Re: Liberty ships and Victory ships
Most people have heard of the Navy's radio research ship,USS LIBERTY (AGTR-5) and the attack upon her during her operation in the eastern Med during the 1967 Arab-Israeli wa. LIBERTY actually was a Victory hull SS Simmons Victory that the Navy bought and reconfigured for its electronic research assignments. The ship's toughness of construction kept her from sinking after she was hit by airborne strafing, rockets, and ar leasat one torpedo.
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