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NH 75814 "Liberty" ship WILLIAM BLOUNT

"Liberty" ship WILLIAM BLOUNT
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Title: "Liberty" ship WILLIAM BLOUNT
Caption: Leaves the Delta Shipbuilding Co. Yard, New Orleans, Louisiana, where she was constructed, on 26 September 1942, following delivery by her builders. In February 1945, she became the first American merchant ship to sail through the Dardanelles, in Turkey, in four years. She was en route to Russia at the time.
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Catalog #: NH 75814
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Date: Sat, Sep 26, 1942
After this Year: 1940
Before this Year: 1949
Original Medium: BW Photo
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