Post by Admin on Feb 5, 2014 14:15:49 GMT -5
Liberty ships formed the backbone of a supply line that enabled the Allies to wage total war against the Axis Powers during World War II. In what has been called "the most stupendous building program the world will probably ever see", some 2,700 Liberty ships — making up nearly three-quarters of the 40 million dead-weight tons of shipbuilding in the United States during the war — were built at an average cost of US$1.6 million each in 18 shipyards.
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