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This Liberty ship Jememiah o'Brien has been saved from a fire on the pier she is moored alongside.
Shocking images of pier fire in San Francisco
More information on the Jememiah o'Brien.
SS Jeremiah O'Brien - Wikipedia
Liberty ships were built to a standard design in 18 shipyards in the US and produced 3 ships every 2 days. They were fitted with a compound steam engine of obsolete design was selected to power Liberty ships because it was cheaper and easier to build. When the first started building, they took 230 days and as production increased this dropped to an average 42 days. The fastest build was just 4 days 15½ hours!
Out of the 2710 Liberty ships built, over 2400 survived the war, but several were lost later to poorly cleared minefields. Large numbers were bought and used as merchant ships after the war. She is only one of 4 remaining examples.
Liberty ship - Wikipedia
Shocking images of pier fire in San Francisco
More information on the Jememiah o'Brien.
SS Jeremiah O'Brien - Wikipedia
Liberty ships were built to a standard design in 18 shipyards in the US and produced 3 ships every 2 days. They were fitted with a compound steam engine of obsolete design was selected to power Liberty ships because it was cheaper and easier to build. When the first started building, they took 230 days and as production increased this dropped to an average 42 days. The fastest build was just 4 days 15½ hours!
Out of the 2710 Liberty ships built, over 2400 survived the war, but several were lost later to poorly cleared minefields. Large numbers were bought and used as merchant ships after the war. She is only one of 4 remaining examples.
Liberty ship - Wikipedia