Story
This freighter (c3-s-a1) was built in 1943 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp..
Owners & Masters
In 1943-1945 she was owned by the Royal Navy.
She was returned to the US in 1947.
Rebuilds
She was rebuilt as an Escort Aircraft Carrier for Second World War service at Burrard Drydock Co., Vancouver BC. She was re-converted at the end of the the Second World War to a freighter.
References
- Mitchell, W.H. and L.A. Sawyer (n.d.) The Oceans, The Forts and The Parks including The Wars of World War I
- J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
