page_title: SS Star of Oregon
hierarchical_section_title: SS Star of Oregon
caption_attribution_description: A heavily retouched photo of a U.S. "Liberty" cargo ship (U.S. MARAD design EC2-S-C1), circa 1941/42.
context_page_description: SS Star of Oregon was a Liberty ship built by the Oregon Shipbuilding Company of Portland, Oregon, and launched on 27 September 1941, the first of the 472 ships built by the company up to November 1945. The ship was named after the Star of Oregon, the first sailing ship built by American settlers in what is now the state of Oregon.
  The ship was operated by the States Steamship Company of Portland, under contract from the War Shipping Administration. On 30 August 1942 she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-162 north-east of Tobago at position 11.48°N 59.45°W.
context_section_description: SS Star of Oregon (MC hull number 171) was a Liberty ship built by the Oregon Shipbuilding Company of Portland, Oregon, and launched on 27 September 1941, the first of the 472 ships built by the company up to November 1945. The ship was named after the Star of Oregon, the first sailing ship built by American settlers in what is now the state of Oregon.
  The ship was operated by the States Steamship Company of Portland, under contract from the War Shipping Administration (WSA). On 30 August 1942 she was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-162 north-east of Tobago at position 11.48°N 59.45°W.
caption: A Liberty ship at sea
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