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8327
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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.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 52 Issue 9, Feb 1985, p18-20, por
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10621
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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.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 38 Issue 9, Oct 1970, p10-12, 26-27, il
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