Liberty ship

noun

1. a slow cargo ship built in large numbers for the U.S. merchant marine during World War II and having a capacity of about 11,000 deadweight tons.

liberty ship

noun

1. a supply ship of World War II

Example Sentences

My high school science teacher, who staffed a gun tub on a Liberty ship in World War II, once mistook Venus for a highflying enemy airplane and tried to shoot it down.

From Washington Post

Pier 45 is a concrete pier with a mix of seafood and maritime businesses and tourist attractions, including the SS Jeremiah O’Brien, a historic World War II liberty ship.

From Washington Times

In 1945, a Liberty ship carried Shaffer back to the United States.

From Washington Post

Flames also threatened the Jeremiah O’Brien, a World War II liberty ship that participated in the D-day invasion and is now a tourist attraction.

From Los Angeles Times

Tom Watson, the president of the Propeller Club of Baltimore, one of Project Liberty Ship’s top sponsors, said he had not heard about the upcoming expiration of the ship’s berthing lease but planned to raise it with the club’s board, which includes members who work in and around the port.

From Washington Post