List of Liberty ships: B

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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 B.

See also List of Liberty ships by hull number

All Liberty Ships
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N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Contents

[edit] B–Benjamin D.

Ship Name Namesake MC
Hull No.		 Ship type Laid down Launched Fate
SS B. Charney Vladeck B. Charney Vladeck 3040 standard 17 May 1944 7 July 1944 Sold private 1947, sunk 1967
SS B. F. Irvine B. F. Irvine 2067 standard 31 July 1943 19 August 1943 Sold private 1965 and converted to a crane barge
SS B. F. Shaw B. F. Shaw 1622 standard 21 March 1943 9 April 1943 Reefed off Freeport, Texas 1976
SS Banner Seam Banner Seam 2857 collier 9 April 1945 12 June 1945 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1962
SS Barbara Frietchie Barbara Frietchie 1827 standard 21 October 1943 19 November 1943 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1964
SS Barney Kirschbaum Barney Kirschbaum 2348 boxed aircraft transport 15 February 1945 30 March 1945 Scrapped 1975
SS Barrett Wendell Barrett Wendell 2196 standard 15 September 1943 5 November 1943 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS Bartholomew Gosnold Bartholomew Gosnold 813 standard 24 June 1943 22 August 1943 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1966
SS Beckley Seam Beckley Seam 2852 collier 21 March 1945 17 May 1945 Sold private 1947, disposition unknown
SS Belgian Tenacity quality of the Belgian people 3011 standard 10 February 1944 28 March 1944 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Belgian Unity quality of the Belgian people 3072 standard 18 September 1944 30 October 1944 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1971
USS Belle Isle (AKS-21) Belle Island in Michigan or Virginia 3070 standard 19 September 1944 3 November 1944 To USN as AKS-21, scrapped 1960
SS Belva Lockwood Belva Lockwood 1605 standard 16 February 1943 9 March 1943 Scrapped 1962
SS Ben A. Ruffin Ben A. Ruffin 2442 standard 12 February 1944 11 April 1944 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1972
SS Ben B. Lindsey Ben B. Lindsey 2543 standard 11 November 1943 8 December 1943 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Ben F. Dixon Ben F. Dixon 1788 standard 25 August 1943 21 September 1943 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1963
SS Ben H. Miller Ben H. Miller 1844 standard 20 November 1943 10 December 1943 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS Ben Holladay Ben Holladay 2024 standard 14 May 1943 3 June 1943 Scrapped 1958
SS Ben Robertson Ben Robertson 2432 standard 18 November 1943 4 January 1944 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Ben T. Osborne Ben T. Osborne 2080 standard 22 August 1943 8 September 1943 Scrapped 1966
SS Benito Juarez Benito Juárez 844 standard 1 March 1943 14 April 1943 Wrecked 1966, refloated, scrapped 1968
SS Benjamin A. Fisher Benjamin A. Fisher 2834 standard 7 November 1944 11 December 1944 Scrapped 1966
SS Benjamin Bonneville Benjamin Bonneville 459 standard 31 December 1942 30 January 1943 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Benjamin Bourne Benjamin Bourne 101 standard 3 April 1942 3 July 1942 Scrapped 1969
SS Benjamin Brown French Benjamin Brown French 2867 standard 13 May 1944 29 June 1944 Scrapped 1967
SS Benjamin Carpenter Benjamin Carpenter 2786 standard 25 March 1944 14 April 1944 Scrapped 1960
SS Benjamin Chew Benjamin Chew 58 standard 15 June 1942 10 August 1942 Scrapped 1973
SS Benjamin Contee Benjamin Contee 125 standard 2 February 1942 15 June 1942 Torpedoed 1943, sunk as a breakwater off Normandy 1944, abandoned
SS Benjamin D. Wilson Benjamin D. Wilson 1646 standard 7 April 1943 30 April 1943 Scrapped 1962

[edit] Benjamin F.–Benjamin W.

Ship Name Namesake MC
Hull No.		 Ship type Laid down Launched Fate
SS Benjamin F. Coston Benjamin F. Coston 2318 standard 31 July 1944 6 September 1944 Scrapped 1964
SS Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin 66 standard 21 June 1941 16 November 1941 Scrapped 1958
SS Benjamin Goodhue Benjamin Goodhue 282 standard 20 October 1941 31 March 1942 Scrapped 1961
SS Benjamin H. Brewster Benjamin H. Brewster 2146 standard 19 August 1943 9 September 1943 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS Benjamin H. Bristow Benjamin H. Bristow 515 standard 7 December 1942 4 January 1943 Scrapped 1969
SS Benjamin H. Grierson Benjamin H. Grierson 1609 standard 24 February 1943 17 March 1943 Reefed off Panama City, Florida 1977
SS Benjamin H. Hill Benjamin H. Hill 1514 standard 16 December 1943 7 February 1944 Scrapped 1971
SS Benjamin H. Latrobe Benjamin H. Latrobe 742 standard 15 September 1942 17 November 1942 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison 25 standard 27 September 1941 24 January 1942 Torpedoed and scuttled in the North Atlantic 1943
SS Benjamin Hawkins Benjamin Hawkins 913 standard 30 July 1942 7 September 1942 Scrapped 1973
SS Benjamin Holt Benjamin Holt 1108 standard 2 April 1943 30 April 1943 Scrapped 1958
SS Benjamin Huntington Benjamin Huntington 107 standard 4 July 1942 11 September 1942 Scrapped 1971
SS Benjamin Ide Wheeler Benjamin Ide Wheeler 675 standard 28 October 1942 27 November 1942 Kamikazied off Leyte 1944, refloated, scrapped 1948
SS Benjamin Lundy Benjamin Lundy 716 standard 24 January 1943 20 February 1943 Scrapped 1962
SS Benjamin N. Cardozo Benjamin N. Cardozo 739 standard 10 March 1943 5 April 1943 To USN as Serpens (AK-97), exploded off Guadalcanal and sunk 1945
SS Benjamin Peixotto Benjamin Peixotto 2673 standard 31 July 1944 4 September 1944 Wrecked and scrapped 1946
SS Benjamin R. Curtis Benjamin R. Curtis 664 standard 30 September 1942 3 November 1942 Sold private 1947, exploded and destroyed 1947
SS Benjamin R. Milam Benjamin R. Milam 855 standard 24 April 1943 3 June 1943 Exploded and sank in Baltimore 1945, repaired, sold private 1947, scrapped 1961
SS Benjamin Rush Benjamin Rush 303 standard 13 December 1941 25 June 1942 Scrapped 1954
SS Benjamin Schlesinger Benjamin Schlesinger 2418 standard 22 December 1943 24 January 1944 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1963
SS Benjamin Silliman Benjamin Silliman 2818 standard 14 August 1944 25 September 1944 Scrapped 1971
SS Benjamin Smith Benjamin Smith 169 standard 11 September 1942 28 October 1942 Torpedoed and lost off Sassandra 1943
SS Benjamin Warner Benjamin Warner 2700 standard 13 June 1944 1 July 1944 Scrapped 1971
SS Benjamin Waterhouse Benjamin Waterhouse 2773 standard 29 February 1944 23 March 1944 Reefed off Horn Island, Mississippi 1975
SS Benjamin Williams Benjamin Williams 165 standard 19 July 1942 23 September 1942 Scrapped 1966

[edit] Bernard–By

Ship Name Namesake MC
Hull No.		 Ship type Laid down Launched Fate
SS Bernard Carter Bernard Carter 55 standard 6 June 1942 29 July 1942 Scrapped 1960
SS Bernard L. Rodman Bernard L. Rodman 2994 standard 30 December 1944 2 February 1945 Sold private 1947, sunk 1968
SS Bernard N. Baker Bernard N. Baker 966 standard 4 March 1943 4 April 1943 Scrapped 1964
SS Bernardo O'Higgins Bernardo O'Higgins 2168 standard 26 September 1943 14 October 1943 Scrapped 1959
SS Bert McDowell Bert McDowell 2682 standard 16 September 1944 18 October 1944 To USN as Hooper Island (ARG-17), scrapped 1970
SS Bert Williams Bert Williams 3079 standard 9 October 1944 18 November 1944 Wrecked 1948, scrapped 1963
SS Bertram G. Goodhue Bertram G. Goodhue 2935 standard 29 April 1944 4 June 1944 Scrapped 1967
SS Betsy Ross Betsy Ross 476 standard 20 February 1943 19 March 1943 To USN as Cor Coroli (AK-91), reefed off Florida 1978
SS Betty Zane Betty Zane 873 standard 20 November 1942 22 December 1942 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Big Foot Wallace William A. A. "Big Foot" Wallace 116 standard 12 October 1942 12 December 1942 Scrapped 1965
SS Billy Mitchell Billy Mitchell 1667 standard 11 May 1943 2 June 1943 Scrapped 1965
SS Billy Sunday Billy Sunday 1687 standard 14 June 1943 10 July 1943 Sold private 1947, sunk 1963
SS Binger Hermann Binger Hermann 2039 standard 10 June 1943 30 June 1943 Scrapped 1971
SS Bjarne A. Lia Bjarne A. Lia 2332 standard 31 October 1944 30 November 1944 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Black Hawk Black Hawk 1023 standard 8 December 1942 18 January 1943 Torpedoed in the English Channel 1944, declared total loss, salvaged and scrapped 1967
SS Bon Air Seam Bon Air Seam 2849 collier 8 February 1945 7 April 1945 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1965
SS Booker T. Washington Booker T. Washington 648 standard 19 August 1942 29 September 1942 Ship with all African American officers, scrapped 1969
SS Brand Whitlock Brand Whitlock 1690 standard 18 June 1943 13 July 1943 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS Brander Matthews Brander Matthews 1721 standard 14 July 1943 4 August 1943 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS Bret Harte Bret Harte 200 standard 19 April 1942 29 May 1942 Scrapped 1963
SS Brigham Young Brigham Young 633 standard 10 July 1942 17 August 1942 To USN as Murzim (AK-95), scrapped 1973
SS Brockholst Livingston Brockholst Livingston 658 standard 18 September 1942 21 October 1942 Wrecked on Okinawa 1942 and scrapped
SS Bronson Alcott Bronson Alcott 2204 standard 8 November 1943 18 December 1943 Sold private 1947, wrecked and scrapped 1966
SS Bushrod Washington Bushrod Washington 968 standard 10 March 1943 13 April 1943 Bombed and lost off Salerno 1943
SS Button Gwinnett Button Gwinnett 351 standard 10 February 1943 2 May 1943 Scrapped 1968
SS Byron Darnton Byron Darnton 1848 standard 25 November 1943 16 December 1943 Wrecked 1946 and scrapped in situ 1953

 

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