These lists of Liberty ships are sortable lists, allowing ships to be looked up by
hull number
Hull number is a serial identification number given to a boat or ship. For the military, a lower number implies an older vessel. For civilian use, the HIN is used to trace the boat's history. The precise usage varies by country and type.
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Liberty ship
Liberty ships were a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Though British in concept, the design was adopted by the United States for its simple, low-cost construction. Mass ...
s were a type of mass-produced
cargo ship
A cargo ship or freighter is a merchant ship that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. Cargo ships are usu ...
built to meet inexpensively the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
maritime transport needs.
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List of Liberty ships (A–F)
This section of List of Liberty ships is a sortable list of Liberty ships—cargo ships built in the United States during World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that las ...
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List of Liberty ships (G–Je)
This section of List of Liberty ships is a sortable list of Liberty ships— cargo ships built in the United States during World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that la ...
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List of Liberty ships (Je–L)
This section of List of Liberty ships is a sortable list of Liberty ships— cargo ships built in the United States during World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that la ...
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List of Liberty ships (M–R)
This section of List of Liberty ships is a sortable list of Liberty ships— cargo ships built in the United States during World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that ...
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List of Liberty ships (S–Z)
This section of List of Liberty ships is a sortable list of Liberty ships— cargo ships built in the United States during World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that ...
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List of United States Navy ships
List of United States Navy ships is a comprehensive listing of all ships that have been in service to the United States Navy during the history of that service. The US Navy maintains its official list of ships past and present at the Naval Vessel ...
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List of Royal Navy ships
There are two lists of Royal Navy ships:
* List of active Royal Navy ships lists all currently commissioned vessels in the Royal Navy.
* List of ship names of the Royal Navy lists all names that Royal Navy ships ever bore.
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List of ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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List of U.S. military vessels named after living Americans
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List of U.S. military vessels named after women
On this list of U.S. military vessels named after women, there are many ships that have seen service with the United States military. Most of these were named in civilian service and then subsequently commissioned into the United States Navy a ...
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Merchant ships of the United States