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LIBERTY SHIP
Liberty
ships were a class of cargo ship built during World War
II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program.
The design
was simple, low-cost construction. Mass-produced on an
unprecedented scale, the Liberty ship came to symbolize
U.S. wartime industrial output. Eighteen American
shipyards built 2,710 Liberty ships between 1941 and
1945 (an average of three ships every two days.)
Liberty
ships were constructed of sections that were welded
together. This is similar to the technique used by
Palmer's in England, but substituted welding for
riveting. Riveted ships took several months to
construct. As America entered the war, the shipbuilding
yards employed women, to replace men who were enlisting
in the armed forces.
The role
of female workers, the immensity of the effort, the
number of ships built, and the survival of some far
longer than their original five-year design life combine
to make them the subject of much continued interest.
More than
2,400 Liberty ships survived the war. Of these, 835 made
up the postwar cargo fleet. Greek entrepreneurs bought
526 ships and Italians bought 98. Many shipping magnates
started their fleets by buying Liberty ships.
This
primarily wood model of the Liberty ship SS John W.
Brown is
26.5"long (1/200 scale)
$2,890 
Shipping and insurance in
the
contiguous USA included. Other
countries $300 flat rate.
This model is in stock and can
be shipped within five business days.
For a larger
model, please click here:
SS STEPHEN HOPKINS
Learn more about the
Liberty ship here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_ship
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