List of Liberty ships: K
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This section of List of Liberty ships is a list of Liberty ships, cargo ships built in the United States during World War II, with names beginning with K.
See also List of Liberty ships by hull number
| All Liberty Ships | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M |
| N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
[edit] K
| Ship Name | Namesake | MC Hull No. |
Ship type | Laid down | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS Kate Douglas Wiggin | Kate Douglas Wiggin | 2175 | standard | 6 October 1943 | 25 October 1943 | Scrapped 1961 |
| SS Katharine B. Sherwood | Katharine B. Sherwood | 2813 | standard | 18 August 1944 | 26 September 1944 | Scrapped 1966 |
| SS Katharine L. Bates | Katharine L. Bates | 2911 | standard | 18 December 1943 | 9 February 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969 |
| SS Keith Palmer | Keith Palmer | 2914 | standard | 10 January 1944 | 23 February 1944 | Scrapped 1968 |
| SS Keith Vawter | Keith Vawter | 2182 | standard | 17 October 1943 | 5 November 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1972 |
| SS Kemp P. Battle | Kemp P. Battle | 1973 | standard | 23 April 1943 | 18 May 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968 |
| SS Kenneth A. J. MacKenzie | Kenneth A. J. MacKenzie | 1606 | standard | 18 February 1943 | 11 March 1943 | Scrapped 1970 |
| USS Kent Island (AKS-26) | Kent Island, Maryland | 3092 | standard | 19 November 1944 | 9 January 1945 | To USN as AKS-26, scrapped 1961 |
| SS Kenyon L. Butterfield | Kenyon L. Butterfield | 3065 | standard | 1 September 1944 | 17 October 1944 | Scrapped 1971 |
| SS Kermit Roosevelt | Kermit Roosevelt | 2680 | standard | 30 August 1944 | 5 October 1944 | To USN as ARG-16, scrapped 1960 |
| SS Key Pittman | Key Pittman | 512 | standard | 21 November 1942 | 22 December 1942 | To US Navy as Leonis (AK-128), scrapped 1969 |
| SS King Hathaway | King Hathaway | 2819 | standard | 12 September 1944 | 24 October 1944 | Scrapped 1971 |
| SS King S. Woolsey | King S. Woolsey | 681 | standard | 9 November 1942 | 13 December 1942 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969 |
| SS Kit Carson | Kit Carson | 243 | standard | 17 September 1941 | 6 February 1942 | Scrapped 1966 |
| SS Knute Nelson | Knute Nelson | 731 | standard | 24 February 1943 | 22 March 1943 | Scrapped 1970 |
| SS Knute Rockne | Knute Rockne | 1111 | standard | 9 April 1943 | 6 May 1943 | Scrapped 1972 |
| USS Kochab (AKS-6) | the star Kochab | 2459 | standard | 18 February 1944 | 30 March 1944 | To US Navy as Kochab (AKS 6), to NDRF 1946, scrapped 1965 |
| SS Kyle V. Johnson | Kyle V. Johnson | 2948 | standard | 20 June 1944 | 28 July 1944 | Scrapped 1975 |
