![]() The class was developed to meet British orders for transports to replace ships that had been lost. ![]() Mass-produced on an unprecedented scale, the Liberty ship came to symbolize U.S. Though British in concept, the design was adopted by the United States for its simple, low-cost construction. Liberty ships were a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. ![]() Stern-mounted 4-in (102 mm) deck gun for use against surfaced submarines, variety of anti-aircraft guns Brown, one of four surviving Liberty ships, photographed in 2000
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