Liberty ship. The Liberty ship is America;s mass-production emergency cargo vessel for war service.

Liberty ship. The Liberty ship is America;s mass-production emergency cargo vessel for war service. Hull sections and equipment are made in inlands plants, and transported to the shipyards. Modern wending has made possible such rapid assembly that Liberty ships have been built in less than a week. They are sturdy, Many, struck by torpedos or bombs have ridden the waves back to port under what seemmed impossible conditions. The vessel shown here is a standard Liberty ship of 7,500gross tons and a cargo capacity of 9,146 tons. It is propelled by a single screw, with a steam reciprocating engine. The normal speed is ton to 11 knots, and the normal crew, including officers is 44.