Record #:

10621

Author(s):

Brown, Alexander C.

Abstract:

The S.S. ZEBULON B. VANCE, named for one of North Carolina's most respected citizens, was the first of 253 ships launched from the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in Wilmington. The first contract, for the construction of 25 Liberty Ships, was awarded to North Carolina Shipbuilders in 1941 by the U.S. Maritime Commission. The first two Liberty keels were laid at Wilmington for the S.S. ZEBULON B. VANCE and the S.S. NATHANIEL GREENE.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 38 Issue 9, Oct 1970, p10-12, 26-27, il

Subject(s):

Merchant ships--North Carolina; Liberty ships--History