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WWII S.S Jeremiah O Brien (type Liberty) BY Trumpeter 05301 SCALA 1:350
SS Jeremiah O'Brien was an American merchant ship of the Second World War. The keel of this vessel was laid in May 1943, and the launching took place in June of the same year, and in July 1943 the ship entered service. The total length of the vessel at the time of launching was 134.57 meters and a width of 17 meters. The full displacement reached 14,450 tons, and the maximum speed - 11 knots. The deck armament at the time of launching consisted of a single 127 mm gun, three 76 mm guns and 8 Oerlikon 20 mm guns. SS Jeremiah O'Brien was one of the Liberty ships. Ships of this type were built in series by shipyards located in the United States and Canada during World War II. Units of this type were cheap and easy to produce, had a very simple structure, but also very spacious holds. It is worth adding that the first units of this type were built in about 240-250 days, but with the improvement of production techniques, this time dropped to about 40 days! Over 2,700 Liberty ships were built during the war, of which about 200 were lost in hostilities. The SS Jeremiah O'Brien was built at the New England Shipbuilding Corporation in South Portland, Maine. She began her service in the Atlantic, where she made a total of four convoy trips. She was also used as a transport ship during the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. She was then directed to the South Pacific and Indian Ocean, where she served until the end of World War II. In 1946, the SS Jeremiah O'Brien was transferred to the reserve. She is currently one of only two Liberty ships operating as a museum ship. WE DO NOT SHIP TO THE CANARY ISLANDS
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