Liberty Ships

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:ship
gptkbp:beam 57 feet
gptkbp:built gptkb:United_States
2740
gptkbp:built_in shipyards across the U. S.
gptkbp:cargo_capacity 10,000 tons
gptkbp:cargo_types gptkb:military_vehicles
gptkb:vehicles
gptkb:weapons
food supplies
medical supplies
gptkbp:construction_started about 40 days
gptkbp:crew_capacity 40 to 50
gptkbp:debut 1941
gptkbp:decommissioned 1950s
gptkbp:design_feature single hull
modular construction
reinforced hull
large hatch openings
gptkbp:designed_for gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:drafted_by 28 feet
gptkbp:fate scrapped or preserved
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Neptune
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
Pacific Theater operations
Cold War logistics
Korean War supply missions
Vietnam War supply missions
gptkbp:historical_significance played a crucial role in Allied victory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Liberty Ships
gptkbp:inspired_by British ' Liberty' ships
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:launched 1945
gptkbp:length 441 feet
gptkbp:notable_examples gptkb:SS_Jeremiah_O'_Brien
gptkbp:notable_feature easy to construct
gptkbp:notable_shipyard Henry J. Kaiser shipyards
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:U._S._Maritime_Commission
gptkbp:operational_range transatlantic voyages
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Emergency_Shipbuilding_Program
gptkbp:primary_use transportation of military supplies
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:railway
gptkbp:speed 11 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kaiser_Industries
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6