SS Harold O. Wilson
SS "Harold O. Wilson" was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Harold O. Wilson, who was lost at sea while he was an oiler on , that was torpedoed by , 30 May 1943, off Sierra Leone. Construction. "Harold O. Wilson" was laid down on 12 December 1944, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MC hull 2396, by J.A. Jones Construction, Brunswick, Georgia; she was sponsored by Mrs. J.S. Bragdon, and launched on 12 January 1945. History. On 3 November 1945, one of the first US locomotives for  the French railroad system was unloaded from "Harold O. Wilson" in Marseille. She was allocated to the United States Navigation Company, on 24 January 1945. On 20 June 1947, she was sold to Northeastern Steamship Corp., and renamed "North Beacon". In April 1955, she was sold to Bethlehem Steel, and renamed "Texmar". In January 1961, she was wrecked and sold for scrapping.