page_title: USS Shaula (AK-118)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Shaula (AK-118)
caption_attribution_description: English: SS James Screven launching, 23 November 1943, at St. Johns River Shipbuilding Corp., Jacksonville, FL.
context_page_description: USS Shaula (AK-118) was a Crater-class cargo ship, converted from a Liberty Ship, commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. She was first named after James Screven, an American general during the American Revolutionary War. She was renamed and commissioned after Shaula, the second-brightest star system in the constellation of Scorpius. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
context_section_description: USS Shaula (AK-118) was a Crater-class cargo ship, converted from a Liberty Ship, commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. She was first named after James Screven, an American general during the American Revolutionary War. She was renamed and commissioned after Shaula, the second-brightest star system in the constellation of Scorpius. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
caption: SS James Screven launching, 23 November 1943, at St. Johns River Shipbuilding Corp., Jacksonville, FL.
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