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Press release from the War Shipping Administration, May 20, 1945.

War Shipping Administration
Washington, D.C.

News Foto Release No. 76, (#2 of 5).
For Release May 20, 1945.
Your Merchant Marine Has Grown

American merchant shipyards have built four ships for every prewar ship
we had. Our fleet of Liberty, Victory, C-type and other vessels reached
an all-time high of more than 3,500 dry cargo vessels, and more than 900
high-speed tankers.

This huge fleet, in 1944, moved out of the United States more than 72
percent of 78,500,000 tons of cargo shipped. Three percent were carried
by the U.S. armed forces and 24 percent by the combined tonnage of
other United Nations.

Transfer of troops and supplies from Europe to the far Pacific, over sea
lanes ranging from 12,000 to 18,000 miles, will demand maximum
efficiency in the use of our huge fleet under control of the War Shipping
Administration and the United Nation's pool.

                             --WSA photo 4235

Photo and above from http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/116liberty_victory_ships/116visual1.htm

The dockyard image must date from early 1944 as U. S. S. R. Victory and Brasil Victory were among the first Victory ships produced. Both were produced in the California Shipbuilding Corporation in Wilmington, California. The sharp eyed will note one Liberty ship among the Victory ships.

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