Record #:

8327

Author(s):

Miller, Ian A.

Abstract:

The North Carolina Shipbuilding Company produced 126 Liberty ships during World War II. Three of those ships, WILLIAM MOULTRIE, NATHANIEL GREENE, and VIRGINIA DARE, received the honored title of \"Gallant Ship.\" On board the VIRGINIA DARE sailed Francis J. Fleischer, a Maritime Academy cadet. Fleischer sailed on the VIRGINIA DARE on a convoy bound for Murmansk, Russia, in September 1942. The ship was to have sailed with the ill-fated convoy PQ-17, but was assigned to PQ-18 instead. The VIRGINIA DARE, however, came under constant attack while on its way to Russia. The ship returned to America having shot down seven German aircraft.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 52 Issue 9, Feb 1985, p18-20, por

Subject(s):

Liberty ships--History