List of Liberty ships (A)

This is a list of Liberty ships with names beginning with A.

Description

The standard Liberty ship (EC-2-S-C1 type) was a cargo ship long overall, with a beam of . It had a depth of and a draft of . It was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine produced 2,500ihp at 76rpm. Driving a four-blade propeller in diameter, could propel the ship at .

Cargo was carried in five holds, numbered 1–5 from bow to stern. Grain capacity was , , , and , with a further in the deep tanks. Bale capacity was , , , and , with a further in the deep tanks.

It carried a crew of 45, plus 36 United States Navy Armed Guard gunners. Later in the war, this was altered to a crew of 52, plus 29 gunners. Accommodation was in a three deck superstructure placed midships. The galley was equipped with a range, a stock kettle and other appliances. Messrooms were equipped with an electric hot plate and an electric toaster.

Abbot L. Mills was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon. Her keel was laid on 29 September 1943. She was launched on 18 October and delivered on 26 October. Built for the War Shipping Administration (WSA), she was operated under the management of Coastwise Line. She was damaged by a mine off Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia on 10 November 1945. She was towed in to Dubrovnik and declared a constructive total loss. She was sold in July 1948, towed to Venice, Italy and repaired. Sold in 1949 to Navigazione Libera Triestina, Trieste, Italy and renamed Corallo. New diesel engine fitted by FIAT at Trieste in 1950. Collided with a Norwegian ship south east of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom in March 1957 and put in to Falmouth, Cornwall for repairs. Sold in 1964 to Reefer Navigation Co., Panama and renamed Marinucci. Operated under the management of Luigi Monta fu Carlo. Sold in 1965 to Grimaldia Compagnia di Navigazione, Palermo, Sicily, Italy and renamed Aquila. Laid up at La Spezia, Italy in 1970. Scrapped at La Spezia in December 1971.

Abel Parker Upshur was built by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, North Carolina. Her keel was laid on 13 April 1942. She was launched on 28 June and delivered on 14 July. She was scrapped at Wilmington in June 1966.

Abel Stearns was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California. Her keel was laid on 26 October 1942. She was launched on 25 November and delivered on 15 December. She was scrapped at Portland in June 1966.

A. B. Hammond was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 23 December 1943. She was launched on 21 January 1944 and delivered on 8 February. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Hammond Shipping Co., San Francisco, California. Sold in 1947 to Constantine Konialidis, Montevideo, Uruguay and renamed Mario II. Sold in 1948 to Compania de Navigation Ensenada, Panama and renamed Ensenada. Operated under the management of S. G. Embiricos. Sold in 1959 to Zenith Transportation Corp., Monrovia, Liberia and renamed Cestos. Operated under the management of Fratelli Delfino. Sold in 1961 to Nigean Shipping Co., Panama and renamed Nicolaos Tsavliris. Operated under the management of Tsavliris Maritime Co., flying the Greek flag. Ran aground at Kilyos, Turkey on 25 January 1963 whilst on a voyage from Bourgas, Bulgaria to Kilyos. Refloated, but ran aground again. Sold and scrapped in situ.

Abiel Foster was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 13 October 1941. She was launched on 22 March 1942 and delivered on 16 May. She was scrapped at Philadelphia in 1961.

Abigail Adams was built by Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California. Her keel was laid on 24 February 1943. She was launched on 21 March and delivered on 1 April. Post-war, she was laid up at Beaumont, Texas. She was scrapped at Brownsville, Texas in October 1972.

Abigail Gibbons was built by J. A. Jones Construction Co., Brunswick, Georgia. Her keel was laid on 1 September 1944. She was launched on 12 October and delivered on 25 October. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of American-Foreign Steamship Co. She was laid up at Mobile, Alabama post-war. Scrapped at Panama City, Florida in December 1971.

Abigail S. Duniway was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 5 January 1944. She was launched on 21 January and delivered on 29 January. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Weyerhaeuser Steamship Company. She was laid up in 1946, then sold in 1947 to Compania Levante de Vapores, Panama and renamed Virago. Sold in 1949 to Società Azioni Emanuele V. Parodi, Genoa, Italy and renamed Angelo Parodi. Sold in 1962 to Armosy Corp., Liberia and renamed Armosy. Operated under the management of Sturla Società di Navigazione. Scrapped at Osaka, Japan in October 1963.

Abner Doubleday was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 25 October 1942. She was launched on 20 November and delivered on 30 November. She was scrapped at New Orleans, Louisiana in January 1968.

Abner Nash was built by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 4 October 1942. She was launched on 15 November and delivered on 27 November. She was scrapped at Philadelphia in 1964.

Abraham Baldwin was built by Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans. Her keel was laid on 22 December 1941. She was launched on 16 May 1942 and delivered on 21 July. Laid up at Mobile post-war. Scuttled as an artificial reef off Horn Island, Mississippi on 30 April 1976.

Abraham Clark was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 3 December 1941. She was launched on 2 April 1942 and delivered on 10 June. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Grace Line. Management transferred to Waterman Steamship Corporation, Mobile, Alabama in 1946. Sold to her managers in 1947 and renamed Governor Dixon. Sold in 1949 to Consolidated Ocean Carriers Corp., New York and renamed Dolly. Sold later that year to Aeolian Steamship Corp., Delaware, New York. Renamed Lipari in 1950. Collided with the French tug Ambes in the Gironde on 3 September 1955. Ambes sank with the loss of three of her crew. Ran aground off Grays Harbor, Washington on 23 October 1959 whilst on a voyage from Calcutta, India to Seattle, Washington. Refloated on 30 October and taken in to Portland in a severely damaged condition. Subsequently towed to Japan. Scrapped at Nagasaki in July 1960.

Abraham Lincoln was built by Delta Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 21 October 1942. She was launched on 12 December and delivered on 30 December. She was scrapped at Mobile in December 1967.

Abraham Rosenburg was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine. Her keel was laid on 25 August 1944. She was launched on 7 October and delivered on 18 October. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Seas Shipping Co. Management transferred to American Pacific Steamship Co. Laid up in 1948. Sold in 1951 to General Steamship Corp., San Francisco and renamed Western Ocean. Sold in 1955 to Atlanta Shipping Corp., New York and renamed Transwestern, sailing under the flag of Liberia. Sold later that year to St. John Shipping & Trading Corp. and renamed Santa Madre. Remaining under the Liberian flag and operated under the management of Maritime Trade Corp. Sold in 1961 to Peggy Navigation Co., Panama and renamed Tuscany. Remaining under the Liberian flag and operated under the management of Wallem & Co. Ran aground on the Ladd Reef () on 2 December 1962 whilst on a voyage from Borneo to Hong Kong. Declared a constructive total loss and salvage attempts were abandoned.

Abram S. Hewitt was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 15 December 1943. She was launched on 5 January 1944 and delivered on 13 January. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Black Diamond Steamship Corp. Sold in 1947 to Compania Transoceanica La Veloce, Genoa and renamed Quemar. Renamed Italo Marsano later that year, then Golfo di Trieste in 1957. Sold in 1962 to Compania Generale di Navigazione. Sprang a leak and sank off the coast of South Vietnam () on 14 December 1964 whilst on a voyage from Gijón, Spain to a Japanese port.

Acubens was built by the Delta Shipbuilding Company. She was laid down as Jean Louis on25 November 1943. She was launched on 8 January 1944 and was delivered on 9 February 1944 by Todd-Johnson Dry Docks, New Orleans as Acubens for the United States Navy. Decommissioned at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in March 1946. Towed to San Francisco. To United States Maritime Commission (USMC) in June 1947 and laid up. Scrapped at Portland, Oregon in 1965.

Ada Rehan was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 18 December 1943. She was launched on 8 January 1944 and delivered on 17 January. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Pope & Talbot Inc. Sold in 1947 to Navigazione Alta Italia, Genoa and renamed Monviso. Ran aground off St. Margaret's Bay, Kent, United Kingdom on 21 February 1955. She was refloated with the assistance of tugs. Laid up at La Spezia in 1966 and scrapped there in 1967.

Addie Bagley Daniels was built by Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 21 August 1944. She was launched on 28 September and delivered on 12 October. She was laid up in the James River post-war. Scuttled off St. Catherines Island, Georgia on 9 July 1975.

Adhara was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Laid down as G. H. Corliss on 16 September 1942, she was launched on 27 October and delivered on 6 November as Adhara for the United States Navy. Returned to WSA in December 1945 and renamed G. H. Corliss. Scrapped at Gandia, Spain in March 1972.

Adolph Lewisohn was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland. Her keel was laid on 13 September 1943. She was launched as Adolph Lewisohn on 6 October and delivered as Samota on 13 October. To Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) under Lend-Lease. Operated under the management of Elder Dempster Lines, Liverpool, United Kingdom. Sold to her managers in 1947 and renamed Zungeru. Sold in 1958 to Society Pacifica Marina, Panama and renamed Poros. Operated under the Liberian flag and the management of N. J. Goulandris. Sold in 1959 to Casa Blanca Shipping Corp., Liberia and placed under the management of Suwanee Steamship Co. Sold in 1966 to Marestela Compania Navigation, Panama and renamed Mery. Operated under the Greek flag and management of Franco Shipping Co. Sold in 1968 to Toula Shipping Co., Cyprus, remaining under the same managers. Scrapped at Avilés, Spain in October 1971.

Adolph S. Ochs was built by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 30 August 1943. She was launched on 23 September and delivered as Samwyo on 2 October. To MoWT under Lend-Lease. Operated under the management of Cayzer, Irvine & Co., London. Renamed Adolph S. Ochs later that year. Management transferred to G. Nisbet & Co. in 1946. Returned to America in 1948 and laid up at Wilmington, Delaware. Scrapped at Kearny, New Jersey in December 1968.

Adolph Sutro was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 12 May 1943. She was launched on 4 June and delivered on 16 June. She was scrapped at Tacoma, Washington in May 1961.

Adoniram Judson was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 13 January 1943. She was launched on 19 February and delivered on 3 March. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of W. R. Chamberlin & Co. Laid up at Beaumont post-war, she was scrapped at Brownsville in January 1974.

Aedanus Burke was built by Delta Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 17 February 1943. She was launched on 27 March and delivered on 10 April. She was scrapped at New Orleans in April 1964.

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