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Liberty ship Liberty ships were a ship class, class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Although British in concept, the design was adopted by the United States for its simple, low-cost cons ...

s with names beginning with G.

Description

The standard Liberty ship (EC-2-S-C1 type) was a

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 List of seas, seas and Ocean, oceans each year, handling the bulk of international trade. ...

long overall, with a beam of . It had a depth of and a draft of . It was powered by a

triple expansion steam engine A compound steam engine unit is a type of steam engine where steam is expanded in two or more stages. A typical arrangement for a compound engine is that the steam is first expanded in a high-pressure (HP) cylinder, then having given up heat ...

, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine produced 2,500 ihp at 76

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. Driving a four-blade

propeller A propeller (often called a screw if on a ship or an airscrew if on an aircraft) is a device with a rotating hub and radiating blades that are set at a pitch to form a helical spiral which, when rotated, exerts linear thrust upon a working flu ...

in diameter, could propel the ship at . Cargo was carried in five holds, numbered 1–5 from bow to stern. Grain capacity was , , , and , with a further in the deep tanks. Bale capacity was , , , and , with a further in the deep tanks. It carried a crew of 45, plus 36

United States Navy Armed Guard The United States Navy Armed Guard was a force of United States Navy gunners and related personnel established during World War II to protect U.S. merchant shipping from enemy attack.World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merc ...

gunners. Later in the war, this was altered to a crew of 52, plus 29 gunners. Accommodation was in a three deck superstructure placed midships. The galley was equipped with a range, a stock kettle and other appliances. Messrooms were equipped with an electric hot plate and an electric toaster.

Gabriel Duvall

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation,

Terminal Island Terminal Island, historically known as , is a largely artificial island located in Los Angeles County, California, between the neighborhoods of Wilmington, Los Angeles, Wilmington and San Pedro, Los Angeles, San Pedro in the city of Los Angeles ...

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

. Her keel was laid on 11 September 1942. She was launched on 13 October and delivered on 31 October. She was scrapped at Terminal Island in 1962.

Gabriel Franchere

was built by

Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation was a World War II emergency shipyard located along the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. The shipyard built nearly 600 Liberty ship, Liberty and Victory ships between 1941 and 1945 under the E ...

Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...

, and named for

Gabriel Franchère Gabriel Franchère ( 3 November 1786 – 12 April 1863) was a French Canadians, French Canadian author and explorer of the Pacific Northwest. Franchère was born in Montreal to Gabriel Franchère (4 March 1752 – 16 May 1832) and Marie-Félicit ...

. Her keel was laid on 27 November 1943. She was launched on 12 December and delivered on 29 December. Built for the

War Shipping Administration The War Shipping Administration (WSA) was a World War II emergency war agency of the US government, tasked to purchase and operate the civilian shipping tonnage the United States needed for fighting the war. Both shipbuilding under the Maritime C ...

(WSA), she was operated under the management of

Isthmian Steamship Company The Isthmian Steamship Company was a shipping company founded by US Steel in 1910. Isthmian Steamship was the brainchild of US Steel President James A. Farrell, who had connections with the maritime industry through his father's trade as a ship ...

. To the French Government in 1946, operated under the management of

Compagnie Générale Transatlantique The Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT, and commonly named "Transat"), typically known overseas as the French Line, was a French shipping company. Established in 1855 by the brothers Émile and Issac Péreire under the name ''Compagnie ...

. Renamed ''Argentan'' in 1947. Management transferred to Sociètè Navale Delmas-Vieljeux in 1954. She was scrapped at

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

, Spain in June 1971.

Galen L. Stone

was built by

New England Shipbuilding Corporation The New England Shipbuilding Corporation was a shipyard located in the city of South Portland, Maine, United States. The yard originated as two separate entities, the Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Corporation and the South Portland Shipbuilding Co ...

South Portland, Maine South Portland is a city in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, and is the List of municipalities in Maine, fourth-most populous city in the state, incorporated in 1898. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city population wa ...

. Her keel was laid on 13 July 1944. She was launched on 31 August and delivered on 15 September. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Eastern Steamship Co. Management transferred to Fall River Steamship Co.,

Fall River, Massachusetts Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States census, making it the List of municipalities in Massachusetts, tenth-largest city in the state, and the second- ...

in 1946. Sold to her managers in 1947, renamed ''Yankee Star'' in 1948. Sold to Dolphin Steamship Co.,

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later that year. Renamed ''Demostar'' in 1949 and placed under the management of Triton Shipping Inc. Renamed ''Oceanstar'' in 1950. Sold in 1960 to Proteus Shipping Co. and renamed ''Pyrgos''. Reflagged to Greece, remaining under the same management. Sold in 1960 to Synthia Shipping Co.,

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

. Reflagged to Liberia and operated under the management of Nereus Shipping. She was scrapped at

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ...

, Taiwan in February 1967.

Gaspar de Portola

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 3 November 1942. She was launched on 4 December and delivered on 12 December. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of

Lykes Brothers Steamship Company Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., also called Lykes Lines, was a cargo shipping company acting from the beginning of the 20th century to 2005 having its main business in the trade to and from the United States. History In 1898, the sons of Dr. Howell ...

. She ran aground on the Quita Sueno Reef, in the

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere, located south of the Gulf of Mexico and southwest of the Sargasso Sea. It is bounded by the Greater Antilles to the north from Cuba ...

on 7 June 1943 whilst on a voyage from Panama to

Key West, Florida Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida, at the southern end of the U.S. state of Florida. Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Sigsbee Park, Dredgers Key, Fleming Key, Sunset Key, and the northern part of Stock Islan ...

. She was refloated on 31 July and towed to

Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Brita ...

, where she was declared a

constructive total loss Marine insurance covers the physical loss or damage of ships, cargo, terminals, and any transport by which the property is transferred, acquired, or held between the points of origin and the final destination. Cargo insurance a sub-branch of mari ...

. She was towed to

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in December 1946 for use as a fire prevention

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by the

United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and Admiralty law, law enforcement military branch, service branch of the armed forces of the United States. It is one of the country's eight Uniformed services ...

Fort McHenry Fort McHenry is a historical American Coastal defense and fortification, coastal bastion fort, pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, Baltimore, Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War ...

. She was scrapped at Baltimore in 1948.

General Vallejo

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 31 March 1943. She was launched 23 April and delivered on 6 May. To the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...

in October 1943 and renamed ''Megrez''. Converted for naval use at Bethlehem Steel Co.,

San Francisco, California San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...

. Returned to

United States Maritime Commission The United States Maritime Commission was an independent executive agency of the U.S. federal government that was created by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, which was passed by Congress on June 29, 1936, and was abolished on May 24, 1950. The co ...

(USMC) in September 1947 and laid up in

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. She was sold to shipbreakers in Portland, Oregon in June 1974.

George Abernethy

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, and named for

George Abernethy George Abernethy (October 7, 1807 – March 2, 1877) was an American politician, pioneer, notable entrepreneur, and first governor of Oregon under the provisional government based in the Willamette Valley, an area later a part of the American sta ...

. Her keel was laid on 29 May 1942. She was launched on 11 July and delivered on 25 July. She was scrapped at Baltimore in October 1960.

George A. Custer

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 15 August 1942. She was launched on 23 September and delivered on 10 October. She was scrapped at

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in 1961.

George Ade

was built by J. A. Jones Construction Company,

Panama City, Florida Panama City is a city in and the county seat of Bay County, Florida, United States. Located along U.S. Route 98 in Florida, U.S. Highway 98 (US 98), it is the largest city between Tallahassee, Florida, Tallahassee and Pensacola, Florida, Pe ...

. Her keel was laid on 30 June 1944. She was launched on 9 August and delivered on 25 August. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of American-West African Line. Torpedoed and damaged in the

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off the coast of

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by on 12 September 1944 whilst on a voyage from

Mobile, Alabama Mobile ( , ) is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 187,041 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. After a successful vote to annex areas west of the city limits in July 2023, Mobil ...

to the United Kingdom. She was towed to

Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay ( ) is the largest estuary in the United States. The bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula, including parts of the Ea ...

. Subsequently repaired. Laid up in reserve post-war, she was scrapped at Panama City, Florida in September 1968.

George A. Lawson

was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 14 December 1944. She was launched on 21 February 1945 and delivered on 13 March. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of West India Steamship Inc. Management transferred to Sword Line Inc. in 1946. Laid up in the James River in 1948. She was sold in 1951 to Pacific Range Steamship Corp., New York. Sold in 1952 to Pan Oceanic Navigation Corp., New York. Sold in 1957 to Drycargo Shipping Corp. and renamed ''Penn Mariner''. Reflagged to Liberia and operated under the management of Penn Shipping Co. Sold in 1958 to Penntrans Co., New York and reflagged to the United States. Sold in 1961 to Union Navigation Corp and Reflagged to Panama. Sprang a leak and sank in the

Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...

north east of

Ceylon Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

() on 20 June 1964 whilst on a voyage from

Calcutta Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern ba ...

, India to

Kobe Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's List of Japanese cities by population, seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Port of Toky ...

, Japan.

George A. Marr

was built by Delta Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 10 January 1944. She was launched on 27 February and delivered on 22 March. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Overlakes Freight Corp. Sold in 1947 to M. Kulukundis and renamed ''Stathes J. Yannaghas''. Reflagged to Greece. Sold later that year to Kassos Steam Navigation Co.,

Syra Syros ( ), also known as Siros or Syra, is a Greece, Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. It is south-east of Athens. The area of the island is and at the 2021 census it had 21,124 inhabitants. The largest towns are Ermoupoli, Ano S ...

, Greece. Operated under the management of Rethymnis. Sold in 1951 to Paroh Steamship Co. and renamed ''Ania''. Operated under the management of I. & A. Pezas. Sold in 1953 to I. K. & I. Pezas. Sold in 1956 to Pelops Maritime Co. Operated under the management of World Tramping Agencies. Sold in 1959 to Yukun Compania Navigation, Panama and renamed ''Grammatiki''. Remained under the Greek flag and operated under the management of Martran Steamship Co. Sprang a leak in the

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() on 7 February 1965 whilst on a voyage from Tacoma to

Formosa Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The island of Taiwan, formerly known to Westerners as Formosa, has an area of and makes up 99% of the land under ROC control. It lies about across the Taiwan Strait f ...

. She sank the next day.

George A. Pope

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation,

Richmond, California Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was municipal corporation, incorporated on August 3, 1905, and has a Richmond, California, City Council, city council.

. Her keel was laid on 1 February 1944. She was launched on 20 February and delivered on 28 February. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Pope & Talbot Inc. Sold in 1946 to Pacific Maritime Co., Panama and renamed ''Pacific Ocean''. Operated under the management of Dow & Symmers. Management transferred to Nomikos in 1949. Sold in 1952 to Transvaal Compania Navigation, Panama and renamed ''Aliki P.'' Reflagged to Honduras and operated under the management of Paular Maritime Co., New York. Sold to her managers in 1953, then sold the next year to Transolas Compania Navigation, Panama. Reflagged to Greece and placed under the management of Paular Maritime Co. Sold in 1955 to Antarios Compania Navigation, Panama and renamed ''Panagiotis Xilas''. Reflagged to Liberia and operated under the management of A. Lusi Ltd. Reflagged to Lebanon in 1962. Sold in 1963 to Razani Compania Navigation, Panama and renamed ''Razani''. Remained under the Lebanese flag and same management. She was scrapped at

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, Japan in August 1963.

George Bancroft

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 3 June 1942. She was launched on 15 July and delivered on 4 August. She was scrapped at Baltimore in February 1960.

George B. Cortelyou

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 21 November 1942. She was launched on 26 December and delivered on 4 January 1943. To the United States Navy and renamed ''Cetus''. To WSA in November 1945. Renamed ''George B. Cortelyou'' and laid up in the James River. She was scrapped at

Bilbao Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the Provinces of Spain, province of Biscay and in the Basque Country (greater region), Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the List o ...

, Spain in March 1972.

George Bellows

was built by Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 7 July 1943. She was launched on 21 August and delivered on 4 September. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of R. A. Nicol & Co. Sold in 1947 to Goulandris Bros.,

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, United Kingdom and renamed ''Evanthia''. Sold the next year to P. J. Goulandris Sons,

Piraeus Piraeus ( ; ; , Ancient: , Katharevousa: ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens city centre along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf in the Ath ...

, Greece. Operated under the management of Capeside Steamship Co. Sold in 1958 to United Shipping & Trading Co. of Greece, Piraeus. Sold in 1960 to Staco Compania Maritima, Panama and renamed ''Evie''. Remained under the Greek flag and operated under the management of D. J. Negroponte. Sold in 1965 to Deko Trading SA, Panama and renamed ''Albino''. Reflagged to Liberia and operated under the management of Olympic Maritime SA. Sold in 1967 to Orcades Maritime Financiera Panama, Panama. Remained under the Liberian flag. She was scrapped at Bilbao in December 1969.

George Berkeley

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 10 May 1942. She was launched on 2 June and delivered on 14 June. She was scrapped at Kobe in December 1960.

George B. McClellan

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 16 February 1942. She was launched on 6 June and delivered on 27 June. Laid up at

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post-war, she was scrapped at

Brownsville, Texas Brownsville ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Cameron County, Texas, Cameron County, located on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border, border with Matamoros, Tamaulipas ...

in October 1973.

George B. McFarland

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 1 May 1944. She was launched on 21 May and delivered on 29 May. She was scrapped at

New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...

in March 1964.

George B. Porter

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 6 December 1943. She was launched on 24 December and delivered on 31 December. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Pope & Talbot Inc. Sold in 1947 to Garibaldi Società Co-op di Navigazione a Resp. Ltda,

Genoa Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...

, Italy and renamed ''Aspromonte''. She was scrapped at

La Spezia La Spezia (, or ; ; , in the local ) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguria ...

, Italy in October 1966.

George B. Selden

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 29 September 1942. She was launched on 9 November and delivered on 16 November. She was scrapped at Tsuneishi, Japan in December 1960.

George C. Childress

was built by Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 25 May 1943. She was launched on 5 July and delivered on 17 July. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Grace Line Inc. Sold in 1947 to Hadjipateras, Piraeus and renamed ''Hadjipateras''. Ran aground off Koronje Island,

Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha ...

() and sank on 27 July 1967 whilst on a voyage from Calcutta to

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, Burma.

George C. Yount

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 7 January 1943. She was launched as ''George C. Yount'' on 4 February and delivered to the United States Navy as ''Ascella'' on 21 February. Decommissioned at

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in August 1946. Returned to USMC in May 1947 and renamed ''George C. Yount''. Towed to San Francisco and laid up in Suisun Bay. She was scrapped at Terminal Island in June 1964.

George Calvert (I)

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 15 August 1941. She was launched on 30 December. Incomplete hull finished at Baltimore as ''American Mariner'' for

maritime training service. Subsequently transferred to

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and later to

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. Converted at Brooklyn Naval Yard in 1961 to a Missile Range Ship. To the United States Navy in January 1964. Decommissioned on 1 July 1966, she was scuttled as a

target ship A target ship is a vessel — typically an obsolete or captured warship — used as a seaborne target for naval gunnery practice or for weapons testing. Targets may be used with the intention of testing effectiveness of specific types of ammunit ...

in Chesapeake Bay in October 1966.

George Calvert (II)

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 19 November 1941. She was launched on 14 March and delivered on 30 April. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of A. H. Bull & Co. She was torpedoed and damaged off the coast of Cuba () by on 20 May 1942 whilst on a voyage from Baltimore to

Bandar Shapur Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni () is a city in, and the capital of, Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni District of Bandar Mahshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni Rural District. Banda ...

, Iran. She consequently broke in three and sank.

George Chaffey

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 18 October 1942. She was launched on 18 November and delivered on 8 December. To the United States Navy in December 1953. Subsequently laid up at Mobile, she was scrapped at Panama City, Florida in February 1972.

George Chamberlain

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 7 July 1942. She was launched on 14 August and delivered on 26 August. To the United States Navy in December 1953. Subsequently laid up in the Hudson River. She was sold to shipbreakers in

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, Pakistan in Decembber 1970. Resold, she was scrapped at Bilbao in October 1972.

George Cleeve

was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 4 May 1943. She was launched on 23 June and delivered on 30 June. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of American Export Lines. She was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea off

Bône Annaba (), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River and is in the Annaba Province. With a population of about 263,65 ...

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by on 22 February 1944 and was beached. She was salvaged in 1952 and scrapped at

Savona Savona (; ) is a seaport and (municipality) in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria, and the capital of the Province of Savona. Facing the Ligurian Sea, Savona is the main center of the Riviera di Ponente (the western se ...

, Italy.

George Clement Perkins

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 1 April 1944. She was launched on 20 April and delivered on 28 April. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Weyerhauser Steamship Co. Management transferred to T. J. Stevenson & Co. in 1946. Laid up at

Olympia, Washington Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington. It had a population of 55,605 at the 2020 census, making it the state of Washington's 23rd-most populous city. Olympia is the county seat of Thurston County, and the central city ...

in 1948. Sold in 1951 to Excelsior Steamship Corp. and renamed ''Seamonitor''. Operated under the management of Orion Shipping & Trading Co. Sold in 1957 to Grainfleet Inc. and renamed ''Grain Trader''. Operated under the management of Grainfleet Steamship Co. Sold in 1958 to Herald Steamship Corp. and renamed ''Maria H.'' Operated under the management of Seaways Shipping Corp. Sold in 1962 to Seagate Steamship Co. and renamed ''Mount Rainier''. Operated under the management of Suwannee Steamship Co. Lengthened at

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, Japan in 1962. Now amd . Management transferred to A. H. Bull & Co. later that year. Sold in 1963 to Gloria Steamship Co. and renamed ''Duval'', remaining under the same management. She was scrapped at Kaohsiung in August 1969.

George Clymer

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 26 November 1941. She was launched on 19 February 1942 and delivered on 8 April. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of American Export Lines. She suffered a broken propeller shaft south west of

Ascension Island Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean. It is about from the coast of Africa and from the coast of South America. It is governed as part of the British Overs ...

on 30 May 1942 whilst on a voyage from Portland, Oregon to

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. After drifting for a week, she was attacked by a motor torpedo boat from the . She was abandoned and capsized. Shelled by on 7 June (at ), she subsequently sank.

George Coggeshall

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 14 February 1944. She was launched on as ''George Coggeshall'' 17 March and delivered as ''Sukhona'' on 15 April. To the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease. She was scrapped at

Castellón de la Plana Castellón de la Plana (in ), or simply Castellón (), is the capital city of the province of Castellón, in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is located in the east of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Costa del Azahar by the Mediterranean Sea. Th ...

, Spain in June 1971.

George Crile

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 27 April 1944. She was launched on 17 May and delivered on 26 May. Laid up in the James River post-war, she was scrapped at Panama City, Florida in November 1972.

George Davidson

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 5 May 1943. She was launched on 25 May and delivered on 2 June. She was scrapped at Baltimore in March 1962.

George Davis

was built by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 29 November 1942. She was launched on 30 December and delivered on 13 January 1943. She was scrapped at Baltimore in June 1960.

George Dewey

was built by St. Johns River shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 8 May 1943. She was launched on 5 August and delivered on 27 August. She was scuttled off

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on 25 April 1976.

George D. Prentice

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 4 March 1943. She was launched on 7 April and delivered on 21 April. Used as a grain storage ship in 1954. She was scrapped at Portland, Oregon in November 1969.

George Durant

was built by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 9 July 1943. She was launched on 7 August and delivered on 15 August. She was scrapped at Philadelphia in July 1961.

George Eastman

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 24 March 1943. She was launched on 20 April and delivered on 5 May. Laid up in Suisun Bay in June 1948. Returned to service in December 1951 due to the

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. Transferred to the United States Navy in June 1952. Given the

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YAG-39 but not named. Converted to a monitoring and measuring ship for use in nuclear bomb experiments, capable of being operated remotely. Place in reserve at

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in October 1957. Recommissioned in 1962. Name ''George Eastman'' in July 1963. Subsequently laid up. She was scrapped at Richmond in February 1977.

George E. Badger

was built by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 27 December 1942. She was launched on 26 January 1943 and delivered on 6 February. Laid up in the James River post-war, she was scrapped at

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, Spain in April 1972.

George E. Goodfellow

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on27 May 1944. She was launched on 17 June and delivered on 30 June. To the Soviet Union and renamed ''General Panfilov''. Arrived at Vladivostock on 28 September 1976 for scrapping.

George E. Hale

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 23 December 1942. She was launched on 19 January 1943 and delivered on 6 February. She was scrapped at

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in September 1961.

George Eldridge

was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 6 March 1944. She was launched on 18 April and delivered on 28 April. She was scrapped at Baltimore in 1958.

George E. Merrick

was built by St. Johns River Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 20 March 1944. She was launched on 4 May and delivered on 21 May. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of

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. Laid up in the Hudson River in 1948. Sold in 1951 to Saxon Steamship Corp., New York and renamed ''Saxon''. Sold in 1956 to Aspin Steamship Co. Operated under the management of Isbrandtsen & Co. Sold in 1961 to Guiardo Compania Navigation, Panama and renamed ''Panagia Kounistra''. Reflagged to Greece and operated under the management of Zaharias Sitinas. Sprang a leak in January 1972 whilst on a voyage from Tampa to Manzanillo, Mexico. She put in to Cristobal, Panama. Scrapped at

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, Turkey in September 1972.

George E. Pickett

was built by Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 16 February 1943. She was launched on 31 March and delivered on 19 April. Laid up at

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post-war. She was scrapped at Kearny in March 1969.

George E. Waldo

was built by St. Johns River Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 18 September 1944. She was launched on 23 October and delivered on 31 October. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Shephard Steamship Co. Management transferred to Matson Navigation Co., San Francisco in 1946, then sold to Matson later that year. Renamed ''Hawaiian Forester'' in 1947. Sold in 1955 to Weyerhauser Steamship Co,

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in 1955 and renamed ''C. R. Musser''. Sold in 1969 to Reliance Carriers SA, Panama and renamed ''Reliance Serenity''. Operated under the management of Hong Kong Maritime Co. Sold in 1970 to Luzon Stevedoring Corp.,

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, Philippines and renamed ''LSCO Bulktrain''. She arrived at Kaohsiung for scrapping in February 1974.

George Flavel

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 11 March 1943. She was launched on 31 March and delivered on 8 April. She was scrapped at

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in August 1968.

George F. Patten

was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 29 March 1943. She was launched on 22 May and delivered on 29 May. She was scrapped at

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, South Korea in September 1970.

George Gale

was built by Delta Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 1 April 1942. She was launched on 15 July and delivered on 19 August. Laid up in Puget Sound post-war, she was scrapped at Portland, Oregon in January 1970.

George G. Crawford

was built by J. A. Jones Construction Company, Brunswick. Her keel was laid on 16 November 1943. She was launched on 1 January 1944 and delivered on 13 January. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of American Liberty Steamship Co. Sold in 1947 to Rethymnis & Kulukundis, Piraeus and renamed ''Megalohari''. Sold in 1950 to J. Theodorakopoulos,

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. Operated under the management of Transworld Maritime Transport Corp. Sold in 1957 to Michalinos Maritime & Commercial, Piraeus and renamed ''Calliopi Michalos''. Sold in 1962 to N. Michalos & Sons, Chios. Operated under the management of Victoria Steamship Co. She struck the quay at

Lobito Lobito is a municipality in Angola. It is located in Benguela Province, on the Atlantic Coast north of the Catumbela Estuary. The Lobito municipality had a population of 393,079 in 2014. History The city was founded in 1843 and owes its existe ...

, Angola in June 1971, damaging her plating. The damage was aggravated by weather on 19 June. She developed a leak in the Atlantic Ocean () and was escorted in to

, South Africa, where temporary repairs were made. She was scrapped at

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, Spain in December 1971.

George Gershwin

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 29 March 1943. She was launched on 22 April and delivered on 4 May. Laid up at Mobile post-war, she was scuttled off Horn Island, Mississippi on 4 December 1975.

George Gipp

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 21 April 1943. She was launched on 16 May and delivered on 28 May. Laid up at Mobile post-war, she was scrapped at Mobile in July 1971.

George G. Meade

was a limited

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built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 17 August 1942. She was launched on 25 September and delivered on 13 October. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Weyerhauser Steamship Co. Torpedoed and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean off

Paramaribo Paramaribo ( , , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's p ...

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() by on 9 March 1943 whilst on a voyage from

Bahia Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Mina ...

, Brazil to Paramaraibo. She was towed in to Paramaraibo, then towed to New York, where she was repaired. To the French Government in 1947 and renamed ''Rouen''. Operated under the management of Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. Ran aground at

Los Vilos Los Vilos (From mapuche: ''Filu'', ‘snake’) ? is both a Chilean coastal commune and a coastal city with over 9,000 inhabitants (18,275 in comuna), located in the Province of Choapa, part of the IV Region of Coquimbo. The city has a harbour ...

, Chile on 12 May 1952. Refloated and towed to

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. Sold in 1953 to Bahia Salinas Compania Navigation, Panama and renamed ''Gannet''. Reflagged to Liberia and operated under the management of Goulandris Bros. Reflagged to Greece in 1963. She was scrapped at Kaohsiung in May 1969.

George Handley

was built by Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 22 May 1942. She was launched on 7 December and delivered on 4 March 1943. She was scrapped at Kearny in December 1964.

George Hawley

was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 6 April 1944. She was launched on 20 May and delivered on 31 May. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Sprague Steamship Co. Torpedoed and damaged in the

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off

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, United Kingdom by on 22 January 1945 whilst on a voyage from

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, France to the

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, United Kingdom. She was towed in to

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and beached. She was scuttled at sea in October 1946 with a cargo of obsolete chemical ammunition.

George H. Dern

was a limited troop carrier built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 16 November 1942. She was launched on 19 December and delivered on 28 December. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Seas Shipping Co. To the French Government in 1946, operated under the management of Chargeurs Réunis. Renamed ''Calais'' in 1947. Sold in 1960 to Almavita Compania Navigation, Panama and renamed ''Almavita''. Reflagged to Greece and operated under the management of Victoria Steamship Co. She was scrapped at Kaohsiung in May 1969.

George H. Flanders

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 15 March 1943. She was launched on 3 April and delivered at 11 April. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of W. R. Chamberlain & Co. To the Dutch Government in 1947 and renamed ''Boerhaave''. Renamed ''Alamak'' that year and placed under the management of Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co.,

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. Sold to her managers in 1949. Sold in 1958 to Tito Campanella, Genoa and renamed ''Gerolamo Campanella''. Sold to the Polish Government in 1961 and renamed ''Huta Ferrum''. Operated under the management of

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. Sold to her managers in 1972. She was scrapped at

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in November 1972.

George H. Himes

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 26 June 1943. She was launched on 16 July and delivered on 24 July. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Shepard Steamship Co. Torpedoed and damaged by Japanese aircraft off

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on 11 October 1943. She was beached at Koli Point. Subsequently refloated and repaired. Sold in 1947 to T. N. Epiphaniades Steamship Co., Piraeus and renamed ''Georgios Panoras''. Operated under the management of Nomikos London Ltd. Management transferred to Furness, Withy & Co. in 1948, then T. P. Rose Richards Ltd. in 1950. Renamed ''Nicolaos Epiphaniades'' in 1956. Exploded and caught fire at

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, Soviet Union on 15 March 1961. Refloated in October and detained by Soviet authorities. Reported scrapped in September 1964.

George H. Pendleton

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 6 June 1943. She was launched on 10 July and delivered on 19 July. Laid up at Mobile post-war, she was scrapped at Panama City, Florida in November 1970.

George H. Powell

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 16 November 1943. She was launched on 4 December and delivered on 16 December. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Pope & Talbot Inc. Sold in 1946 to Det Danske Franske D/S A/S and renamed ''Grønland''. Operated under the management of F. Hahn Petersen. Sold in 1951 to Compania de Comercia y Vapores, Panama and renamed ''Barka''. Reflagged to Liberia and operated under the management of D. J. Negropontis. Sold in 1957 to Compania Oceanica de Navigation, Panama, remaining under the same flag and management. Sold in 1958 to Siracusana SpA di Transporti, Genoa and renamed ''Siracusano''. She was scrapped at Vado Ligure in September 1962.

George H. Thomas

a limited troop carrier built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 7 August 1942. She was launched on 9 September and delivered on 21 September. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Grace Line Inc. Sold in 1947 to Constantine Konialidis,

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, Uruguay and renamed ''Aristarchos''. Sold in 1948 to Society Armamente Aristomenis, Panama and renamed ''Resolute''. Reflagged to Honduras. Sold in 1949 to Compania Maritima La Empresa,

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, Honduras. Operated under the management of Embiricos Ltd. Reflagged to Panama in 1950. Sold in 1955 to Hartland Steamship & Trading Co., Panama and renamed ''Cape Palmas''. Reflagged to Liberia and operated under the management of Tharros Shipping Co. Management transferred to Pegasus Ocean Services in 1964, then to Carras Maritime Corp. in 1965. Sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean in July 1967 whilst on a voyage from Tampa to

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, India. She was beached at

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on 15 July. Refloated on 25 August and towed to Saint Vincent.

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ed for debts owed in September. Reported sinking in April 1968. She was looted and set afire between May 1968 and November 1969. Sold that month to Lisbon buyers who hoped to refloat her, but she was reported still sunk in 1970.

George H. Williams

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 7 May 1942. She was launched on 18 June and delivered on 30 June. She was scrapped at Philadelphia in August 1960.

George Inness

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 6 July 1943. She was launched at ''George Inness'' on 28 July and delivered as ''Sambre'' on 9 August. To the United Kingdom under Lend-Lease. Built for the

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(MoWT), she was operated under the management of Cunard White Star Line Ltd. Returned to USMC in 1947 and renamed ''George Inness''. Laid up in the James River. She was scrapped at Baltimore in April 1961.

George K. Fitch

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 3 October 1943. She was launched on 22 October and delivered on 30 October. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company. Sold in 1947 to

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, Mobile and renamed ''Governor Bibb''. Sold in 1948 to North Eastern Steamship Corp. and renamed ''North Sky''. Operated under the management of Orion Shipping & Trading Corp. Sold in 1954 to Nordestal Society Armamente, Panama and renamed ''Agia Thalassina''. Reflagged to Liberia, remaining under the same management. Sold in 1955 to Avila Compania Navigation, Panama. Remaining under the Liberian flag and operated under the management of World Seas Shipping Co. She arrived at Montevideo with severe damage on 29 September 1965, having run aground whilst on a voyage from

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, Argentina to

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, Italy. She was laid up unrepaired. Sold in 1966 to Providencia de Navigacão, Montevideo and renamed ''Maria Teresa''. She was towed to

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for scrapping in September 1968.

George Kenny

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 18 July 1943. She was launched on 9 August and delivered on 22 August. She was scrapped at Baltimore in July 1960.

George L. Baker

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 5 March 1943. She was launched on 26 March and delivered on 2 April. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Weyerhauser Steamship Co. To the Dutch Government in 1947 and renamed ''Kamerlingh Onnes''. Operated under the management of Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd, Rotterdam. Sold to her managers in 1950 and renamed ''Tomini''. Operated under the management of Willem Ruys & Zonen. Sold in 1957 to NV Scheepvaart Maatschappij Triton and renamed ''Triton'', remaining under the same management. Sold in 1962 to Bacong Shipping Co. and renamed ''Southern Cross''. Reflagged to Panama and operated under the management of Southern Industrial Projects. Sold in 1964 to Panama Merchants Steamship and renamed''Mindanao Merchant''. Operated under the management of Philippine Merchants Steamship Co. Sold in 1965 to South Pacific Coast Shipping Co. and renamed ''Brothers''. Operated under the management of Kenneth Lewis. Management transferred to Lasco Shipping Co. in 1966. She was scrapped at Pusan in July 1969.

George L. Curry

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 5 July 1943. She was launched on 26 July and delivered on 2 August. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of R. A. Nicol & Co. Sold in December 1946 to Waages Tankrederi II A/S, Oslo and renamed ''Runa''. Operated under the management of Hagb. Waage. Sold in September 1953 to Compania Armadora Pegasus S.A.,

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, Liberia and renamed ''Pegasus''. Operated under the management of Goulandris Bros. Reflagged to Costa Rica in 1955, then Greece in 1959. Sold in 1964 to Eastward Shipping Corp., Monrovia and renamed ''Eastward''. Operated under the management of East Sun Textile Co. Sold in 1965 to United Forward Marine Corp., Monrovia and renamed ''United Forward''. Operated under the management of United Forward Development Corp. Arrived at Kaohsiung for scrapping on 26 March 1968. Scrapping commenced on 1 June.

George Leonard

was built by Delta Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 31 May 1942. She was launched on 20 August and delivered on 19 September. She was scrapped at New Orleans in February 1964.

George L. Farley

was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 22 May 1944. She was launched on 12 July and delivered on 20 July. Laid up at Beaumont post-war, she was scuttled off

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on 8 October 1975.

George L. Shoup

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 9 April 1943. She was launched as ''George L. Shoup'' on 28 April and delivered as ''Pskov'' on 6 May. Transferred to the Soviet Union. She was scrapped at

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, United Kingdom in September 1970.

George Luks

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 11 December 1943. She was launched on 31 December and delivered on 8 January 1944. She was scrapped at Kobe in May 1961.

George Matthews

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 28 February 1942. She was launched on 9 May and delivered on 11 June. She was scrapped at Oakland in July 1967.

George M. Bibb

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 2 January 1943. She was launched on 31 January and delivered on 8 February. She was scrapped at Panama City, Florida in November 1962.

George M. Cohan

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 2 June 1943. She was launched on 4 July and delivered on 14 July. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Shepard Steamship Co. Sold in 1949 to Palmer Shipping Corp., Wilmington, North Carolina and renamed ''Harry T.'' Sold in 1952 to National Waterways Corporation and renamed ''General Patton''. Operated under the management of National Shipping & Trading Corp. Sold in 1954 to Almargro Compania Navigation, Panama and renamed ''National Fighter''. Reflagged to Liberia, remaining under the same management. Lengthened at Kobe in 1955, now long and . Sold in 1961 to Hellenic Shipping & Industries Co., Piraeus and renamed ''Mesologi''. Reflagged to Liberia in 1963. Sold in 1968 to Sareha Shipping Lines and renamed ''Blue Sand''. Remained under the Liberian flag and operated under the management of Milos Santos. She was scrapped at Sakaide, Japan in November 1969.

George Middlemas

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 22 February 1944. She was launched on 11 March and delivered on 20 March. She was scrapped at Philadelphia in 1960.

George M. Pullman

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 14 March 1943. She was launched on 11 April and delivered on 26 April. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of American President Lines. Sold in April 1946 to Skibs A/S Avanti, Oslo and renamed ''Silvana''. Operated under the management of Tschudi & Eitzen. Sold in 1955 to Zephyr Compania Navigation, Puerto Limon and renamed ''Zephyr''. Operated under the management of C. M. Lemos & Co. Sold in 1959 to Dido Compania Navigation SA, Piraeus and renamed ''Seiros''. She was scrapped at Chiba, Japan in December 1963, or in the first quarter of 1964.

George M. Shriver

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 18 September 1943. She was launched as ''George M. Shriver'' on 11 October and delivered as ''Viggo Hansteen'' on 18 October. To Norway under Lend-Lease. Sold in January 1947 to S. Ugelstad Rederi, Oslo. Operated under the management of S. Ugelstad. Sold in 1948 to A/S Asplund,

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. Operated under the management of Rønneburg & Galtung. Sold in 1953 to Alkimos Shipping Co. S.A., Puerto Limon and renamed ''Alkimos''. Operated under the management of Faros Shipping Co. Reflagged to Greece in 1959. Ran aground north of

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, Australia on 20 March 1963 and was severely damaged. She was refloated on 25 March and towed in to Fremantle. Departed for

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under tow on 30 May. The towline broke the next day and she ran aground (at ). She was refloated on 11 February 1964. She was driven ashore on 2 May but was refloated. She was driven ashore again on 1 July and declared a constructive total loss. Subsequently sold to Fremantle shipbreakers and partly scrapped. Wreck still ''

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'' as of September 2012.

George M. Verity

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 10 August 1944. She was launched on 12 September and delivered on 29 September. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of United States Lines. Sold in 1947 to Calmar Steamship Corp., New York and renamed ''Seamar''. Sold in 1955 to Bethlehem Steel Corp. Operated under the management of Calmar Steamship Corp. Renamed ''Wilmar'' in 1965. Sold in 1967 to Pacific Shipbreaking Corp., Portland, Oregon. Sold in 1968 to Yabut Ocean Lines and renamed ''Yrene Yabut''. Reflagged to the Philippines and operated under the management of A. H. Carroll. She was scrapped at Hong Kong in March 1969.

George N. Drake

was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 18 January 1945. She was launched as ''George N. Drake'' on 13 March, she was delivered as ''Carl Oftedal'' on 28 March. Built for the Norwegian Government, she was sold in 1946 to Det Bergenske D/S,

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, Norway. Renamed ''Brant County'' in 1947. She collided with the American tanker in

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on 28 March 1950. Both ships were damaged. Sold in 1954 to Halvorsen Shipping Co., Bergen and renamed ''Matang''. Sold in 1956 to Hedwigshutte Kohlen & Kokswerke,

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and renamed ''Hedwigshutte''. Sold in 1960 to Morania Compania Navigation and renamed ''Saronis''. Reflagged to Greece and operated under the management of A. Luisi Ltd. Management transferred to J. C. Carras & Sons in 1965. She was scrapped at Kaohsiung in January 1968.

George N. Seger

was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 17 June 1944. She was launched on 8 August and delivered on 19 August. She was scrapped at Portland, Oregon in November 1967.

George P. Garrison

was built by Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 31 May 1943. She was launched as ''George P. Garrison'' on 12 July and completed as ''Belgian Liberty'' on 27 July. To the Belgian Government under Lend-Lease. Returned to the United States Government in 1947. Renamed ''George P. Garrison'' and laid up in the Hudson River. To the

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(USDoC) in 1951. Operated under the management of Prudential Steamship Corporation, New York. Laid up in the Hudson River in 1952. Scuttled off the

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in 1975.

George P. McKay

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 25 October 1943. She was launched on 13 November and delivered on 24 November. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Alaska Steamship Co. To the Dutch Government in 1947 and renamed ''Hemony''. Renamed ''Leopoldskerk'' later that year and operated under the management of Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepaarts Maatschappij, Den Haag. Sold to her managers in 1950. Sold in 1962 to Concordia Shipping Corp and renamed ''Atticos''. Reflagged to Lebanon and operated under the management of Transmarine Shipping Agencies. She was scrapped at Shanghai in May 1969.

George Poindexter

was built by Delta Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 17 April 1943. She was launched on 18 May and delivered on 30 May. She was scrapped at Tacoma in May 1967.

George Pomutz

was built by Delta Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 23 June 1944. She was launched on 3 August and delivered on 15 September. Laid up in the James River post-war, she was scrapped at Barcelona in July 1970.

George Popham

was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 1 September 1943. She was launched on 21 October and delivered on 8 November. She was scrapped at Philadelphia in 1967.

George Read

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 7 June 1942. She was launched on 30 July and delivered on 19 August. Laid up in the James River post-war, she was scrapped at Kearny in August 1971.

George R. Holmes

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 5 June 1944. She was launched on 11 July and delivered on 24 July. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Sprague Steamship Co. Management transferred to American Mail Line in 1946. Laid up at Beaumont in 1948. Sold to Arrow Steamship Co., New York in 1951 and renamed ''Jules Fribourg''. Sold in 1956 to Bethlehem Steel Corp. and renamed ''Kenmar''. Operated under the management of Calmar Steamship Corp. Sold in November 1967 to Pacific Shipwrecking Co., Portland, Oregon. Sold in March 1968 to Yabut Ocean Lines and renamed ''Corinne S. Yabut''. Reflagged to the Philippines and operated under the management of A. H. Carroll. She was scrapped at Kaohsiung in September 1969.

George Rogers Clark

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 20 November 1942. She was launched on 2 January 1943 and delivered on 13 January. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of De La Rama Steamship Company, Inc. To the French Government in 1947 and renamed ''Orleans''. Operated under the management of Compagnie Marsellaise de Navigation Coloniale. Management transferred to Louis Dreyfus et Compagnie in 1948. Sold in 1960 to Société Navigation Caennaise, Anet. G. Lamy et Compagnie,

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. She was scrapped at Hamburg in September 1963.

George Ross

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 30 March 1942. She was launched on 29 June and delivered on 14 July. She was scrapped at Portland, Oregon in November 1966.

George R. Poole

was built by J. A. Jones Construction Company, Brunswick. Her keel was laid on 7 December 1944. She was launched on 8 January 1945 and delivered on 19 January. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Sprague Steamship Co. She was scrapped at Baltimore in March 1968.

George S. Boutwell

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 30 November 1942. She was launched on 31 December and delivered on 11 January 1943. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Alaska Packers Association. Sold in 1947 to Sedden & Christenson, San Francisco. Sold in 1949 to Seven Seas Steamship Corp. Operated under the management of Blidberg Rothchild Company. Management transferred to Orion Shipping & Trading Co. in 1952. Renamed ''Seaglider'' in 1953. Sold in 1955 to Ships & Freighters Inc. and renamed ''Rayvah''. Operated under the management of T. & J. Stevenson & Co. Reflagged to Liberia in 1957. Management transferred to Ocean Cargoes Inc. in 1960. Sold in 1961 to Bleakley Transportation Co., New York and renamed ''Cara Sea''. Sold in 1962 to Conestoga Carriers Corp. and renamed ''Diana B.'' Operated under the management of G. T. Bates & Co. Returned to USDoC in 1963, then sold to Zidelli Explorations Inc. She was scrapped at Portland, Oregon in April 1964.

George Sharswood

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 11 January 1943. She was launched on 19 February and delivered on 6 March. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Dichmann, Wright & Pugh. Sold in 1947 to East Harbor Trading Corp., New York and renamed ''New Rochelle Trails''. Sold in 1950 to Merchants Steamship Corp. and renamed ''North Light''. Operated under the management of Orion Shipping & Trading Co. Sold in 1953 to Delphi Steamship Co., remaining under the same management. Sold in 1955 to Columbiat Steamship Co. and renamed ''Willamette Trader''. Sold in 1956 to Standard Steamship Corp. Operated under the management of West Coast Steamship Co., Portland, Oregon. Sold to her managers in 1958. Returned to USDoC in 1961, the sold to Zidelli Explorations Inc. She was scrapped at Tacoma in 1962.

George Shiras

was a limited troop carrier built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 22 December 1942. She was launched on 5 February 1943 and delivered on 15 February. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Prudential Steamship Corporation. Sold in 1946 to Atlantic Maritime Co., Panama and renamed ''Atlantic Breeze''. Operated under the management of Boyd, Weir & Sewell. Management transferred to S. Livanos & Co. in 1948, then Maritime Brokers Inc. in 1952. Sold in 1962 to Prekookeanska Plovidba, Bar, Yugoslavia and renamed ''Cetinje''. Operated under the management of Anglo-Yugoslavia Shipping Co. She was scrapped at Split in March 1968.

George Steers

was built by Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 22 January 1944. She was launched on 4 March and delivered on 17 March. She was scrapped at Baltimore 1961.

George Sterling

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 30 August 1943. She was launched on 19 September and delivered on 27 September. She was scrapped at Portland, Oregon in June 1958.

George S. Wasson

was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 22 October 1943. She was launched on 7 December and delivered on 23 December. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of R. A. Nicol & Co. She was damaged by a mine off

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on 31 January 1944 whilst on a voyage from Portland, Maine to

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, United Kingdom. She put in to

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, United Kingdom. Scuttled as a

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as part of Gooseberry 1, off Verreville, France on 8 June 1944. Foundered during storms between 19 and 22 June. Abandoned at a total loss on 16 July.

George T. Angell

was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 22 November 1943. She was launched on 8 January 1944 and delivered on 19 January. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of American Export Lines. Sold in 1946 to Tirrana S.A. di Navigazione,

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, Italy and renamed ''Firenze''. Sold in 1953 to Società Anonima Importazione Carboni e Navigazione,

, Italy. Sold in 1956 to Lauro & Montella, Naples and renamed ''Sileno''. Sold in 1960 to

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, Naples and renamed ''Iris''. She was scrapped at La Spezia in April 1969.

George Taylor

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 27 April 1942. She was launched on 9 July and delivered on 28 July. She was scrapped at

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in August 1961.

George Thacher

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 5 May 1942. She was launched on 23 June and delivered on 16 July. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Moore-McCormack Lines. Torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of

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() by on 1 November 1942 whilst on a voyage from

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, Kenya.

George Uhler

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 21 August 1943. She was launched on 16 September and delivered on 24 September. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Isthmian Steamship Corp. Management transferred to Prudential Steamship Corporation in 1946. Sold to her managers in 1947. Sold in 1952 to United States Navigation Co. Sold later that year to Philadelphia & Norfolk Steamship Co.,

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and renamed ''Southern Trader''. Sold in 1954 to National Shipping & Trading Corp., New York and renamed ''National Trader''. Sold later that year to Ortegal Compania Navigation, Panama. Reflagged to Liberia and operated under the management of her previous owner. Lengthened at

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, Japan in 1955. Now long and . Caught fire in the Yucatan Channel off

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() and abandoned by her crew on 16 December 1960 whilst on a voyage from Vitoria to Mobile. She was towed in to Mobile on 23 December. Declared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped in Japan in 1961.

George Vancouver

was built by Kaiser Company,

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. Her keel was laid on 15 April 1942. She was launched on 4 July and delivered on 22 July. Laid up a Beaumont post-war. She sank off the coast of Texas on 29 October 1976 whilst being towed to a scuttling site off

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George Vickers

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 19 June 1943. She was launched on 22 July and delivered on 30 July. She was scrapped at Baltimore in 1960.

George Von L. Meyer

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 4 September 1942. She was launched on 23 September and delivered on 2 October. She was scrapped at Portland, Oregon in December 1959.

George W. Alther

was built by Delta Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 14 April 1944. She was launched on 22 May and delivered on 22 July. Built for the WSA, she was transferred to the USDoC in 1946. Sold in 1951 to Paroh Steamship Corporation, Wilmington and renamed ''Annioc''. Renamed ''Venetia'' in 1956. Sold in 1957 to Sirius Compania Maritima y Comercial S. A., Monrovia. Sold in 1959 to Eastern Star Maritima S.A., Monrovia and renamed ''Auromar''. Sold in 1964 to Cosmos Marine Development Corp., Monrovia and renamed ''Cosmos Campella''. She was scrapped at Kaohsiung in June 1968.

George Walton

was built by Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 18 June 1942. She was launched on 21 January 1943 and delivered on 30 March. She caught fire west of

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on 6 November 1951 whilst on a voyage from Portland, Oregon to Bombay and was abandoned by her crew. She was taken in tow, but sank north west of Cape Flattery on 18 November.

George Washington Carver

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 12 April 1943. She was launched on 7 May and delivered on 24 May. To the United States Army in November 1943. Renamed ''Dogwood'' and converted to a

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. Converted to a troopship at San Francisco in January 1946 and renamed ''George Washington Carver''. Returned to the United States Government later that year. She was scrapped at Oakland in January 1964.

George W. Cable

was built by Delta Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 27 September 1944. She was launched as ''George W. Cable'' on 6 November and delivered to the United States Navy as ''Hecuba'' on 30 November. Converted for naval use by Todd-Johnson Dry Dock Co., New Orleans. Placed in reserve at Pearl Harbor in June 1946. Returned to USMC in June 1947 and renamed ''George W. Cable''. Towed to San Francisco and laid up in Suisun Bay. She was scrapped at Portland, Oregon in 1965.

George W. Campbell

was a limited troop carrier built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 22 December 1942. She was launched on 15 January 1943 and delivered on 22 January. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Weyerhauser Steamship Co. To the French Government in 1946. Operated under the management of Compagnie Générale Transatlantique. Renamed ''St. Valery en Caux'' in 1947. Management transferred to Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes in 1948. Renamed ''St. Valery'' in 1949, reverting to ''St. Valery en Caux'' in 1956. Management transferred to Fraimer Transports Petroliers in 1961. Sold in 1962 to Naviera y Financiera Ltda. and renamed ''Henriette''. Reflagged to Lebanon and operated under the management of Dabinovic SA. She was scrapped at Hong Kong in August 1967.

George W. Childs

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 9 June 1943. She was launched on 16 July and delivered on 26 July. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Dichmann, Wright & Pugh. In January 1944, she was damaged when her cargo shifted whilst on a voyage from New York to the United Kingdom. She put in to

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on 1 February and ran aground there. She was refloated on 27 February and towed to

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. Scuttled as a blockship as part of Gooseberry 2, off Saint-Laurent, France on 8 June 1944. Foundered during storms between 19 and 22 June. Abandoned at a total los son 16 July.

George Weems

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 19 August 1942. She was launched on 26 September and delivered on 7 October. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Moore-McCormack Lines. She ran aground on the East Finngrund Bank, off

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, Sweden on 10 January 1948 whilst on a voyage from

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, Sweden to Baltimore. She was refloated on 12 January and towed in to

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, where she was declared a constructive total loss, and laid up. Sold in October 1948 to Skibs A/S Mirva, Oslo for $175,000. Placed under the management of Simonsen & Astrup. Temporary repairs were made at Finnboda Varv, Stockholm. She was towed to Hamburg in December for repairs by

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. Transferred in March 1949 to Skibs A/S Mirva & A/S Fidelio, Oslo and renamed ''Myken''. Transferred in 1950 to Skibs A/S Mesna & A/S Fidelio, Oslo. Sold in June 1951 to Halieta Compania Naviera SA, Panama and renamed ''Cavolidi''. Operated under the management of Orion Shipping & Trading Co. Sold in 1953 to Compania Maritima Italo-Panamense, Panama & Genoa and renamed ''Cocle''. Reflagged to Panama. Sold later that year to Farwest Maritime Trading Corp., Panama. Operated under the management of her previous owner. Sold in 1959 to White Eagle Maritime Co. Ltd., Panama and renamed ''White Eagle''. Operated under the management of Maritime Brokers Inc. Sold in 1963 to United White Shipping Co. Ltd., Panama. Transferred in 1964 to United White Shipping Co. Ltd., Piraeus. Operated under the management of S. Livanos. She ran aground on the south point of

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() on 10 November 1966 whilst on a voyage from a Japanese port to San Diego. Abandoned as a constructive total loss.

George Westinghouse

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 8 September 1942. She was launched on 20 October and delivered on 31 October. She was scrapped at Panama City, Florida in September 1961.

George Whitefield

was built by Southeastern Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 22 May 1943. She was launched on 6 August and delivered on 24 August. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of A. H. Bull & Co. Sold in August 1947 to Borges Rederi A/S,

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, Norway and renamed ''Wilford''. Operated under the management of Hans Borge until 1956. Sold in 1957 to Polena Società di Navigazione, Genoa and renamed ''Orata''. Sold in 1963 to

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, Soviet Union and renamed ''Daryal''. Port of registry changed to Ilyichyovsk in 1972. Withdrawn from shipping registers that year. Sold for scrapping in 1985.

George W. Julian

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 25 April 1943. She was launched on 14 May and delivered on 22 May. She was scrapped at Tacoma in 1961.

George W. Kendall

was a tanker built by Delta Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 19 May 1943. She was launched 10 July and delivered on 13 September. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of American Republics Corp. Sold in 1948 to T. J. Stevenson & Co., New York and renamed ''Dorothy Stevenson''. Rebuilt as a cargo ship at Mobile in 1949. Sold in 1954 to Cambridge Steamship Corp. and renamed ''Cambridge''. Reflagged to Liberia and operated under the management of her previous owner. Sold in 1956 to Pulaski Transport Line and renamed ''Wolna Polska''. Sold in 1957 to .Cambridge Steamship Corp. and renamed ''Cambridge''. Operated under the management of T. J. Stevenson & Co. Management transferred to Ocean Freighting & Brokerage Corp. in 1959. Sold in 1961 to Yi Ming Navigation Corp.,

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, Taiwan and renamed ''Yi Ming''. Placed under the Chinese flag. Reflagged to Taiwan in 1965. She was scrapped at Kaohsiung in March 1968.

George W. Lively

was built by Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 16 August 1943. She was launched on 4 October and delivered on 15 October. She was scrapped at Philadelphia in June 1966.

George W. McCrary

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 20 October 1942. She was launched on 28 November and delivered on 7 December. She was scrapped at Kearny in December 1967.

George W. Norris

was built by J. A. Jones Construction Company, Brunswick. Her keel was laid on 31 October 1944. She was launched on 2 December and delivered on 12 December. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Prudential Steamship Corp. She ran aground and was wrecked at

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, Japan on 6 March 1946.

George W. Woodward

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 12 May 1943. She was launched on 9 June and delivered on 24 June. She was scrapped at Faslane in 1960.

George Wythe

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 22 September 1941. She was launched on 22 March 1942 and delivered on 9 May. Laid up in the James River post-war, she was scrapped at Bilbao in December 1970.

Geronimo

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 5 May 1943. She was launched on 29 May and delivered on 9 June. She was scrapped at Tacoma in 1960.

G. H. Corless

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 16 September 1942, she was launched as ''G. H. Corliss'' on 27 October and delivered on 6 November as ''Adhara'' for the United States Navy. Returned to WSA in December 1945 and renamed ''G. H. Corliss''. Laid up in the

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post-war, she was scrapped at

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, Spain in March 1972.

Gideon Welles

was a limited troop carrier built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 19 July 1942. She was launched on 23 August and delivered on 7 September. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Pope & Talbot Inc. Sold in 1946 to International Investment Corp., Panama. Renamed ''Pioneer'' in 1947 and placed under the management of Panama R. P. & Nicolini Hermanos. Sold in 1949 to Unione Società per Azione, Genoa and renamed ''Punta Plaia''. Sold in 1950 to Società per Azione Emanuele V. Parodi, Genoa and renamed ''Isa Parodi''. Sold in 1960 to Polska Żegluga Morska and renamed ''Kopalia Myslowice''. Converted to a floating warehouse in 1966. She was scrapped at

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, Poland in December 1969.

Gilbert M. Hitchcock

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 3 April 1944. She was launched on 22 April and delivered on 30 April. She was scrapped at Portland, Oregon in February 1967.

Gilbert Stuart

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 31 March 1943. She was launched on 20 April and delivered on 27 April. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of American Mail Line. Sold in 1947 to Hellenic Lines Ltd., Piraeus & New York and renamed ''Hellenic Sky''. Placed under the management of P. G. Callimanopulos in 1953. Laid up at Piraeus in 1971. She was sold to shipbreakers at

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, Turkey in January 1973.

Glamorgan Seam

was a collier built by Delta Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 22 February 1945. She was launched on 18 April and delivered on 7 June. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Sprague Steamship Co.,

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. Sold to her managers in 1946. Renamed ''Plymouth'' in 1948. Sold in 1963 to Marine Navigation Co. and renamed ''Marine Merchant''. Operated under the management of Marine Transport Lines. She was scrapped at Kaohsiung in July 1968.

Glen Curtiss

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 21 March 1943. She was launched on 18 April and delivered on 30 April. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of United States Lines. Sold in 1947 to Società Anonyme di Navigazione Lussino,

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, Italy and renamed ''Absirto''. Sold in 1959 to Plamar SA, Panama and renamed ''Albino''. Operated under the management of Olympic Maritime SA. Sold in 1961 to Raymond & Maksoume,

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, Lebanon and renamed ''Malou''. Sold in 1962 to Phoebus D. Kyprianou, Beirut. She was scrapped at Shanghai in November 1969.

Gouverneur Morris

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 29 March 1943. She was launched as ''Gouverneur Morris'' on 18 April and delivered as ''Leningrad'' on 26 April. Renamed ''Ivan Kulibin'' in 1962. Delivered to a shipyard in Vladivostok for scrapping in September 1974.

Grace Abbott

was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 29 August 1942. She was launched on 10 October and delivered on 17 October. She was scrapped at Portland, Oregon in September 1967.

Grace R. Hebard

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 17 November 1943. She was launched on 6 December and delivered on 21 December. She was scrapped at Philadelphia in May 1966.

Graham Taylor

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 27 February 1943. She was launched as ''Graham Taylor'' on 21 March and delivered to the Soviet Union as ''Mikhail Kutusov'' on 28 March. She was scrapped at

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, Soviet Union in January 1973.

Grant P. Marsh

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 1 December 1943. She was launched as ''Grant P. Marsh'' on 16 December and delivered as ''Valery Chkalov'' on 30 December. To the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease. Deleted from shipping registers 1964.

Grant Wood

was built by St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 6 August 1943. She was launched on 14 October and delivered on 26 October. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of American Export Lines. Sold in 1947 to Società M. Bottiglieri fu G. Torre, Genoa and renamed ''Orsolina''. Sold in 1948 to Vincenzo Bottiglieri,

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, Italy. Sold in 1949 to Michele Bottiglieri, Torre del Greco. Sold in 1951 to Giovanni Bottliglieri, Torre del Greco. She was scrapped at La Spezia in September 1970.

Granville S. Hall

was built by J. A. Jones Construction Company, Panama City. Her keel was laid on 16 September 1944. She was launched on 24 October and delivered on 7 November. Laid up in Suisun Bay in June 1952. To the United States Navy in June 1953. Converted to an experimental minesweeper at

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. Took part in

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in March 1954. Placed in reserve at San Diego in 1957. Recommissioned in May 1962. Subsequently placed in reserve at Pearl Harbor. She was scrapped in Japan in May 1972.

Granville Stuart

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 15 June 1943. She was launched as ''Granville Stuart'' on 11 July and delivered as ''Samaritan'' on 23 July. To the MoWT under Lend-Lease. Operated under the management of Cunard White Star Line Ltd. Sold to her managers in 1947 and renamed ''Vandalia''. Sold in 1954 to Marine Transport Co., Panama and renamed ''Sideris''. Operated under the management of Rethymnis & Kulukundis. Management transferred to Margaronis Navigation Agency in 1956. Sold in 1969 to Transmarine Carriers Corp. Reflagged to Liberia, remaining under the same management. She was scrapped at Barcelona in July 1971.

Gratia

was built by Delta Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 14 September 1944. She was launched as ''John W. Draper'' on 21 October and delivered to the United States Navy as ''Gratia'' on 20 November. Placed in reserved at Pearl Harbor in July 1946. To USMC in July 1947. Renamed ''John W. Draper'' and laid up in Suisun Bay. Scrapped at Richmond in April 1965.

Grenville M. Dodge

was built by Permanente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 5 January 1943. She was launched on 9 February and delivered on 20 February. Laid up in the James River post-war, she was scrapped at Philadelphia in March 1974.

Grover C. Hutcherson

was built by St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company. Her keel was laid on 21 November 1944. She was launched on 22 December and delivered on 31 December. Laid up in the James River post-war, she was scrapped at Castellón de la Plana in December 1972.

Gus W. Darnell

was built by Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 14 April 1944. She was launched on 22 May and delivered on 31 May. Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of J. H. Winchester & Co. Torpedoed and damaged by Japanese aircraft off

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, Philippines on 23 November 1944 whilst on a voyage from an American port to

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, Philippines. She was beached, then later refloated. Declared a constructive total loss. Subsequently repaired ''in situ''. To the United States Navy on 2 September 1945 and renamed ''Justin''. Returned to WSA in January 1946 and renamed ''Gus W. Darnell''. Laid up in Suisun Bay. She was scrapped at Terminal Island in June 1954.

Gutzon Borglum

was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 22 July 1943. She was launched on 14 August and delivered on 30 August. She was damaged in a

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in the Pacific Ocean in 1945 and ran aground. Refloated, but collided with a United States Navy tug. Declared a constructive total loss. Towed to the United States and laid up in the James River. She was transferred to the United States Navy in 1959 and was scuttled in 1959 or 1960.

G. W. Goethals

was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 27 October 1942. She was launched on 22 November and delivered on 2 December. Laid up in the James River post-war, she was scrapped at Castellón de la Plana in February 1973.

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