Reprint. pp. 321, b&w photographs, detailed line illustrations, ship lists. A full background history, building programme & wartime conversions. Peacetime trading, flags of convenience & replacement programme. Lists with details of Liberty Ships sold by the United Sates Government to Foreign & U.S. Flag Owners at the end of WW2.Register of Shipowners and/or Managers. Indices. Foreword by Frank Broeze, President, International Commission of Maritime History. #0119