SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco treasures its naval military history and is home to the SS Jeremiah O'Brien, one of the last remaining liberty ships that sailed into harm's way to help win World War II ...

WHY. STEPPING ON BOARD THE SS JOHN W BROWN IS LIKE STEPPING ONTO A PIECE OF HISTORY. THE JOHN W BROWN IS A WORLD WAR II LIBERTY SHIP. IT’S ONE OF THE LARGEST CLASS OF SHIPS EVER BUILT. IT WAS BUILT ...

A World War II relic in Baltimore faces a fundraising deadline to stay afloat. The John W. Brown, built in 1942 to transport cargo and troops, is leaving for Norfolk, Virginia, on July 13 for dry dock ...

At the turn of the 1940s, World War 2 was in full swing, with the Allied and Axis forces doing battle across Europe, Africa, and the Pacific Ocean. The United States hadn't gotten directly involved in ...

Dirt caked under his fingernails, sweat dripping from the cap on his forehead and fitted in a worn engineer’s uniform, 68-year-old Dick Sterne walked down the ship’s rickety stairs with a smile, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a model of the World War II ...

In the Thames Estuary lies a WWII Liberty ship packed with enough explosives to devastate central London, yet it has remained untouched for decades. This explains the history of the SS Richard ...

SAN FRANCISCO, California (KPIX) — San Francisco treasures its naval military history and is home to the SS Jeremiah O’Brien, one of the last remaining liberty ships that sailed into harm’s way to ...