SS U.S.O. explained
SS U.S.O was a
Liberty ship of the
United States during
World War II, named after the
United Service Organizations, an organization designed to provide
morale to servicemen deployed all around the world.
Built at the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard in Baltimore, Maryland under MC contract (hull number 1811), the ship was laid down on 29 September 1943, and launched on 21 October 1943. The ship survived the war and was sold into private ownership in 1947. However, in 1967, the ship was wrecked and subsequently scrapped.[1]
Notes and References
- Web site: Bethlehem Fairfield . shipbuildinghistory.com . 2009-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091217055551/http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/4emergency/wwtwo/bethfairfield.htm . 2009-12-17 . dead .