SS Geronimo explained

SS Geronimo (Hull Number 1122) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Geronimo, a Native American warrior who long fought against American settlers in the Old West.

Geronimo was built by Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond No. 2 Yard, Richmond, California. The ship was laid down on 5 May 1943, then launched on 29 May 1943. Geronimo was charter with the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. Geronimo took supplies to Enewetok, Guam, Siapan, Ulithi Atoll, and Okinawa. The ship survived the war only to suffer the same fate as nearly all other Liberty ships; she was scrapped in 1960. ^[1]

The ship was run by its civilian crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio.^{[2] [3] [4]}

See also

• World War II United States Merchant Navy

Notes and References

1. http://www.armed-guard.com/biogt.html armed-guard.com Geronimo Calvin B. Talhelm
2. Web site: Sea Lane Vigilantes. www.armed-guard.com. 2022-07-31. 2022-05-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20220531045847/https://www.armed-guard.com/item07.html. dead.
3. World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merchant Marine, 2007-2014 Project Liberty Ship, Project Liberty Ship, P.O. Box 25846 Highlandtown Station, Baltimore, MD https://www.armed-guard.com/about-ag.html#:~:text=There%20were%20three%20basic%20training,California%3B%20and%20Gulfport%2C%20Mississippi.
4. Web site: Steamship Company Operators of American Flag Ships during World War II. www.usmm.org. 2022-07-31. 2021-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210927074018/http://usmm.org/wsa/operators.html. dead.