| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | U.S.O. |
| Namesake | United Service Organizations |
| Builder | Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard,Baltimore,Maryland |
| Laid down | 29 September 1943 |
| Launched | 21 October 1943 |
| Completed | 30 October 1943 |
| Fate | Sold, 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Liberty ship |
| Tonnage | 7,000 long tonsdeadweight (DWT) |
| Length | 441 ft 6 in (134.57 m) |
| Beam | 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m) |
| Draft | 27 ft 9 in (8.46 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11.5knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
| Capacity | 9,140 tons cargo |
| Complement | 41 |
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SSU.S.O was aLiberty ship of theUnited States duringWorld War II, named after theUnited Service Organizations, an organization designed to providemorale to servicemen deployed all around the world.
Built at theBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard inBaltimore,Maryland underMC contract (hull number 1811), the ship was laid down on 29 September 1943, and launched on 21 October 1943. The ship survived the war and was sold into private ownership in 1947. However, in 1967, the ship was wrecked and subsequently scrapped.[1]
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