Please join us for our first K.L.A.S lecture of the 2015-16 season. We are pleased to welcome Robin Neill for a talk on the history of Liberty Ships. Robin is a local maritime historian and skilled model-shipbuilder.
In the short time between 1941 and 1943, U.S. shipyards built nearly 3,000 Liberty Ships to meet Allied cargo transportation needs. A number of these were later reconfigured to serve as troop transports.
This talk will focus on the design of the ships and their role in the war. Robin will also discuss aspects of model ship-building. His scale model of a Liberty Ship will be on hand for reference.
