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| USN EC2-S-C1 Liberty Ship 14,450 Tons 441' 6" x 57' x 27' 9" 1 x 5" 38 cal gun 1 x 3" 50 cal gun 8 x 20mm cannons |
Ship History Built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation in South Portland, Maine. Ordered by the U.S. Maritime Commission (MC). Laid down May 6, 1943 as a Maritime Commission Emergency Cargo Ship (EC2-S-C1) Liberty Ship with MC hull number 806. Launched June 19, 1943 as SS Jeremiah O'Brien named for Captain Jeremiah O'Brien. Completed June 30, 1943 and the same day delivered to Grace Line Incorporated in Portland, ME under a General Agency Agreement (GAA) for the U.S. Navy (USN) as a cargo vessel. Her crew was comprised of merchant marines with U.S. Navy armed guards manning her guns. Prior to her maiden voyage, two pinup girls were painted above her bow, including an bare breasted Polynesian girl with a palm tree in the background. Wartime History This Liberty Ship made four Atlantic Ocean crossings and participated in D-Day. Afterwards, served in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean visiting Chile, Peru, New Guinea, the Philippines, India, China, and Australia. Postwar On February 8, 1946 laid up as part of the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet in Suisun Bay. In the 1970s, however, the idea of preserving an unaltered Liberty Ship began to be developed and, under the sponsorship of Rear Admiral Thomas J. Patterson, USMS. The ship was put aside for preservation instead of being scrapped. Today On October 6, 1979 loaned by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), Department of the Interior and National Park Service (NPS) for use a memorial ship and acquired by the National Liberty Ship Memorial (NLSM). On May 21, 1980 departs Suisun Bay under her own power and the same day arrives at Fort Mason, San Francisco Bay. Later, docked at Pier 45 at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco as a museum ship dedicated to the U.S. Merchant Marine sailors of World War II. Today, only two liberty ships remain in the United States, the other is SS John W. Brown. References U.S. Department of Transportation MARAD - Jeremiah O'Brien (status card) Vessel Status Card - SS Jeremiah O'Brien Liberty Ships built by the United States Maritime Commission in World War II SS Jeremiah O'Brien - The National Liberty Ship Memorial, Inc. official website Designated a National Historic Landmark, 78003405 Contribute
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