File talk:Liberty ship Portland.jpg

The description for this image appears to be somewhat incorrect. This image shows Ocean Gallant and her four sister ships at the outfitting pier of the New England Shipbuilding Company's east yard subsequent to their launch on 4-Aug-1942. The photo date may well be correct, 16-Aug-1942, as these five ships were not delivered until September 1942. I obtained this information here: - it may not be authoritative.

New England Shipbuilding, South Portland ME, East Yard

Hull	Name	Class	Launched	Delivered	Fate
20	Ocean Stranger	Ocean	4-Aug-42	Sep-42	Sold private 1947, scrapped 1965
21	Ocean Traveller	Ocean	4-Aug-42	Sep-42	Sold private 1947, scrapped 1959
22	Ocean Seaman	Ocean	4-Aug-42	Sep-42	Sunk by torpedo off Algiers Mar-43
23	Ocean Gallant	Ocean	4-Aug-42	Oct-42	Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
24	Ocean Courier	Ocean	4-Aug-42	Oct-42	Sold private 1947, scrapped 1960

Atani (talk) 23:28, 26 May 2016 (UTC)