Liberty Ships - Part 1: EMC #s 1 thru 767

In less than four years, from the last day of December 1941 thru October 1945, 17 shipyards delivered 2,718 Liberty ships - the greatest shipbuilding achievement in history.  Contrary to popular belief, this was not all Henry Kaiser's doing.  Of the 17 yards, seven were managed by established shipbuilders, six by Kaiser and four by local interests with no experience of shipbuilding.  The first group had better productivity than did the Kaiser yards and the Kaiser yards had better productivity than the third group.

EMC # Shipyard Hull # Original Name Type Way # Keel Laid Launched Delivered Days on Ways Days in Water Total Days Disposition
1 ADDSCO 231 J L M Curry EC2-S-C1 1 28-Jul-41 31-Jan-42 15-May-42 187 104 291 Broke up in the North Atlantic and scuttled, 1943
2 ADDSCO 232 John Marshall EC2-S-C1 2 18-Aug-41 21-Feb-42 31-May-42 187 99 286 YAG 1955, scrapped 1971
3 ADDSCO 233 Henry Clay EC2-S-C1 3 1-Oct-41 23-Apr-42 30-Jun-42 204 68 272 Scrapped 1967
4 ADDSCO 234 Arthur Middleton EC2-S-C1 4 20-Oct-41 3-May-42 8-Jul-42 195 66 261 Torpedoed and lost off Algeria, 1943
5 ADDSCO 235 Alexander H. Stephens EC2-S-C1 1 31-Jan-42 22-May-42 23-Jul-42 111 62 173 Scrapped 1973
6 ADDSCO 236 Thomas Heyward EC2-S-C1 2 21-Feb-42 31-May-42 31-Jul-42 99 61 160 Scuttled as a reef off Destin FL, 1977
7 ADDSCO 237 Judah P. Benjamin EC2-S-C1 3 25-Apr-42 1-Jul-42 15-Aug-42 67 45 112 Scrapped 1961
8 ADDSCO 238 Jefferson Davis EC2-S-C1 4 5-May-42 12-Jul-42 25-Aug-42 68 44 112 Scrapped 1961
9 ADDSCO 239 Thomas Lynch EC2-S-C1 1 22-May-42 2-Aug-42 31-Aug-42 72 29 101 Scrapped 1965
10 ADDSCO 240 Joel Chandler Harris EC2-S-C1 2 31-May-42 12-Aug-42 12-Sep-42 73 31 104 Sold private 1949, scrapped 1968
11 ADDSCO 241 Nathaniel Bacon EC2-S-C1 3 1-Jul-42 3-Sep-42 30-Sep-42 64 27 91 Wrecked 1942, repaired, CTL 1946, salvaged, converted 1951, scrapped 1963
12 ADDSCO 242 Israel Putman EC2-S-C1 4 12-Jul-42 13-Sep-42 19-Oct-42 63 36 99 Scrapped 1965
13 ADDSCO 243 Joseph Wheeler EC2-S-C1 1 2-Aug-42 11-Oct-42 31-Oct-42 70 20 90 Bombed in Bari, 1943, scrapped
14 Beth-Fairfield 2001 Patrick Henry EC2-S-C1 1 30-Apr-41 27-Sep-41 30-Dec-41 150 94 244 Scrapped 1958
15 Beth-Fairfield 2002 Charles Carroll EC2-S-C1 2     19-Jan-42       Scrapped 1971
16 Beth-Fairfield 2003 Francis Scott Key EC2-S-C1 3 21-Jun-41 15-Nov-41 29-Jan-42 147 75 222 Scrapped 1967
17 Beth-Fairfield 2004 Roger B Taney EC2-S-C1 4 21-Jun-41 6-Dec-41 9-Feb-42 168 65 233 Torpedoed and lost in the South Atlantic 1943
18 Beth-Fairfield 2005 Richard Henry Lee EC2-S-C1 5 15-Jul-41 6-Dec-41 20-Feb-42 144 76 220 Scrapped 1965
19 Beth-Fairfield 2006 John Randolph EC2-S-C1 6 15-Jul-41 30-Dec-41 27-Feb-42 168 59 227 Mined in the Denmark Strait 1942, salvaged and hulked, scrapped 1952
20 Beth-Fairfield 2007 American Mariner EC2-S-C1 7 15-Aug-41 30-Dec-41 12-Feb-42 137 44 181 To USCG as American Mariner, to USN 1961 as AGM 12, sunk as target 1966
21 Beth-Fairfield 2008 Christopher Newport EC2-S-C1 8 25-Aug-41 15-Feb-42 30-Mar-42 174 43 217 Torpedoed from the air and scuttled in the Barents Sea 1942
22 Beth-Fairfield 2009 Carter Braxton EC2-S-C1 9 3-Sep-41 24-Jan-42 18-Mar-42 143 53 196 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
23 Beth-Fairfield 2010 Samuel Chase EC2-S-C1 10 12-Sep-41 22-Feb-42 11-Apr-42 163 48 211 Scrapped 1967
24 Beth-Fairfield 2011 George Wythe EC2-S-C1 11 22-Sep-41 28-Mar-42 9-May-42 187 42 229 Scrapped 1970
25 Beth-Fairfield 2012 Benjamin Harrison EC2-S-C1 1 27-Sep-41 24-Jan-42 13-Mar-42 119 48 229 Torpedoed and scuttled in the North Atlantic 1943
26 Beth-Fairfield 2013 Francis L Lee EC2-S-C1 12 13-Oct-41 14-Mar-42 27-Apr-42 152 44 196 Scrapped 1965
27 Beth-Fairfield 2014 Thomas Stone EC2-S-C1 13 20-Oct-41 12-Apr-42 16-May-42 174 34 208 Scrapped 1972
28 Beth-Fairfield 2015 Richard Bland EC2-S-C1 2 29-Oct-41 28-Feb-42 17-Apr-42 122 48 170 Torpedoed and lost in the Arctic 1942
29 Beth-Fairfield 2016 George Calvert EC2-S-C1 3 19-Nov-41 14-Mar-42 30-Apr-42 115 47 162 Torpedoed from the air and lost near Cuba 1944
30 Beth-Fairfield 2017 Thomas Nelson EC2-S-C1 4 10-Dec-41 4-Apr-42 12-May-42 115 38 153 Kamikazied off Leyte 1944, repaired, converted to diesel 1956, scrapped 1981
31 Beth-Fairfield 2018 John Witherspoon EC2-S-C1 5 10-Dec-41 4-Mar-42 23-Apr-42 84 50 134 Torpedoed and lost in the Kara Sea 1942
32 Beth-Fairfield 2019 Robert Treat Paine EC2-S-C1 6 6-Jan-42 28-Mar-42 5-May-42 81 38 119 Sold private 1947, wrecked and scrapped 1964
33 Beth-Fairfield 2020 St Olaf EC2-S-C1 7 6-Jan-42 12-Apr-42 20-May-42 96 38 134 To US Army as Jasmine (AH), scrapped 1963
34 Beth-Fairfield 2021 Esek Hopkins EC2-S-C1 9 28-Jan-42 27-Apr-42 23-May-42 89 26 115 Scrapped 1967
35 Beth-Fairfield 2022 Peter Minuit EC2-S-C1 1 28-Jan-42 23-Apr-42 27-May-42 85 34 119 Scrapped 1963
36 Beth-Fairfield 2023 Alexander Macomb EC2-S-C1 8 18-Feb-42 6-May-42 2-Jun-42 77 27 104 Torpedoed and lost in the North Atlantic 1943
37 Beth-Fairfield 2024 Henry St G Tucker EC2-S-C1 10 25-Feb-42 14-May-42 8-Jun-42 78 25 103 Scrapped 1966
38 Beth-Fairfield 2025 Eleazar Wheelock EC2-S-C1 2 4-Mar-42 11-May-42 5-Jun-42 68 25 93 Scrapped 1964
39 Beth-Fairfield 2026 Thomas Ruffin EC2-S-C1 5 9-Mar-42 18-May-42 10-Jun-42 70 23 93 Torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexico 1943, scrapped 1946
40 Beth-Fairfield 2027 William Johnson EC2-S-C1 12 18-Mar-42 22-May-42 16-Jun-42 65 25 90 Scrapped 1962
41 Beth-Fairfield 2028 Richard Bassett EC2-S-C1 3 18-Mar-42 22-May-42 13-Jun-42 65 22 87 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1962
42 Beth-Fairfield 2029 Oliver Ellsworth EC2-S-C1 6 31-Mar-42 4-Jun-42 22-Jun-42 65 18 83 Torpedoed and scuttled in the Greenland Sea 1942
43 Beth-Fairfield 2030 Theodore Foster EC2-S-C1 11 31-Mar-42 14-Jun-42 29-Jun-42 75 15 80 Scrapped 1970
44 Beth-Fairfield 2031 James Gunn EC2-S-C1 4 6-Apr-42 8-Jun-42 26-Jun-42 63 18 81 Scrapped 1970
45 Beth-Fairfield 2032 John Henry EC2-S-C1 13 14-Apr-42 18-Jun-42 6-Jul-42 65 18 83 Scrapped 1972
46 Beth-Fairfield 2033 Samuel Johnston EC2-S-C1 7 14-Apr-42 14-Jun-42 30-Jun-42 61 16 77 Scrapped 1968
47 Beth-Fairfield 2034 William MacLay EC2-S-C1 1 25-Apr-42 22-Jun-42 7-Jul-42 58 15 73 Scrapped 1967
48 Beth-Fairfield 2035 William Patterson EC2-S-C1 9 29-Apr-42 26-Jun-42 13-Jul-42 58 17 75 Scrapped 1971
49 Beth-Fairfield 2036 Luther Martin EC2-S-C1 8 8-May-42 4-Jul-42 21-Jul-42 57 17 74 Scrapped 1971
50 Beth-Fairfield 2037 William Wirt EC2-S-C1 2 13-May-42 4-Jul-42 24-Jul-42 52 20 72 Bombed off Algeria 1943, repaired, scrapped 1966
51 Beth-Fairfield 2038 Reverdy Johnson EC2-S-C1 10 15-May-42 10-Jul-42 25-Jul-42 56 15 71 Scrapped 1967
52 Beth-Fairfield 2039 John H B Latrobe EC2-S-C1 5 19-May-42 13-Jul-42 28-Jul-42 55 15 70 Scrapped 1969
53 Beth-Fairfield 2040 Richard H Alvey EC2-S-C1 3 24-May-42 15-Jul-42 29-Jul-42 52 14 66 Scrapped 1961
54 Beth-Fairfield 2041 John P Poe EC2-S-C1 12 24-May-42 25-Jul-42 31-Jul-42 62 6 68 Scrapped 1972
55 Beth-Fairfield 2042 Bernard Carter EC2-S-C1 6 6-Jun-42 29-Jul-42 8-Aug-42 53 10 63 Scrapped 1960
56 Beth-Fairfield 2043 John Carter Rose EC2-S-C1 4 10-Jun-42 31-Jul-42 10-Aug-42 51 10 61 Torpedoed and lost off Trinidad 1942
57 Beth-Fairfield 2044 Andrew Hamilton EC2-S-C1 11 15-Jun-42 6-Aug-42 17-Aug-42 52 11 62 Scrapped 1962
58 Beth-Fairfield 2045 Benjamin Chew EC2-S-C1 7 15-Jun-42 10-Aug-42 21-Aug-42 56 11 67 Scrapped 1973
59 Beth-Fairfield 2046 William Tilghman EC2-S-C1 13 20-Jun-42 7-Aug-42 18-Aug-42 48 11 59 Scrapped 1970
60 Beth-Fairfield 2047 Jared Ingersoll EC2-S-C1 1 24-Jun-42 15-Aug-42 25-Aug-42 52 10 62 Torpedoed from the air and beached near Algiers 1944, repaired, scrapped 1964
61 Beth-Fairfield 2048 William Rawle EC2-S-C1 9 28-Jun-42 19-Aug-42 29-Aug-42 52 10 62 Mined off Flushing 1945, salvaged, scrapped 1948
62 Beth-Fairfield 2049 Horace Binney EC2-S-C1 8 5-Jul-42 25-Aug-42 31-Aug-42 51 6 57 Sold private 1947, wrecked and scrapped 1958
63 Beth-Fairfield 2050 John Sergeant EC2-S-C1 2 6-Jul-42 21-Aug-42 5-Sep-42 46 15 61 Scrapped 1972
64 CalShip 1 John C Fremont EC2-S-C1 1 24-May-41 27-Sep-41 21-Feb-42 126 147 273 Mined in Manila Bay 1945, scrapped
65 CalShip 2 Thomas Paine EC2-S-C1 2 24-May-41 26-Oct-41 7-Mar-42 155 132 287 Scrapped 1960
66 CalShip 3 Benjamin Franklin EC2-S-C1 3 21-Jun-41 16-Nov-41 21-Mar-42 148 125 273 Scrapped 1958
67 CalShip 4 John Paul Jones EC2-S-C1 4 27-Jun-41 3-Dec-41 30-Mar-42 159 117 276 Scrapped 1970
68 CalShip 5 Paul Revere EC2-S-C1 5 10-Jul-41 21-Dec-41 8-Apr-42 164 108 272 Scrapped 1965
69 CalShip 6 Daniel Boone EC2-S-C1 6 17-Jul-41 14-Jan-42 15-Apr-42 181 91 272 To USN as Ara (AK 136), scrapped 1972
70 CalShip 7 Robert Morris EC2-S-C1 7 23-Jul-41 28-Jan-42 24-Apr-42 189 86 275 Scrapped 1972
71 CalShip 8 Samuel Adams EC2-S-C1 8 31-Jul-41 31-Jan-42 28-Apr-42 184 87 271 Scrapped 1966
72 CalShip 10 Nathan Hale EC2-S-C1 1 29-Sep-41 4-Feb-42 7-May-42 128 92 220 Mined off Gorgona 1946 and scrapped
73 CalShip 13 Zebulon Pike EC2-S-C1 2 27-Oct-41 24-Feb-42 9-May-42 120 74 194 Scrapped 1961
74 CalShip 17 Henry Knox EC2-S-C1 3 17-Nov-41 6-Mar-42 13-May-42 109 68 177 Torpedoed and lost off the Maldives 1943
75 CalShip 18 Abraham Clark EC2-S-C1 4 3-Dec-41 2-Apr-42 10-Jun-42 120 69 189 Sold private 1947, wrecked off Grays Harbor 1959 and scrapped
76 CalShip 19 William Floyd EC2-S-C1 5 22-Dec-41 8-Apr-42 23-May-42 107 45 152 Scrapped 1971
77 CalShip 20 John Langdon EC2-S-C1 6 14-Jan-42 14-Apr-42 20-Jun-42 90 67 157 To Russia 1944 as Tbilisi, scrapped 1977
78 CalShip 21 Caleb Strong EC2-S-C1 7 28-Jan-42 16-Apr-42 27-May-42 78 41 119 Scrapped 1966
79 CalShip 22 Paine Wingate EC2-S-C1 8 31-Jan-42 21-Apr-42 29-May-42 80 38 118 Scrapped 1973
80 CalShip 23 James Monroe EC2-S-C1 1 4-Feb-42 27-Apr-42 3-Jun-42 82 37 119 Scrapped 1970
81 CalShip 27 F A C Muhlenberg EC2-S-C1 2 24-Feb-42 13-May-42 13-Jun-42 78 31 109 Bombed off Naples 1944, repaired and sold private 1947, wrecked and burnt 1966
82 CalShip 28 John B Ashe EC2-S-C1 3 6-Mar-42 16-May-42 16-Jun-42 71 31 102 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1962
83 CalShip 32 Egbert Benson EC2-S-C1 4 2-Apr-42 3-Jun-42 24-Jun-42 62 21 83 Scrapped 1970
84 CalShip 33 Isaac Coles EC2-S-C1 5 8-Apr-42 7-Jun-42 26-Jun-42 60 19 79 Scrapped 1967
85 CalShip 34 Stephen Johnson Field EC2-S-C1 6 14-Apr-42 9-Jun-42 28-Jun-42 56 19 75 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
86 CalShip 35 Joseph McKenna EC2-S-C1 7 16-Apr-42 12-Jun-42 30-Jun-42 57 18 75 Scrapped 1962
87 CalShip 36 William M Stewart EC2-S-C1 8 21-Apr-42 14-Jun-42 6-Jul-42 54 22 76 Scrapped 1961
88 CalShip 37 Willis VanDevanter EC2-S-C1 1 27-Apr-42 19-Jun-42 10-Jul-42 53 21 74 Scrapped 1967
89 CalShip 41 Francis Parkman EC2-S-C1 2 13-May-42 29-Jun-42 21-Jul-42 47 22 69 Scrapped 1961
90 CalShip 42 John Fiske EC2-S-C1 3 16-May-42 3-Jul-42 25-Jul-42 48 22 70 Scrapped 1971
91 CalShip 46 George Bancroft EC2-S-C1 4 3-Jun-42 15-Jul-42 4-Aug-42