Liberty ships

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:War_Shipping_Administration
gptkbp:artistic_influence gptkb:J._W._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:beam 57 feet
gptkbp:commanded SS Patrick Henry
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Emergency_Shipbuilding_Program
gptkb:U._S._government
gptkb:United_States
Gulf Coast
modular construction
multiple shipyards
U. S. East Coast
U. S. West Coast
gptkbp:crew 40 to 50
gptkbp:decommissioned 1950s
gptkbp:deployment Pacific Theater
gptkbp:designated_as gptkb:U._S._government
gptkbp:draft_year 28 feet
gptkbp:engine_type oil-fired boiler
gptkbp:famous_for speedy construction
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:frequency 1941-1945
gptkbp:has_transformation hospital ships
gptkbp:historical_role supporting Allied forces
gptkbp:historical_significance transporting troops and supplies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Liberty ships
gptkbp:influenced_by World War I ship designs
gptkbp:is_designed_for gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:is_used_for gptkb:starship
civilian shipping
gptkbp:launched 1941
gptkbp:length 441 feet
gptkbp:losses enemy action
gptkbp:material gptkb:item
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:starship
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:SS_John_W._Brown
gptkbp:notable_feature mass production
standardized design
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:D-Day_landings
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Kaiser_Shipyards
SS Benjamin Harrison
gptkbp:number_built 2740
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:battle
gptkbp:operates_in 1970s
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_States_Maritime_Commission
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Victory_ships
gptkbp:retired 1960s
gptkbp:seating_capacity general cargo
10,000 tons
two holds
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:starship
gptkbp:speed 11 knots
gptkbp:successor Maritime Administration ships
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:1942
gptkb:1944
1943
1945