[DOC] [TLE] Liberty Ships and Victory Ships --Reading 1 - National Park Service [PAR] The first of these new ships was launched on September 27, 1941. It was named 
the SS Patrick Henry after the American Revolutionary War patriot who had... [DOC] [TLE] SS Patrick Henry - Wikipedia [PAR] SS Patrick Henry was the first Liberty ship launched. It was built by the Bethlehem 
Shipbuilding Corporation at their Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard in Baltimore, 
Maryland, and launched on 27 September 1941. ... She survived the war, but was 
seriously damaged when she went aground on a reef off the coast of Florida in 
July... [DOC] [TLE] Emergency Shipbuilding program - Wikipedia [PAR] The Emergency Shipbuilding Program (late 1940-September 1945) was a United 
States government effort to quickly build simple cargo ships to carry troops and 
materiel to allies and foreign theatres during World War II. ... The first of these 
vessels, the SS Ocean Vanguard was launched at the Todd-California yard on... [DOC] [TLE] Liberty ship - Wikipedia [PAR] The Liberty ship was a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World 
War II. Though ... Eighteen American shipyards built 2,710 Liberty ships between 
1941 and ... The first Ocean-class ship, SS Ocean Vanguard, was launched on 
16 August ... They were usually named after famous Americans, starting with the
... [DOC] [TLE] Freighter ~ Artifacts & Shipwrecks ~ New Jersey Scuba Diving [PAR] The first of these new ships was launched on September 27, 1941. ... Ships were 
named after patriots and heroes of the Revolutionary War. ... Liberty ships had 
five cargo holds, three forward of the engine room and two aft ( in the rear .... 
practically more than any other type of ship demonstrate staggering ton-mile 
figures. [DOC] [TLE] May 6, 1979 - The Last of the Libertys | Chicago Tribune Archive [PAR] May 6, 1979 ... They were ugly ducklings, but the 2,750 of them launched carried the vital ... In 
early 1941, when the nation found itself in dire need of freighters to ... The first 
Liberty, the Patrick Henry, was launched in Baltimore, on Sept. 27, 1941. .... The 
ship was named for a famous naval hero of the Revolutionary War. [DOC] [TLE] September 27, 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt officiated at ... [PAR] September 27, 1941: President Franklin D. Roosevelt officiated at the launch of 
SS ... One of the last two operational Liberty ships is the SS John W. Brown, 
docked at ..... 1935: TIME names U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt its 
Man of the Year .... Abraham and Mary's first son, future Secretary of War, present 
at the... [DOC] [TLE] Ahoy - Mac's Web Log - WW2 Liberty Ships - The Bridge of Steel ... [PAR] WW2 Liberty Ships - The Bridge of Steel - Spanning the Atlantic - Linking Britain 
to America ... her people, and to import the raw materials to prosecute the war, of 
necessity ... 17th. of September 1941, named it "Liberty Fleet Day" as 14 of these 
ships ... Britain's first Ocean Ship was launched by the Admiral's wife, Mrs Emory
... [DOC] [TLE] The Story of the Liberty Ships [PAR] In September. 1940, the United ... ships during World War I, mainly the Hog 
Island type standard. Maritime ... Figure 1. The first Liberty 'Patrick Henry' on trials 
in December 1941. ... for ships. So it was noted that these revolutionary new ... 
Five months later, on September 27, the vessel named 'Patrick Henry' was 
launched. [DOC] [TLE] Today in History September 27 [PAR] 1779 Sep 27, John Adams was named to negotiate the Revolutionary War's 
peace terms ... 1825 Sep 27, The first locomotive to haul a passenger train was 
operated by George .... 1938 Sep 27, Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth was launched 
at Glasgow. ... 1942 Sep 27, The S.S. Stephen Hopkins, a Liberty Ship with an all
-San... [DOC] [TLE] Download PDF - Navy [PAR] The shipyards are turning out the ships and planes, .... Figures Tell Story of 
Merchntmen Heroism. This war has ... 27, 1941,

Question: Launched Sept. 27, 1941, the first of the Liberty Ships was named for this Revolutionary War figure
Answer: Patrick Henry