Jun-43 10-Aug-43 24-Aug-43 05-May-59 Ran aground off Kuchino Shima.

2425 Rebecca Boone 14-Nov-43 21-Dec-43 31-Dec-43 In 1963 was renamed the Evmar .

Fate unknown.

2963 Richard J Hopkins 26-Aug-44 02-Oct-44 12-Oct-44 03-Feb-64 Hull failed off Yokohama.

840 Richard S Ewell  11-Feb-43 29-Mar-43 16-Apr-43 1965 Scrapped.

2956 Robert E Clarkson 26-Jul-44 02-Sep-44 16-Sep-44 Jan-65 Scrapped.

2913 Robert Henri  06-Jan-44 22-Feb-44 06-Jun-44 1958 Scrapped.

2968 Robert Neighbors 15-Sep-44 20-Oct-44 31-Oct-44 Feb-70 Scrapped.

2950 Robert S Lovett  28-Jun-44 05-Aug-44 17-Aug-44 Sep-65 Scrapped.

1941 Robert T Hill  09-Jun-43 17-Jul-43 07-Aug-43 May-63 Scrapped.

2941 Robert Watchorn 23-May-44 27-Jun-44 08-Jul-44 Mar-68 Scrapped.

2931 Rufus Choate 08-Apr-44 17-May-44 30-May-44 US reserve fleet.

2990 Russell R Jones 15-Dec-44 18-Jan-45 27-Jan-45 Feb-67 Scrapped.

2423 Sabik  08-Nov-43 17-Dec-43 29-Dec-43 Nov-61 Laid down as the William

Becknell . Taken over by USNavy. Scrapped.

95 Sam Houston 18-Jul-41 29-Mar-42 27-May-42 28-Jun-42 Whilst travelling independently

was torpedoed and shelled byGerman submarine U203 (commanded by Mützelburg) in

the West Indies (19.21 North62.22 West). 8 crew killed.

1936 Sam Houston II  18-May-43 30-Jun-43 14-Jul-43 Dec-59 Scrapped.

104 Samuel Griffin 18-May-42 02-Aug-42 26-Aug-42 Nov-61 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

1949 Samuel H Walker  16-Jul-43 31-Aug-43 16-Sep-43 Oct-64 Scrapped.

2997 Samuel L Jeffery  11-Jan-45 13-Feb-45 24-Feb-45 06-Jan-45 Collided and declared CTL. 4crew killed.

109 Samuel Livermore 27-Jul-42 22-Sep-42 20-Oct-42 Dec-59 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

856 Sidney Sherman 01-May-43 08-Jun-43 25-Jun-43 Aug-59 Scrapped.

276 Stephen C Foster  17-Nov-42 12-Jan-43 28-Jan-43 Jun-61 Scrapped.

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265 Stephen F Austin 23-Oct-41 22-May-42 13-Jul-42 Sep-67 Scrapped.

2922 Sul Ross 03-Mar-44 08-Apr-44 20-Apr-44 Feb-68 Scrapped.

2946 T E Mitchell  13-Jun-44 21-Jul-44 31-Jul-44 Jan-70 Scrapped.

268 Theodore Sedgwick  02-Jun-42 19-Aug-42 09-Sep-42 Mar-61 Scrapped.

2952 Thomas Bulfinch 08-Jul-44 16-Aug-44 26-Aug-44 US reserve fleet.

2955 Thomas Eakins 22-Jul-44 29-Aug-44 09-Sep-44 Aug-60 Scrapped.

105 Thomas Hartley  26-May-42 12-Aug-42 31-Aug-42 In 1966 was converted to floatingplatform. Fate unknown.

272 Thomas J Rusk  03-Sep-42 11-Nov-42 26-Nov-42 US reserve fleet.

2917 Thomas Say  04-Feb-44 14-Mar-44 25-Mar-44 Jul-67 Scrapped.

269 Thomas T Tucker  16-Jun-42 31-Aug-42 21-Sep-42 28-Nov-42 Ran aground off Olifants BoschPoint (34.16 South 18.23 East)and broke in three on her maidenvoyage. No fatalities.

1955 Thomas W Gregory  20-Aug-43 06-Oct-43 19-Oct-43 Oct-69 Sold for scrap. Later caught fireand scrapped locally.

2942 Tomas Guardia 27-May-44 30-Jun-44 12-Jul-44 1964 Scrapped.

2992 Wallace M Tyler  20-Dec-44 25-Jan-45 05-Feb-45 Nov-66 Scrapped.

2983 Walter Frederick Kraft  17-Nov-44 20-Dec-44 30-Dec-44 Jun-67 Scrapped.

2962 Walter Wellman 21-Aug-44 29-Sep-44 09-Oct-44 US reserve fleet.

2978 Will B Otwell  25-Oct-44 29-Nov-44 11-Dec-44 Dec-64 Scrapped.

1956 Will R Wood  23-Aug-43 11-Oct-43 25-Oct-43 Jun-61 Scrapped.

2996 Willard R Johnson 06-Jan-45 09-Feb-45 21-Feb-45 Apr-67 Scrapped.

2985 William Asa Carter  22-Nov-44 30-Dec-44 10-Jan-45 Dec-61 Scrapped.

266 William B Travis 30-Dec-41 12-Jun-42 22-Jul-42 Dec-64 Temporarily converted totroopship. Scrapped.

828 William Eustis 23-Nov-42 21-Jan-43 31-Jan-43 17-Mar-43 Whilst travelling with convoyHX229 was torpedoed byGerman submarine U435  

(commanded by Strelow) in theNorth Atlantic (50.10 North 35.02West). No fatalities.

830 William H Crawford  14-Dec-42 05-Feb-43 20-Feb-43 Dec-69 Scrapped.

2987 William K Kamaka 29-Nov-44 06-Jan-45 17-Jan-45 Dec-67 Scrapped.

275 William L Smith 12-Nov-42 06-Jan-43 20-Jan-43 Aug-64 Temporarily converted to

troopship. Scrapped.

2428 William M Eastland  27-Nov-43 18-Jan-44 29-Jan-44 1969 Scrapped.

1957 William M Rayburn 27-Aug-43 15-Oct-43 28-Oct-43 Oct-66 Scrapped.

842 William N Pendleton 20-Feb-43 05-Apr-43 23-Apr-43 US reserve fleet.

2984 William R Lewis 18-Nov-44 22-Dec-44 31-Dec-44 Jan-68 Scrapped.

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2993 William W Johnson 23-Dec-44 31-Jan-45 09-Feb-45 17-Apr-61 Grounded off Tobago, later scrapped.

837 William Wilkins 22-Jan-43 06-Mar-43 22-Mar-43 Jun-63 Scrapped.

98 Winfield Scott  25-Jul-41 12-May-42 22-Jun-42 Jul-66 Scrapped.

2945 Wynn Seale 07-Jun-44 17-Jul-44 28-Jul-44 In 1964 was converted to crane

barge and renamed Ziddel's  Delight . Fate unknown.

2422 Zaniah 29-Oct-43 12-Dec-43 22-Dec-43 Laid down as the Anthony F 

Lucas. Taken over by US Navy.US reserve fleet.

1964 Zaurak  07-Oct-43 18-Nov-43 27-Nov-43 Jun-63 Laid down as the Hugh Young .

Taken over by US Navy.Scrapped.

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Walsh-Kaiser Co

HullNo.

Name Laid Down Launched Completed Left Service Notes

3121 Cornelius Ford  07-Nov-43 19-Feb-44 22-May-44 US reserve fleet.

3120 Frank Gilbreth 04-Nov-43 03-Feb-44 22-Apr-44 Sep-69 Scrapped.

1460 James De Wolf  15-Aug-42 29-Apr-43 09-Jun-43 Jun-61 Scrapped.

3122 Jesse H Metcalf  13-Nov-43 03-Mar-44 31-May-44 US reserve fleet.

1458 John Clarke 11-Jul-42 25-Feb-43 12-Apr-43 Mar-67 Scrapped.

1461 Lyman Abbot  28-Nov-42 22-Apr-43 22-May-43 Jan-70 Scrapped.

3119 Melville Jacoby  27-Oct-43 18-Jan-44 31-Mar-44 13-Mar-61 Ran aground off Palos Verdes

Point. Declared CTL.

1462 Moses Brown 26-Feb-43 10-May-43 30-Jun-43 Sep-61 Scrapped.

3123 Nelson Aldrich 18-Nov-43 02-Apr-44 30-Apr-44 Nov-68 Scrapped.

1459 Samuel Gorton 28-Jul-42 06-Apr-43 06-May-43 Mar-68 Scrapped.

1457 William Coddington 27-Jun-42 27-Nov-42 13-Feb-43 Mar-67 Scrapped.

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Tanker Type Z-ET1-S-C3California Shipbuilding Corp

HullNo.

Name Laid Down Launched Completed End Date Notes

1889  Alan Seeger  04-Sep-43 05-Oct-43 26-Oct-43 09-Aug-68 Whilst on way to breakers yardwas holed and sunk by surfacing

US nuclear missile submarineVon Steuben.

1882  Albert J Berres 10-Aug-43 13-Sep-43 30-Sep-43 Dec-68 Scrapped.

1900  Armadil lo 24-Sep-43 26-Oct-43 18-Nov-43 Laid down as the Sidney Howard . Taken over by USNavy. US reserve fleet.

1901 Beagle 27-Sep-43 29-Oct-43 20-Nov-43 Mar-69 Laid down as the David Rittenhouse. Taken over by USNavy. Scrapped.

1897 Byelgorod  18-Sep-43 19-Oct-43 12-Nov-43 Jan-69 Laid down as the Paul Dunbar .Scrapped.

1902 Camel  30-Sep-43 31-Oct-43 22-Nov-43 1963 Laid down as the William H 

Carruth. Taken over by USNavy. Scrapped.

1903 Caribou 05-Oct-43 02-Nov-43 25-Nov-43 Nov-62 Laid down as the Nathaniel B

Palmer . Taken over by USNavy. Scrapped.

1891 Carlton Ellis 10-Sep-43 11-Oct-43 29-Oct-43 Apr-67 Scrapped.

1892 Charlotte P Gilman 13-Sep-43 13-Oct-43 31-Oct-43 In 1944 was renamed the Apsherson. In 1967 wasrenamed the Halla. Fate

unknown.

1887 Christopher L Sholes 27-Aug-43 27-Sep-43 17-Oct-43 1966 Scrapped.

1904 Elk  09-Oct-43 06-Nov-43 26-Nov-43 12-Oct-60 Laid down as the William Winter .

Taken over by US Navy. Ranaground, later scrapped.

1905 Gazelle 11-Oct-43 09-Nov-43 29-Nov-43 Sep-68 Laid down as the Cyrus K 

Holliday . Taken over by USNavy. Scrapped.

1906 Gemsbok  13-Oct-43 09-Nov-43 03-Dec-43 Mar-66 Laid down as the Carl R Gray .

Taken over by US Navy.Scrapped.

1907 Giraffe 14-Oct-43 11-Nov-43 12-Dec-43 Nov-67 Laid down as the Sanford B

Dole. Taken over by US Navy.Scrapped.

1894 Harvey W Wiley  15-Sep-43 15-Oct-43 31-Oct-43 Oct-69 Scrapped.

1881 Henry C Wallace 10-Jul-43 15-Aug-43 08-Sep-43 16-Nov-67 Declared CTL after engine roomfire.

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1890 Horace See 08-Sep-43 09-Oct-43 27-Oct-43 In 1964 was renamed the MariaT . Fate unknown.

1908 Ibex  16-Oct-43 15-Nov-43 13-Dec-43 10-Sep-65 Laid down as the NicholasLongworth. Taken over by USNavy. Driven ashore in typhoon.

1909 Jaguar  17-Oct-43 20-Nov-43 15-Dec-43 04-Jun-54 Laid down as the Charles T Yerkes . Taken over by USNavy. Ran aground off Bombay.

Declared CTL

1886 James Cook  18-Aug-43 21-Sep-43 14-Oct-43 16-Jun-67 Ran aground off Algeciras,declared CTL.

1880 John Goode 04-Jul-43 10-Aug-43 04-Sep-43 Jun-67 Scrapped.

1895John H Marion

16-Sep-43 17-Oct-43 07-Nov-43 Dec-67 Scrapped.

1896 John P Altgeld  17-Sep-43 18-Oct-43 08-Nov-43 Oct-69 Scrapped.

1884 Josiah G Holland  14-Aug-43 17-Sep-43 08-Oct-43 17-Oct-65 Lost propeller and grounded off  Adak.

1893 Morton Prince 13-Sep-43 14-Oct-43 31-Oct-43 In 1966 was renamed the  Ak iko.

Fate unknown.

1888 Orson D Munn 30-Aug-43 30-Sep-43 21-Oct-43 17-Jul-64 Ran aground off Callao, declaredCTL.

1885 Oscar F Barrett  16-Aug-43 18-Sep-43 11-Oct-43 In 1964 was renamed the Navia.Fate unknown.

1883 Richard J Cleveland  11-Aug-43 15-Sep-43 04-Oct-43 1968 Scrapped.

1899 Schuyler Colfax  21-Sep-43 24-Oct-43 16-Nov-43 16-Aug-46 Ran aground off Hawaii. Takenover by US Navy and later sunkas target ship.

1898 Thomas H Gallaudet  19-Sep-43 21-Oct-43 13-Nov-43 25-Mar-69 Ran aground off Japan.

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HullNo.

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1742 William E Pendleton 11-Jul-43 01-Sep-43 25-Oct-43 04-Apr-69 Ran aground off Japan.

1921  Albert G Brown 03-Sep-43 18-Oct-43 30-Nov-43 Jun-60 Scrapped.

1916  Andrew A Humphreys 08-Aug-43 25-Sep-43 15-Nov-43 Nov-69 Scrapped.

1736  Andrew Marschalk  09-Jun-43 07-Aug-43 06-Oct-43 1974 Scrapped.

1925 Charles A Wickliffe 15-Sep-43 30-Oct-43 13-Dec-43 In 1968 was renamed theLavenham. Fate unknown.

1741 David Holmes 17-Jun-43 14-Aug-43 16-Oct-43 Aug-67 Scrapped.

1922 Eliza Jane Nicholson 27-Aug-43 09-Oct-43 17-Nov-43 04-Feb-65 Ran aground off San BenitoIslands, declared CTL.

1734 George W Kendall  19-May-43 10-Jul-43 13-Sep-43 Mar-68 Scrapped.

1744 Henry L Ellsworth 15-Jul-43 02-Sep-43 12-Nov-43 1968 Scrapped.

1924 Horace H Harvey  26-Sep-43 10-Nov-43 24-Dec-43 31-Dec-59 Ran aground off Singapore

1743 Irwin Russell  26-Jul-43 16-Sep-43 30-Oct-43 Feb-62 Scrapped.

1738 Jacob Thompson 07-Jun-43 05-Aug-43 08-Oct-43 1968 Scrapped.

1920 Jean Baptiste LeMoyne

18-Sep-43 31-Oct-43 08-Dec-43 23-Nov-61 Ran aground in Lake Superior,later scrapped.

1737 John Stagg  18-May-43 07-Jul-43 04-Sep-43 Oct-68 Scrapped.

1917 Joseph Goldberger  01-Aug-43 14-Sep-43 31-Oct-43 Mar-69 Scrapped.

927 Judah Touro 20-Oct-43 05-Dec-43 15-Jan-44 Sep-67 Scrapped.

1923 Kangaroo 28-Sep-43 06-Nov-43 17-Dec-43 Mar-69 Laid down as the Paul Tulane.Taken over by US Navy.Scrapped.

1740 Lafcadio Hearn 07-Jun-43 31-Jul-43 28-Sep-43 1969 Scrapped.

1926 Leopard  05-Oct-43 15-Nov-43 24-Dec-43 14-Jul-65 Laid down as the William BBankhead . Taken over by US

Navy. Struck submerged object,declared CTL.

1735 Mary Ashley Townsend  03-Jun-43 25-Jul-43 22-Sep-43 1968 Scrapped.

1928 Moose 01-Nov-43 17-Dec-43 27-Jan-44 05-Sep-64 Laid down as the Mason LWeems. Taken over by USNavy. Grounded in Hong Kong,

later scrapped.

1918 Oscar S Straus 16-Aug-43 04-Oct-43 22-Nov-43 In 1967 was renamed thePopeye. Fate unknown.

1929 Panda 19-Oct-43 03-Dec-43 31-Dec-44 Feb-68 Laid down as the Opie Read .Taken over by US Navy.Scrapped.

1930 Porcupine 11-Oct-43 24-Dec-43 29-Dec-43 30-Dec-44 Laid down as the Leif Ericson.Taken over by US Navy. Sunk

by Kamikazi off Mindoro.

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1931 Raccoon 07-Nov-43 23-Dec-44 31-Jan-44 Nov-68 Laid down as the J C W Beckham. Taken over by US

Navy. Scrapped.

1745 Reginald A Fessenden 08-Jul-43 26-Aug-43 20-Oct-43 24-Oct-63 Collided off Lisbon, later scrapped.

1932 Stag  13-Nov-43 07-Jan-43 16-Feb-44 Laid down as the Norman OPedrick . Taken over by USNavy. US reserve fleet.

1919 Thomas F Cunningham 02-Sep-43 15-Oct-43 22-Nov-43 Nov-67 Scrapped.

1739 Tobias E Stansbury  25-May-43 14-Jul-43 16-Sep-43 In 1967 was converted to fishfactory ship. Fate unknown.

1933 Whippet  31-Oct-43 15-Dec-43 13-Jan-44 Laid down as the Eugene W Hilgard . Taken over by USNavy. In 1965 was renamed the

Nervion. Fate unknown.

1934 Wildcat  16-Nov-42 07-Jan-43 16-Feb-43 Mar-68 Laid down as the LeonGodchaux . Taken over by US

Navy. Scrapped.

1746 William Crompton 06-Aug-43 23-Sep-43 17-Nov-43 Apr-69 Scrapped.

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HullNo.

Name Laid Down Launched Completed End Date Notes

2857 Banner Seam 09-Apr-45 12-Jun-45 31-Jul-45 Jul-62 Scrapped.

2852 Beckley Seam 21-Mar-45 17-May-45 18-Jul-45 Converted to barge in 1963 and

renamed the Eastern 3. Fateunknown.

2849 Bon Air Seam 08-Feb-45 07-Apr-45 31-May-45 Oct-65 Scrapped.

2856 Chilton Seam 19-Apr-45 16-Jun-45 17-Aug-45 May-63 Scrapped.

2854 Eagle Seam 04-Apr-45 02-Jun-45 25-Jul-45 In 1947 was renamed the MarineTransport . Fate unknown.

2860 Freeport Seam 18-May-45 30-Jul-45 29-Sep-45 Jan-63 Scrapped.

2850 Glamorgan Seam 22-Feb-45 18-Apr-45 07-Jun-45 Jul-68 Scrapped.

2832 Herrin Seam 01-Mar-45 25-Apr-45 25-Jun-45 Apr-67 Scrapped.

2859 Imboden Seam 23-Apr-45 28-Jun-45 25-Aug-45 In 1947 was renamed theReading . Fate unknown.

2816 Jagger Seam 15-Sep-44 18-Dec-44 12-Mar-45 Aug-68 Scrapped.

2848 Jellico Seam 13-Jun-45 14-Aug-45 10-Oct-45 Apr-67 Scrapped.