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Liberty's Provenance - The Evolution of the Liberty Ship from its Sunderland Origins (Hardcover)
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Liberty's Provenance - The Evolution of the Liberty Ship from its Sunderland Origins (Hardcover)
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The battle of the Atlantic, fought by the Allies to maintain lines
of communication and vital trade routes for armaments, men and
basic sustenance, could not have been won without the 2,710 Liberty
ships that were designed and built for those critical one-way
voyages to Europe - more than one voyage was considered a bonus.
The kudos for the Liberty's construction is, rightfully, American
for that is where they were built. Less well understood is that the
groundwork for the shape of the hull and its basic hydrodynamics
took place in the North Sands shipyard of Joseph Thompson &
Sons Ltd on the banks on the River Wear in Sunderland. This new
book follows the path of the critical designs that flowed from
Thompson's shipyard commencing with SS _Embassage_ in 1935, SS
_Dorington Court_ in 1939, through the SS _Empire Wind/Wave_ series
for the Ministry of War Transport in 1940 to SS _Empire Liberty_ in
1941\. These led to the sixty Ocean Class vessels built by Henry J
Kaiser and, from these, the Liberty ship was adapted by American
naval architects Gibbs & Cox who, to this very day, still claim
they designed the Liberty ship. With the use of beautifully drawn
ship profiles, starting with World War I designs, then the critical
designs from Thompson's shipyard, and particularly a drawing
comparing the Liberty ship with its British progenitor, the author
demonstrates just how much of the former was borrowed from the
latter. While some credit has been given to Thompson's designs this
new book offers the first real proof as to the direct link between
his work, the Empire Liberty/Ocean Class and the Liberty ship which
followed. In addition, the book demonstrates the versatility of the
Liberty ship and explores those that were developed for specialist
use, from hospital ships and mule transports to nuclear-age missile
range ships. A fascinating and beautifully presented book for all
those with an interest in the battle of the Atlantic and, more
specifically, in one of the most important ship designs of the War.
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