SS ''George E. Badger'' (Hull Number 884) was a
Liberty ship built in the
United States during
World War II. She was named after
George Edmund Badger
George Edmund Badger (April 17, 1795May 11, 1866) was a slave owner and Whig U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina.
Early life
Badger was born on April 17, 1795, in New Bern, North Carolina. He attended Yale College (where he was a ...
, a
North Carolina Senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
from 1846 to 1855 and
Secretary of the Navy in 1841.
The ship was laid down on 27 December 1942, then launched on 26 January 1943. ''George E. Badger'' was operated by
Grace Line under
charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the rec ...
with the
Maritime Commission and
War Shipping Administration. ''George E. Badger'' took part in "
Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allies of World War II, Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Front (World War II), Western Europe during World War II. The operat ...
", the
invasion of Normandy
Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 (D-Day) with the Norm ...
in June 1944.
The ship survived the war only to suffer the same fate as nearly all other Liberty ships that survived did; she was scrapped in 1972.
References
Liberty ships
1943 ships
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