SS William E. Pendleton Launched

Gift of Earl and Elaine Buras

Seventy years ago today, on 1 September 1943, the SS William Pendleton was launched by Delta Shipbuilding Co. in New Orleans. Delta would launch a total of 187 Liberty ships (out of 2,710 produced overall) during the war.

Posted : Sunday, September 1st, 2013 @ 7:00 am
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