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| image = [[File:Liberty_Ship.jpg]] | | image = [[File:Liberty_Ship.jpg]] | ||
| caption = Typical C2 design Liberty ship | | caption = Typical C2 design Liberty ship | ||
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− | | caption2 = | + | | caption2 = The Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation in 1944 |
− | | shipname = | + | | shipname = SS William H Ashley |
− | | shipowner = | + | | shipowner = US Maritime Commission |
− | | shipbuilder = Oregon Shipbuilding Company | + | | shipbuilder = Oregon Shipbuilding Company (Kaiser) |
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| shiplaunched = 6 Oct 1943 | | shiplaunched = 6 Oct 1943 | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
− | + | With Hull No 2246, she was one of 2,700 ships Liberty and Victory ships built to replace shipping being sunk in the North Atlantic U-Boat war. She was put together in the Portland Oregon Yard. Following hand over she appears to have been involved with convoys in the North Atlantic before being redeployed to the Pacific theatre later in WW2 where she carried stores and troops during the island hoping invasions. | |
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Post WW2 she was handed over to the US Navy in 1956 and in 1972 she was sent to be scrapped in Philadelphia. | Post WW2 she was handed over to the US Navy in 1956 and in 1972 she was sent to be scrapped in Philadelphia. | ||
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
− | + | ===Tarakan to Morotai 5 - 12 July 1945=== | |
+ | *[[Alexander Rhone]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] |
Latest revision as of 21:57, 14 September 2023
Remarks
With Hull No 2246, she was one of 2,700 ships Liberty and Victory ships built to replace shipping being sunk in the North Atlantic U-Boat war. She was put together in the Portland Oregon Yard. Following hand over she appears to have been involved with convoys in the North Atlantic before being redeployed to the Pacific theatre later in WW2 where she carried stores and troops during the island hoping invasions.
Post WW2 she was handed over to the US Navy in 1956 and in 1972 she was sent to be scrapped in Philadelphia.