Troopships of World War II: Liberty Ships. Liberty Ships. Helped Win World War II. JIMMIE J. NICHOLSGuest Columnist, The Panama City, Florida News Herald In 1.
United States Maritime Commission under the Merchant Marine Act of 1. Chickasaw shipyard. When the Japanese plunged this country into war, it became a global war involving fighting the Japanese in the Pacific, and the Germans and Italians in Europe. Many cargo ships were needed fast to carry food, war materials, and other items to the fighting fronts. New shipyards had to be built and much unskilled labor had to be recruited quickly and trained, to turn out the many freight carrying vessels that became a necessity. These classifications included cargo, troop- carrying, hospital, general stores, technical and scientific research, aircraft repair and supply, aircraft ferry, radar station ship, miscellaneous auxiliary ships, experimental minesweepers, radar picket ships, and distilling ships.
But a short while later, the shipbuilding industry in America deteriorated. Trying to satisfy the various demands of ship owners and operators was a real challenge. Some owners demanded a tall circular funnel while others wanted a squat pear- shape structure. At the same time German submarines were sinking cargo ships faster that the British could produce them. Kaiser's West coast operations played a leading role.
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The slogan of the industry was. Built in our country's shipyards, the Liberty ships were of the same type as the .
They stemmed from the British design. In April 1. 94. 1, Congress authorized transfers of merchant and naval vessels to Britain under a .
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There were many changes made to the Liberty ships from the original British protypes. In the interest of fast construction, modifications were made to facilitate welding and to avoid the need for furnaced plates by giving a slight curvature to the whole ship. Some changes which seemed to be of lesser importance in the beginning, turned out to be very important.
For example, the unstrengthened square hatch corners and the sheerstrake cut in the way of the accommodation ladder. It also economized on piping, heating and outfitting. It was launched on Sept.
Jones Construction Company had two shipyards: one in Brunswick, Ga., and one in Panama City, Fl. The Panama City yard operated under the name of Wainwright Yard. The Maritime Commission persuaded Jones to first install a shipyard in Panama City. Eventually, Brunswick also got a shipyard.
Before Wainwright Shipyard was built, Panama City had a population of 2. The shipyard firm, in addition to building Liberty ships, also built needed housing, restaurants, and other facilities to attract workers.
It also delivered milk to the community and supplied them with tools, trucks, and furniture on credit. If there were any losses involved, these were offsetted against profits from the company's other activities. Later it also produced a transport for carrying boxed aircraft. Britain lost 1,1. Other allies and neutral countries lost 9.
Our country was again a leading maritime nation. During the war, 1. America's merchant fleet as agents of the government. Now, many of these companies wanted to continue in business for their own commercial investment purposes. Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis was one of these, and there was a lot of controversy over his negotiations on the subject.
The wartime Liberty ships speed averaged 1. And, of course, the Vietnam war confirmed the need for freight carrying vessels, too.