List of Liberty ships (Je–L)

See also

* List of Liberty ships (A–F)
* List of Liberty ships (G–Je)
* List of Liberty ships (M–R)
* List of Liberty ships (S–Z)

This section of List of Liberty ships is a sortable list of Liberty ships—cargo ships built in the United States during World War II—with names beginning with Je through L.

## Description

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Main article: Liberty ship

The standard Liberty ship (EC-2-S-C1 type) was a cargo ship 441 feet 6 inches (134.57 m) long overall, with a beam of 56 feet 10+3⁄4 inches (17.34 m). It had a depth of 37 feet 4 inches (11.38 m) and a draft of 26 feet 10 inches (8.18 m). It was powered by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 24+1⁄2 inches (62 cm), 37 inches (94 cm) and 70 inches (180 cm) diameter by 48 inches (120 cm) stroke. The engine produced 2,500ihp at 76rpm. Driving a four-blade propeller 18 feet 6 inches (5.64 m) in diameter, could propel the ship at 11 knots (20 km/h).[1]

Cargo was carried in five holds, numbered 1–5 from bow to stern. Grain capacity was 84,183 cubic feet (2,383.8 m3), 145,604 cubic feet (4,123.0 m3), 96,429 cubic feet (2,730.6 m3), 93,190 cubic feet (2,639 m3) and 93,190 cubic feet (2,639 m3), with a further 49,086 cubic feet (1,390.0 m3) in the deep tanks. Bale capacity was 75,405 cubic feet (2,135.2 m3), 134,638 cubic feet (3,812.5 m3), 83,697 cubic feet (2,370.0 m3), 82,263 cubic feet (2,329.4 m3) and 82,435 cubic feet (2,334.3 m3), with a further 41,135 cubic feet (1,164.8 m3) in the deep tanks.[1]

It carried a crew of 45, plus 36 United States Navy Armed Guard gunners. Later in the war, this was altered to a crew of 52, plus 29 gunners. Accommodation was in a three deck superstructure placed midships. The galley was equipped with a range, a 25 US gallons (95 L) stock kettle and other appliances. Messrooms were equipped with an electric hot plate and an electric toaster.[1]

## J. F. – Ju

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### J. Frank Cooper

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J. Frank Cooper was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles, California. Her keel was laid on 21 January 1944. She was launched on 17 February and delivered on 6 March.[2] Built for the War Shipping Administration (WSA), she was operated under the management of De La Rama Steamship Company, Inc. Sold in 1947 to Unione Società di Navigazione, Genoa, Italy and renamed Ciclope. Sold in 1962 to Compagnia Sicula di Navigazione, Palermo, Sicily, Italy and renamed Maria Lauretania. Sold in 1963 to The Drive Shipping Transports Organisations Co., Malta and renamed Amalia. Reflagged to the United Kingdom and operated under the management of Livanos & Sons.[3] She was scrapped at Sakaide, Japan in February 1969.[4]

### J. Fred Essary

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J. Fred Essary was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland. Her keel was laid on 8 November 1943. She was launched on 30 November and delivered to the United States Navy as Saggitarius on 8 December.[5][6] Returned to the WSA in January 1946 and renamed J. Fred Essary. Laid up in the James River. She arrived at Castellón de la Plana, Spain for scrapping in November 1972.[6]

### J. H. Drummond

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J. H. Drummond was built by J. A. Jones Construction Company, Panama City, Florida. Her keel was laid on 25 May 1944. She was launched on 30 June and delivered on 20 July.[7] Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of American Export Lines. Sold in 1946 to the Dutch Government and renamed Hugo de Groot. Placed under the manavgement of Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij in 1947. Sold in 1950 to Amsterdam N.V. Reederij, Amsterdam and renamed Amstelpark. Sold in 1960 to International Navigation Corp. and renamed Severn River. Reflagged to Liberia and placed under the management of William H. Muller. Reflagged to Panama in 1961. Sold in 1965 to Compania Eleosa Navigation, Panama and renamed Angelic. Operated under the management of Kronos Shipping Co.[3] Ran aground off the Nojimazaki Lighthouse, Japan (35°02′N 140°01′E﻿ / ﻿35.033°N 140.017°E﻿ / 35.033; 140.017) on 25 July 1966 whilst on a voyage from Vancouver, Washington, United States to a Japanese port. She was refloated on 6 August and towed in to Tateyama. She was scrapped at Yokosuka, Japan in December 1966.[8]

### J. H. Kincaid

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J. H. Kincaid was built by Permamente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California. Her keel was laid on 5 March 1943. She was launched on 2 April and delivered on 14 April.[9] She was scrapped in the United States c.1966.[10]

### J. Howland Gardner

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USS Jamestown

J. Howland Gardner was a boxed aircraft transport ship built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation, South Portland, Maine. Her keel was laid on 4 May 1945. She was launched on 10 July and delivered on 14 August.[11][12] Laid up at Wilmington, North Carolina in December 1946, but returned to service in January 1947. Laid up in the James River in October 1947. To the United States Navy in August 1962 and renamed Jamestown. Converted for naval use by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia. Struck from the Navy list in December 1969. She was sold to Dutch shipbreakers in August 1970. Resold to Spanish shipbreakers in February 1971.[12]

### J. L. M. Curry

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J. L. M. Curry was built by Alabama Drydock Company, Mobile, Alabama. She was completed on 15 May 1942.[13] Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of Lykes Brothers Steamship Company.[3] She started to break up in severe weather in the Greenland Sea (70°54′N 0°24′E﻿ / ﻿70.900°N 0.400°E﻿ / 70.900; 0.400) on 7 March 1943 whilst on a voyage from Murmansk, Soviet Union to Loch Ewe. She was sunk the next day by an Allied warship.[14]

### J. Maurice Thompson

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J. Maurice Thompson was built by Permamente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 31 October 1943. She was launched on 19 November and delivered on 28 November.[9] Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of American President Lines. Sold in 1947 to Rethymnis & Kulukundis, Piraeus, Greece and renamed Mount Athos. Sold in 1951 to C. Scarvellis, Chios, Greece. Operated under the management of her previous owner. Sold in 1961 to Afthonia Compania Navigation, Panama and renamed Euxeinos. Operated under the management of Dynamic Shipping Inc.[3] She sprang a leak in the Atlantic Ocean 360 nautical miles (670 km) south west of the Azores (33°05′N 31°10′W﻿ / ﻿33.083°N 31.167°W﻿ / 33.083; -31.167) on 27 February 1966 whilst on a voyage from Evi Göçek, Turkey to Baltimore. She was abandoned and was presummed to have sank.[15]

### J. Rufino Barrios

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J. Rufino Barrios was built by Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans, Louisiana. Her keel was laid on 22 August 1944. She was launched on 2 October and delivered on 7 November.[16] She was scrapped at Portland, Oregon in November 1967.[17]

### J. Pinckney Henderson

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J. Pinckney Henderson was built by Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation, Houston, Texas. Her keel was laid on 28 May 1943. She was launched on 6 July and delivered on 23 July.[18] Built for the WSA, she was operated under the management of United Fruit Company.[3] On her maiden voyage, she collided with the Panamanian tanker J. H. Senior off the coast of Newfoundland (44°12′N 53°58′W﻿ / ﻿44.200°N 53.967°W﻿ / 44.200; -53.967) and caught fire. She was towed in to Sydney, Dominion of Canada on 31 August, still burning. The fire was extinguished more than three weeks later. She was refloated on 14 January 1944 and towed to New York. Deckared a constructive total loss, she was scrapped at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in July 1944.[19]

### J. S. Cullinan

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J. S. Cullinan was built by Todd Houston Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 5 October 1943. She was launched on 13 November and delivered on 25 November.[18] To the United States Navy and renamed Alderamin. Returned to WSA in March 1946 and renamed J. S. Cullinan. Laid up in Suisun Bay. She was scrapped in the United States c.1965.[20]

### J. S. Hutchinson

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J. S. Hutchinson was built by Permamente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 4 March 1944. She was launched on 27 March and delivered on 31 March.[9] She was scrapped at Mobile in November 1964.[21]

### J. Sterling Morton

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J. Sterling Morton was built by Permamente Metals Corporation. Her keel was laid on 11 November 1942. She was launched on 15 December and delivered on 24 December.[22] Built for the WSA, she was laid up in the Hudson River post-war.[3] She was scrapped at Valencia, Spain in May 1971.[23]

### J. Warren Keifer

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J. Warren Keifer was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland, Oregon. Her keel was laid on 6 October 1943. She was launched on 25 October and delivered on 2 November.[24] She was scrapped at Philadelphia in 1961.[25]

### J. Whitridge Williams

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J. Whitridge Williams was built by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 25 September 1943. She was launched as J. Whitridge Williams on 17 October and delivered as Samsylvan on 27 October.[5][26] To the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) under Lend-Lease. Operated under the management of Shaw, Savill & Albion Co, London. Sold to her managers in 1947 and renamed Tropic. Sold in 1952 to San Francesco Società di Navigazione, Genoa, Italy and renamed San Francesco. Operated under the management of Angelo Scinicariello.[27] She ran aground near Hainan Island, China on 30 January 1960 whilst on a voyage from Whampoa Dock, Hong Kong to Yulin, China. She was refloated and sold for scrapping. She foundered in a typhoon at Hong Kong on 9 June 1960. Subsequently refloated and scrapped.[26]

### J. Willard Gibbs

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J. Willard Gibbs was built by New England Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 6 October 1943. She was launched on 21 November and delivered on 30 November.[11] She was scrapped at Portland, Oregon in August 1967.[28]

Ship name | Namesake | MC
hull no. | Ship type | Laid down | Launched | Fate

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SS Jim Bridger | Jim Bridger | 610  | standard  | 22 November 1942 | 17 December 1942 | Reefed off Port O'Connor TX 1976
SS Joaquin Miller | Joaquin Miller | 484  | standard  | 23 May 1942 | 22 July 1942 | Scrapped 1970
SS Joe C. S. Blackburn | Joe C. S. Blackburn | 1508  | standard  | 30 October 1943 | 15 December 1943 | Converted to floating dock 1968
SS Joe Fellows | Joe Fellows | 2241  | standard  | 12 February 1944 | 10 March 1944 | Sold private 1947, wrecked and lost 1966
SS Joe Harris | Joe Harris | 2280  | standard  | 16 April 1944 | 5 May 1944 | Scrapped 1957
SS Joel Chandler Harris | Joel Chandler Harris | 10  | standard  | 31 May 1942 | 12 August 1942 | Sold private 1949, scrapped 1968
SS Joel Palmer | Joel Palmer | 2025  | standard  | 16 May 1943 | 5 June 1943 | Scrapped 1964
SS Joel R. Poinsett | Joel R. Poinsett | 833  | standard  | 31 December 1942 | 19 February 1943 | Broke in two in North Atlantic 1944, salvaged, depot ship
SS Johan Printz | Johan Printz | 2375  | standard  | 7 August 1944 | 18 September 1944 | Scrapped 1971
SS John A. Campbell | John A. Campbell | 1496  | standard  | 13 April 1943 | 14 August 1943 | Scrapped 1968
SS John A. Dix | John A. Dix | 774  | standard  | 19 October 1942 | 2 January 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS John A. Donald | John A. Donald | 1005  | standard  | 22 May 1943 | 15 June 1943 | Scrapped 1964
SS John A. Johnson | John A. Johnson | 2027  | standard  | 19 May 1943 | 8 June 1943 | Torpedoed and lost in the Pacific 1944
SS John A. Logan | John A. Logan | 451  | standard  | 10 December 1942 | 14 January 1943 | To U.S. Navy as Alnitah (AK-127), scrapped 1961
SS John A. Poor | John A. Poor | 807  | standard  | 14 May 1943 | 23 June 1943 | Mined in the North Atlantic 1943, repaired, torpedoed and lost in the Arabian Sea 1944
SS John A. Quitman | John A. Quitman | 1046  | standard  | 23 April 1943 | 2 June 1943 | Scrapped 1973
SS John A. Rawlins | John A. Rawlins | 434  | standard  | 19 October 1942 | 27 November 1942 | Wrecked in typhoon off Okinawa 1945, scrapped
SS John A. Roebling | John A. Roebling | 1911  | standard  | 19 October 1943 | 13 November 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS John A. Sutter | John A. Sutter | 293  | standard  | 23 May 1942 | 10 July 1942 | Scrapped 1969
SS John A. Treutlen | John A. Treutlen | 2441  | standard  | 5 February 1944 | 10 April 1944 | Torpedoed in the English Channel 1944, beached, declared total loss, scrapped
SS John Adams | John Adams | 242  | standard  | 17 September 1941 | 18 January 1942 | Torpedoed and lost off New Caledonia 1942
SS John Alden | John Alden | 1659  | standard  | 28 April 1943 | 22 May 1943 | Scrapped 1959
SS John Armstrong | John Armstrong | 829  | standard  | 3 December 1942 | 28 January 1943 | Scrapped 1964
SS John B. Ashe | John B. Ashe | 82  | standard  | 6 March 1942 | 16 May 1942 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1962
SS John B. Floyd | John B. Floyd | 431  | standard  | 9 October 1942 | 7 November 1942 | Scrapped 1965
SS John B. Gordon | John B. Gordon | 1504  | standard  | 6 September 1943 | 16 November 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS John B. Hamilton | either John B. Hamilton (Surgeon General) or John Hamilton (Colonial governor of New Jersey)  | 2939  | standard  | 16 May 1944 | 19 June 1944 | Scrapped 1976
SS John B. Hood | John B. Hood | 115  | standard  | 5 October 1942 | 2 December 1942 | Scrapped 1965
SS John B. Kendrick | John B. Kendrick | 2530  | standard  | 3 November 1943 | 22 November 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS John B. Lennon | John B. Lennon | 1509  | standard  | 10 November 1943 | 22 December 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS John Ball | John Ball | 2527  | standard  | 29 October 1943 | 17 November 1943 | Scrapped 1965
SS John Banvard | John Banvard | 962  | standard  | 23 February 1943 | 27 March 1943 | Wrecked in the Azores 1944 and scrapped
SS John Barry | John Barry | 174  | standard  | 11 July 1941 | 23 November 1941 | Torpedoed and lost in the Indian Ocean 1944
SS John Barton Payne | John Barton Payne | 1535  | tank carrier  | 11 August 1943 | 23 October 1943 | Seagoing cowboys livestock ship c. 1945-47, scrapped 1972
SS John Bartram | John Bartram | 424  | standard  | 10 September 1942 | 23 October 1942 | Scrapped 1972
SS John Bascom | John Bascom | 1521  | standard  | 7 September 1942 | 31 March 1943 | Bombed and lost in Bari, 1943
SS John Bell | John Bell | 834  | standard  | 7 January 1943 | 24 February 1943 | Torpedoed and lost off Sardinia 1943
SS John Bidwell | John Bidwell | 683  | standard  | 14 November 1942 | 19 December 1942 | Scrapped 1960
SS John Blair | John Blair Jr. | 497  | standard  | 1 September 1942 | 12 October 1942 | Scrapped 1966
SS John Branch | John Branch | 2002  | standard  | 25 July 1943 | 21 August 1943 | Sold private 1947, wrecked 1961, declared total loss but refloated, scrapped 1962
SS John Burke | John Burke | 609  | standard  | 20 November 1942 | 15 December 1942 | Kamikazied and lost off Mindoro 1944
SS John Burroughs | John Burroughs | 1652  | standard  | 17 April 1943 | 10 May 1943 | Scrapped 1962
SS John C. Ainsworth | John C. Ainsworth | 554  | standard  | 16 June 1942 | 24 July 1942 | Scrapped 1961
SS John C. Breckinridge | John C. Breckinridge | 350  | standard  | 27 January 1943 | 22 April 1943 | Scrapped 1960
SS John C. Calhoun | John C. Calhoun | 219  | standard  | 1 October 1941 | 26 April 1942 | Blew up in Finschaven 1944, declared total loss but refloated, scrapped
SS John C. Fremont | John C. Frémont | 64  | standard  | 24 May 1941 | 27 September 1941 | First Liberty delivered by a West Coast yard. Mined in Manila Bay 1945, scrapped[29][30]
SS John C. Preston | John C. Preston | 2837  | standard  | 12 December 1944 | 23 January 1945 | Sold private 1946, wrecked 1962, TL
SS John C. Spencer | John C. Spencer | 835  | standard  | 13 January 1943 | 5 March 1943 | Scrapped 1962
SS John Cabot | John Cabot | 1749  | standard  |  | 5 March 1943 Delivered  | Sold 15 January 1960[31]
SS John Carroll | John Carroll | 1557  | standard  | 30 April 1943 | 31 May 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS John Carter Rose | John Carter Rose | 56  | standard  | 10 June 1942 | 31 July 1942 | Torpedoed and lost off Trinidad 1942
SS John Carver | John Carver | 207  | standard  | 14 July 1942 | 31 October 1942 | Exploded 1945, scrapped 1949
SS John Catron | John Catron | 1494  | standard  | 3 September 1942 | 11 July 1943 | Scrapped 1972
SS John Chandler | John Chandler | 215  | standard  | 29 January 1943 | 8 April 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1971
SS John Chester Kendall | John Chester Kendall | 3026  | standard  | 29 March 1944 | 9 May 1944 | Scrapped 1973
SS John Clarke | John Clarke | 1458  | standard  | 11 July 1942 | 25 February 1943 | Scrapped 1968
SS John Colter | John Colter | 2137  | standard  | 2 August 1943 | 24 August 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS John Constantine | John Constantine | 1698  | standard  | 1 July 1943 | 28 July 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1966
SS John Cropper | John Cropper | 152  | standard  | 20 January 1942 | 17 May 1942 | Scrapped 1965
SS John Davenport | John Davenport | 201  | standard  | 24 September 1941 | 15 May 1942 | Scrapped 1960
SS John Davey | John Davey | 2539  | standard  | 2 November 1943 | 28 November 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS John Deere | John Deere | 586  | standard  | 25 September 1942 | 23 October 1942 | Scrapped 1961
SS John Dickinson | John Dickinson | 232  | standard  | 29 December 1941 | 11 March 1942 | Scrapped 1973
SS John Dockweiler | John Dockweiler | 2561  | standard  | 31 December 1943 | 29 January 1944 | Scrapped 1970
SS John Drake Sloat | John Drake Sloat | 697  | standard  | 17 December 1942 | 12 January 1943 | Scrapped 1960
SS John Drayton | John Drayton | 225  | standard  | 4 July 1942 | 5 September 1942 | Torpedoed and lost off Durban 1943
SS John Drew | John Drew | 2549  | standard  | 22 November 1943 | 19 December 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS John E. Schmeltzer | John E. Schmeltzer | 984  | standard  | 13 April 1943 | 16 May 1943 | Wrecked and abandoned 1947
SS John E. Sweet | John E. Sweet | 2438  | standard  | 17 January 1944 | 3 March 1944 | Scrapped 1965
SS John E. Ward | John E. Ward | 1070  | standard  | 13 October 1943 | 25 November 1943 | Scrapped 1970
SS John E. Wilkie | John E. Wilkie | 1588  | standard  | 17 June 1943 | 8 July 1943 | Torpedoed and lost in the Arabian Sea 1943
SS John Einig | John Einig | 1220  | standard  | 1 December 1943 | 14 January 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS John Evans | John Evans | 1712  | standard  | 27 June 1943 | 18 July 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS John F. Appleby | John F. Appleby | 421  | standard  | 1 September 1942 | 18 October 1942 | Scrapped 1970
SS John F. Goucher | John F. Goucher | 1830  | standard  | 29 October 1943 | 23 November 1943 | To U.S. Navy as Culebra Island (ARG-7), scrapped 1974
SS John F. Myers | John F. Myers | 2088  | standard  | 4 September 1943 | 19 September 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS John F. Shafroth | John F. Shafroth | 2758  | standard  | 6 February 1944 | 25 February 1944 | Scuttled with obsolete ammo 1964
SS John F. Steffen | John F. Steffen | 2031  | standard  | 27 May 1943 | 15 June 1943 | Scrapped 1959
SS John Fairfield | John Fairfield | 827  | standard  | 13 August 1943 | 10 October 1943 | Scrapped 1968
SS John Fiske | John F. Fiske | 90  | standard  | 16 May 1942 | 3 July 1942 | Scrapped 1971
SS John Fitch | John Fitch | 328  | standard  | 4 August 1942 | 28 August 1942 | Scrapped 1967
SS John G. Brady | John G. Brady | 2095  | standard  | 13 September 1943 | 28 September 1943 | Scrapped 1960
SS John G. Carlisle | John G. Carlisle | 519  | standard  | 23 December 1942 | 23 January 1943 | Scrapped 1965
SS John G. Nicolay | John G. Nicolay | 525  | standard  | 17 January 1943 | 25 February 1943 | To U.S. Navy as Albireo (AK-90), sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS John G. North | John G. North | 2107  | standard  | 6 September 1943 | 30 September 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1960
SS John G. Tod | John G. Tod | 2908  | standard  | 1 December 1943 | 21 January 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1972
SS John G. Whittier | John G. Whittier | 188  | standard  | 8 February 1942 | 5 April 1942 | Scrapped 1962
SS John Gallup | John Gallup | 951  | standard  | 27 January 1943 | 3 March 1943 | Scrapped 1963
SS John Gibbon | John Gibbon | 2916  | standard  | 29 January 1944 | 10 March 1944 | Scrapped 1968
SS John Goode | John Goode | 1880  | tanker  | 4 July 1943 | 10 August 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS John Gorrie | John Gorrie | 1194  | standard  | 29 August 1942 | 27 March 1943 | Scrapped 1967
SS John Grier Hibben | John Grier Hibben | 1972  | standard  | 20 April 1943 | 15 May 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS John H. B. Latrobe | John H. B. Latrobe | 52  | standard  | 19 May 1942 | 13 July 1942 | Scrapped 1969
SS John H. Couch | John H. Couch | 1618  | standard  | 13 March 1943 | 1 April 1943 | Torpedoed from the air and lost off Guadalcanal 1943
SS John H. Eaton | John H. Eaton | 832  | standard  | 22 December 1942 | 15 February 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS John H. Hammond | John Hays Hammond | 2385  | standard  | 13 October 1944 | 15 November 1944 | Mined off Elba 1945, declared total loss, scrapped 1948
SS John H. Hatton | John H. Hatton | 1776  | standard  | 5 August 1943 | 30 August 1943 | Scrapped 1966
SS John H. Marion | John H. Marion | 1895  | tanker  | 16 September 1943 | 17 October 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS John H. Mcintosh | John H. Mcintosh | 2496  | standard  | 16 August 1944 | 23 September 1944 | Scrapped 1970
SS John H. Murphy | John H. Murphy, Sr. | 2614  | standard  | 26 February 1944 | 29 March 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS John H. Quick | John H. Quick | 2547  | standard  | 16 November 1943 | 13 December 1943 | Scrapped 1969
SS John H. Reagan | John H. Reagan | 1943  | standard  | 21 June 1943 | 6 August 1943 | Scrapped 1967
SS John H. Rosseter | John H. Rosseter | 1580  | standard  | 2 June 1943 | 24 June 1943 | Scrapped 1966
SS John H. Thomas | John H. Thomas | 2746  | standard  | 18 January 1944 | 5 February 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1970
SS John Hancock | John Hancock | 176  | standard  | 18 July 1941 | 14 December 1941 | Torpedoed and lost off Cuba 1942
SS John Hanson | John Hanson | 2677  | standard  | 21 August 1944 | 21 September 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1965
SS John Hart | John Hart | 184  | standard  | 16 December 1941 | 25 February 1942 | Scrapped 1966
SS John Harvard | John Harvard | 239  | standard  | 27 April 1942 | 4 June 1942 | Sold private 1951, wrecked and scrapped 1963
SS John Harvey | John Harvey | 878  | standard  | 6 December 1942 | 9 January 1943 | Bombed in Bari 1943, scrapped 1948
SS John Hathorn | John Hathorn | 283  | standard  | 12 February 1942 | 30 April 1942 | Scrapped 1972
SS John Hay | John Hay | 1525  | standard  | 5 January 1943 | 31 May 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS John Henry | John Henry | 45  | standard  | 14 April 1942 | 18 June 1942 | Scrapped 1972
SS John Holmes | John Holmes | 216  | standard  | 12 February 1943 | 18 April 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS John Hope | John Hope | 2742  | standard  | 12 January 1944 | 30 January 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS John Howard Payne | John Howard Payne | 490  | standard  | 15 July 1942 | 31 August 1942 | Scrapped 1963
SS John Howland | John Howland | 958  | standard  | 15 February 1943 | 19 March 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS John I. Nolan | John I. Nolan | 2079  | standard  | 21 August 1943 | 6 September 1943 | Wrecked and scrapped 1947
SS John Ireland | John Ireland | 2920  | standard  | 23 February 1944 | 30 March 1944 | Scrapped 1967
SS John Isaacson | John Isaacson | 2270  | standard  | 17 February 1944 | 24 March 1944 | Scrapped 1970
SS John J. Abel | John J. Abel | 960  | standard  | 20 February 1943 | 24 March 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS John J. Crittenden | John J. Crittenden | 1196  | standard  | 15 October 1942 | 7 May 1943 | Seagoing cowboys livestock ship 1945-47, scrapped 1968
SS John J. Ingalls | John J. Ingalls | 1686  | standard  | 12 June 1943 | 8 July 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS John J. McGraw | John J. McGraw | 1790  | standard  | 28 August 1943 | 22 September 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS John Jacob Astor | John Jacob Astor | 2059  | standard  | 16 July 1943 | 5 August 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1963
SS John James Audubon | John James Audubon | 420  | standard  | 28 August 1942 | 8 October 1942 | To U.S. Navy as Crater (AK-70), scrapped 1975
SS John Jay | John Jay | 178  | standard  | 30 September 1941 | 4 February 1942 | Partially converted to troop ship, WSA owned; reserve fleet Wilmington, NC 11/47.[32] Scrapped 1960
SS John L. Elliott | John Lovejoy Elliott | 2594  | standard  | 19 January 1944 | 19 February 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1963
SS John L. McCarley | John L. McCarley | 2342  | boxed aircraft transport  | 10 January 1945 | 14 February 1945 | Scrapped 1972
SS John L. Motley | John Lothrop Motley | 986  | standard  | 16 April 1943 | 18 May 1943 | Bombed and lost in Bari 1943
SS John L. Stoddard | John Lawson Stoddard | 2287  | standard  | 27 October 1943 | 15 November 1943 | Scrapped 1967
SS John L. Sullivan | John L. Sullivan | 1121  | standard  | 2 May 1943 | 26 May 1943 | To U.S. Navy 1957 as YAG-37, scrapped 1958
SS John LaFarge | John LaFarge | 1822  | standard  | 16 October 1943 | 12 November 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS John Langdon | John Langdon | 77  | standard  | 14 January 1942 | 14 April 1942 | To Russia 1944 as Tbilisi, scrapped 1977
SS John Laurance | John Laurance | 108  | standard  | 13 July 1942 | 18 September 1942 | Scrapped 1963
SS John Lawson | John Lawson | 1985  | standard  | 26 May 1943 | 24 June 1943 | Sold private 1947, converted to LNG carrier Beauvais, scrapped 1967
SS John Lind | John Lind | 1573  | standard  | 21 May 1943 | 11 June 1943 | Scrapped 1972
SS John M. Bozeman | John M. Bozeman | 2090  | standard  | 6 September 1943 | 21 September 1943 | Scrapped 1972
SS John M. Brooke | John M. Brooke | 1550  | standard  | 30 December 1943 | 24 February 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS John M. Clayton | John M. Clayton | 687  | standard  | 23 November 1942 | 27 December 1942 | Bombed off Mindoro 1945, beached and repaired, to U.S. Navy as Harcourt (IX-225), scrapped 1962
SS John M. Harlan | John M. Harlan | 1497  | standard  | 5 May 1943 | 29 August 1943 | Scrapped 1966
SS John M. Morehead | John M. Morehead | 1977  | standard  | 5 May 1943 | 29 May 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1966
SS John M. Palmer | John M. Palmer | 453  | standard  | 15 December 1942 | 19 January 1943 | To U.S. Navy as Draco (AK-79), sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS John M. Parker | John M. Parker | 2456  | standard  | 27 January 1944 | 11 March 1944 | Scrapped 1958
SS John M. Schofield | John M. Schofield | 433  | standard  | 17 October 1942 | 23 November 1942 | Scrapped 1962
SS John M. T. Finney | John M. T. Finney | 991  | standard  | 27 April 1943 | 21 May 1943 | Torpedoed and lost off Bizerta 1943
SS John Marshall | John Marshall | 2  | standard  | 18 August 1941 | 21 February 1942 | YAG 1955, scrapped 1971
SS John Martin Miller | John Martin Miller | 2991  | standard  | 15 December 1944 | 19 January 1945 | Scrapped 1971
SS John Mary Odin | John Mary Odin | 857  | standard  | 5 May 1943 | 15 June 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS John Mason | John Mason | 815  | standard  | 24 June 1943 | 12 August 1943 | Sold private 1947, wrecked and scrapped 1966
SS John McDonogh | John McDonogh | 1733  | standard  | 11 May 1943 | 16 June 1943 | Sold private 1951, scrapped 1969
SS John McKinley | John McKinley | 1495  | standard  | 23 March 1943 | 31 July 1943 | Scrapped 1967
SS John McLean | John McLean | 499  | standard  | 14 September 1942 | 23 October 1942 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1970
SS John McLoughlin | John McLoughlin | 548  | standard  | 22 May 1942 | 4 July 1942 | Scrapped 1971
SS John Merrick | John Merrick | 1990  | standard  | 12 June 1943 | 11 July 1943 | Scrapped 1967
SS John Milledge | John Milledge | 346  | standard  | 27 June 1942 | 21 February 1943 | Scrapped 1965
SS John Miller | John Miller | 2515  | standard  | 7 December 1944 | 15 January 1945 | Scrapped 1971
SS John Minto | John Minto | 2021  | standard  | 9 May 1943 | 28 May 1943 | To Russia 1943 as Vitebsk, scrapped 1972
SS John Mitchell | John Mitchell | 311  | standard  | 23 July 1942 | 7 September 1942 | Scrapped 1967
SS John Morgan | John Morgan | 978  | standard  | 31 March 1943 | 4 May 1943 | Exploded and lost after collision off Cape Henry 1943
SS John Morton | John Morton | 258  | standard  | 22 May 1942 | 21 July 1942 | Scrapped 1972
SS John Muir | John Muir | 1226  | standard  | 31 July 1942 | 22 November 1942 | Scrapped 1966
SS John Murray Forbes | John Murray Forbes | 770  | standard  | 29 September 1942 | 26 November 1942 | Scrapped 1967
SS John N. Maffitt | John Maffitt | 1997  | standard  | 4 July 1943 | 4 August 1943 | Scrapped 1966
SS John N. Robins | John N. Robins | 819  | standard  | 9 August 1943 | 30 September 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1964
SS John Owen | John Owen | 1970  | standard  | 15 April 1943 | 10 May 1943 | Scrapped 1964
SS John P. Altgeld | John P. Altgeld | 1896  | tanker  | 17 September 1943 | 18 October 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS John P. Gaines | John P. Gaines | 2045  | standard  | 21 June 1943 | 11 July 1943 | Wrecked and lost in the Aleutians 1943
SS John P. Harris | John P. Harris | 2877  | standard  | 3 August 1944 | 13 September 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS John P. Holland | John P. Holland | 589  | standard  | 2 October 1942 | 29 October 1942 | Scrapped 1964
SS John P. Mitchel | John P. Mitchel | 1975  | standard  | 28 April 1943 | 23 May 1943 | Scrapped 1971
SS John P. Poe | John P. Poe | 54  | standard  | 24 May 1942 | 25 July 1942 | Scrapped 1972
SS John Page | John Page | 286  | standard  | 11 March 1942 | 19 May 1942 | Scrapped 1959
SS John Paul Jones | John Paul Jones | 67  | standard  | 27 June 1941 | 3 December 1941 | Scrapped 1970
SS John Penn | John Penn | 218  | standard  | 23 September 1941 | 12 April 1942 | Torpedoed and scuttled off Greenland 1942
SS John Philip Sousa | John Philip Sousa | 1200  | standard  | 29 March 1943 | 4 July 1943 | Sold private 1947, wrecked 1965, declared total loss, scrapped. The ship's bell is used by the United States Marine Band in concert.
SS John R. McQuigg | John R. McQuigg | 2311  | standard  | 14 June 1944 | 19 July 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS John R. Park | John R. Park | 466  | standard  | 22 January 1943 | 20 February 1943 | Torpedoed and lost off Cornwall 1945
SS John Randolph | John Randolph | 19  | standard  | 15 July 1941 | 30 December 1941 | Mined in the Denmark Strait 1942, salvaged and hulked, scrapped 1952
SS John Reed | John Reed | 2099  | standard  | 7 August 1943 | 31 August 1943 | Sold private 1947, wrecked and scrapped 1966
SS John Ringling | John Ringling | 2494  | standard  | 1 August 1944 | 10 September 1944 | Scrapped 1972
SS John Roach | John Roach | 2267  | standard  | 7 February 1944 | 1 March 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS John Robert Gordon | John Robert Gordon | 3113  | standard  | 29 March 1945 | 22 May 1945 | Sold private 1947, wrecked 1963 and scrapped
SS John Ross | John Ross | 1589  | standard  | 19 June 1943 | 10 July 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1973
SS John Russell Pope | John Russell Pope | 1794  | standard  | 4 September 1943 | 27 September 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1973
SS John Rutledge | John Rutledge | 495  | standard  | 22 August 1942 | 29 September 1942 | Scrapped 1966
SS John S. Bassett | John S. Bassett | 1707  | standard  | 4 August 1943 | 29 August 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1964
SS John S. Casement | John S. Casement | 1654  | standard  | 22 April 1943 | 13 May 1943 | Sold private 1947, damaged and scrapped 1967
SS John S. Copley | John S. Copley | 604  | standard  | 9 November 1942 | 5 December 1942 | Scrapped 1959
SS John S. Mosby | John S. Mosby | 1207  | standard  | 22 July 1943 | 3 October 1943 | Scrapped 1971
SS John S. Pillsbury | John S. Pillsbury | 730  | standard  | 20 February 1943 | 19 March 1943 | Scrapped 1968
SS John S. Sargent | John S. Sargent | 1582  | standard  | 6 June 1943 | 27 June 1943 | Scrapped 1970
SS John Sedgwick | John Sedgwick | 652  | standard  | 31 August 1942 | 7 October 1942 | Scrapped 1963
SS John Sergeant | John Sergeant | 63  | standard  | 6 July 1942 | 21 August 1942 | Scrapped 1972
SS John Sevier | John Sevier | 236  | standard  | 18 March 1942 | 30 April 1942 | Torpedoed and lost off Cuba 1943
SS John Sharp Williams | John Sharp Williams | 1047  | standard  | 3 May 1943 | 8 June 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS John Sherman | John Sherman | 2131  | standard  | 1 December 1943 | 23 December 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS John Stagg | John Stagg  | 1737  | tanker  | 18 May 1943 | 7 July 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS John Steele | John Steele | 289  | standard  | 30 April 1942 | 21 June 1942 | Scrapped 1961
SS John Stevens | John Stevens | 330  | standard  | 13 August 1942 | 22 September 1942 | Scrapped 1962
SS John Stevenson | John Stevenson | 1011  | standard  | 1 June 1943 | 30 June 1943 | To U.S. Navy as YAG 1955, scrapped 1971
SS John Straub | John Straub | 2533  | standard  | 8 November 1943 | 27 November 1943 | Broke in two and sank 1944
SS John Sullivan | John Sullivan | 214  | standard  | 17 January 1943 | 28 March 1943 | Scrapped 1963
SS John Swett | John Swett | 2171  | standard  | 30 September 1943 | 19 October 1943 | Scrapped 1965
SS John T. Clark | John T. Clark | 1824  | standard  | 17 October 1943 | 15 November 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1975
SS John T. Holt | John T. Holt | 1758  | standard  | 30 June 1943 | 29 July 1943 | Scrapped 1962
SS John T. McMillan | John T. McMillan | 1575  | standard  | 25 May 1943 | 15 June 1943 | Scrapped 1970
SS John Tipton | John Tipton | 2225  | standard  | 17 August 1943 | 8 September 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS John Trumbull | John Trumbull | 337  | standard  | 26 November 1942 | 25 February 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1970
SS John Vining | John M. Vining | 138  | standard  | 27 September 1942 | 23 November 1942 | Scrapped 1960
SS John W. Brown | John W. Brown | 312  | standard  | 28 July 1942 | 7 September 1942 | Active: preserved as a memorial in Baltimore MD
SS John W. Burgess | John W. Burgess | 2730  | standard  | 20 December 1943 | 12 January 1944 | Scrapped 1964
SS John W. Cullen | John W. Cullen | 1597  | standard  | 29 January 1943 | 22 February 1943 | Scrapped 1963
SS John W. Davis | John Wesley Davis | 2536  | standard  | 13 November 1943 | 3 December 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS John W. Draper | John W. Draper | 2823  | standard  | 14 September 1944 | 21 October 1944 | To U.S. Navy as Gratia (AKS-11), to NDRF 1947, scrapped 1965
SS John W. Foster | John W. Foster | 2166  | standard  | 23 September 1943 | 11 October 1943 | Scrapped 1971
SS John W. Garrett | John W. Garrett | 1768  | standard  | 23 July 1943 | 19 August 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS John W. Gates | John W. Gates | 2421  | standard  | 25 October 1943 | 7 December 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS John W. Griffiths | John W. Griffiths | 1548  | standard  | 13 December 1943 | 9 February 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1965
SS John W. Hoyt | John W. Hoyt | 2141  | standard  | 9 August 1943 | 31 August 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS John W. Mackay | John W. Mackay | 1570  | standard  | 14 May 1943 | 6 June 1943 | Scrapped 1969
SS John W. Meldrum | John W. Meldrum | 2120  | standard  | 18 October 1943 | 13 November 1943 | Scrapped 1971
SS John W. Powell | John Wesley Powell[33] | 1022  | standard  | 23 June 1943 | 28 July 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS John W. Searles | John W. Searles | 2540  | standard  | 6 November 1943 | 2 December 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1972
SS John W. Troy | John W. Troy | 2581  | standard  | 22 December 1943 | 10 January 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS John W. Weeks | John W. Weeks | 617  | standard  | 9 December 1942 | 2 January 1943 | To U.S. Navy 1951 as DuPage (APB-51), scrapped 1959
SS John Walker | John Walker | 305  | standard  | 1 June 1942 | 22 July 1942 | Scrapped 1961
SS John Wanamaker | John Wanamaker | 1010  | standard  | 31 May 1943 | 11 July 1943 | Scrapped 1969
SS John White | John White | 1218  | standard  | 17 November 1943 | 31 December 1943 | To U.S. Navy as Menkar (AK-123), to USCG 1944, scrapped 1964
SS John Whiteaker | John Whiteaker | 1590  | standard  | 9 January 1943 | 7 February 1943 | To U.S. Navy as Situla (AK-140), scrapped 1961
SS John Winthrop | John Winthrop | 202  | standard  | 24 September 1941 | 7 June 1942 | Torpedoed and lost in the North Atlantic 1942
SS John Wise | John Wise | 251  | standard  | 16 March 1942 | 14 June 1942 | Scrapped 1971
SS John Witherspoon | John Witherspoon | 31  | standard  | 10 December 1941 | 4 March 1942 | Torpedoed and lost in the Kara Sea 1942
SS John Woolman | John Woolman | 973  | standard  | 20 March 1943 | 22 April 1943 | Scrapped 1960
SS John Wright Stanly | John Wright Stanly | 881  | standard  | 18 December 1942 | 19 January 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS Johnny Appleseed | Johnny Appleseed | 2965  | standard  | 2 September 1944 | 11 October 1944 | Scrapped 1964
SS Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 947  | standard  | 25 January 1943 | 10 March 1943 | Mined in Marseilles 1944, repaired and sold private 1946, wrecked and abandoned 1966
SS Jonas Lie | Jonas Lie | 2876  | standard  | 24 July 1944 | 7 September 1944 | Torpedoed and lost in Bristol Channel 1945
SS Jonathan Edwards | Jonathan Edwards | 237  | standard  | 23 March 1942 | 5 May 1942 | Scrapped 1961
SS Jonathan Elmer | Jonathan Elmer | 308  | standard  | 11 July 1942 | 31 August 1942 | Scrapped 1960
SS Jonathan Grout | Jonathan Grout | 128  | standard  | 11 May 1942 | 8 August 1942 | Scrapped 1970
SS Jonathan Harrington | Jonathan Harrington  | 561  | standard  | 11 July 1942 | 17 August 1942 | Scrapped 1969
SS Jonathan Jennings | Jonathan Jennings | 2012  | standard  | 23 April 1943 | 12 May 1943 | To U.S. Navy as Talita (AKS-8), scrapped 1964
SS Jonathan P. Dolliver | Jonathan P. Dolliver | 1558  | standard  | 8 May 1943 | 3 June 1943 | Scrapped 1972
SS Jonathan Sturges | Jonathan Sturges | 136  | standard  | 20 August 1942 | 20 October 1942 | Torpedoed and lost in the North Atlantic, 1943
SS Jonathan Trumbull | Jonathan Trumbull | 137  | standard  | 8 September 1942 | 7 November 1942 | Scrapped 1970
SS Jonathan Worth | Jonathan Worth | 897  | standard  | 11 February 1943 | 12 March 1943 | Scrapped 1969
SS Jose Artigas | José Artigas | 1812  | standard  | 1 October 1943 | 23 October 1943 | Scrapped 1962
SS Jose Bonifacio | José Bonifácio | 907  | standard  | 16 March 1943 | 14 April 1943 | Scrapped 1970
SS Jose C. Barbosa | José C. Barbosa | 2707  | standard  | 15 November 1943 | 5 December 1943 | Scrapped 1960
SS Jose G. Benitez | José G. Benítez | 2429  | standard  | 22 December 1943 | 17 February 1944 | Sold private 1947, wrecked and scrapped 1967
SS Jose J. Acosta | José J. Acosta | 2127  | standard  | 19 November 1943 | 10 December 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS Jose M. Morelos | José M. Morelos | 2772  | standard  | 28 February 1944 | 21 March 1944 | Scrapped 1972
SS Jose Marti | José Martí | 1017  | standard  | 12 June 1943 | 16 July 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1966
SS Jose Navarro | José Navarro | 1951  | standard  | 27 July 1943 | 13 September 1943 | Torpedoed and lost in the Indian Ocean 1943
SS Jose Pedro Varela | José Pedro Varela | 2688  | standard  | 5 May 1944 | 25 May 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Jose Sepulveda | José Sepúlveda  | 1647  | standard  | 10 April 1943 | 2 May 1943 | To Russia 1944 as Suchan, later Partizansk, scrapped 1977
SS Joseph A. Brown | Joseph A. Brown | 1967  | standard  | 7 April 1943 | 30 April 1943 | Scrapped 1975
SS Joseph A. Holmes | Joseph A. Holmes | 1708  | standard  | 21 June 1943 | 11 July 1943 | Scrapped 1965
SS Joseph Alston | Joseph Alston | 864  | standard  | 10 October 1942 | 20 November 1942 | Scrapped 1967
SS Joseph Augustin Chevalier | Joseph Augustin Chevalier | 3029  | standard  | 20 April 1944 | 7 June 1944 | Sold private 1947, sunk 1961
SS Joseph B. Eastman | Joseph B. Eastman | 2655  | standard  | 30 May 1944 | 1 July 1944 | Sold private April 1947 renamed Portmar, sold for scrap April 1971[34]
SS Joseph C. Avery | Joseph C. Avery | 2020  | standard  | 7 May 1943 | 27 May 1943 | To Russia 1943 as Kherson, wrecked and scrapped 1943
SS Joseph C. Lincoln | Joseph C. Lincoln | 3035  | standard  | 8 May 1944 | 24 June 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1966
SS Joseph Carrigan | Joseph Carrigan | 3103  | standard  | 29 January 1945 | 28 March 1945 | Mined off Labuan 1945, declared total loss but sold, scrapped 1948
SS Joseph E. Brown | Joseph E. Brown | 1058  | standard  | 9 June 1943 | 19 August 1943 | Reefed 20 miles South-west off Destin FL, 1977
SS Joseph E. Johnston | Joseph E. Johnston | 113  | standard  | 15 September 1942 | 16 November 1942 | Scrapped 1969
SS Joseph E. Wing | Joseph E. Wing | 2133  | standard  | 13 December 1943 | 5 January 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1963
SS Joseph Francis | Joseph Francis | 1875  | standard  | 4 August 1943 | 27 August 1943 | Scrapped 1960
SS Joseph G. Cannon | Joseph G. Cannon | 447  | standard  | 28 November 1942 | 31 December 1942 | Bombed off Sicily 1943, repaired, scrapped 1972
SS Joseph Gale | Joseph Gale | 594  | standard  | 16 October 1942 | 11 November 1942 | Scrapped 1962
SS Joseph Goldberger | Joseph Goldberger | 1917  | tanker  | 1 August 1943 | 14 September 1943 | Sold private 1948, scrapped 1969
SS Joseph H. Hollister | Joseph H. Hollister | 693  | standard  | 7 December 1942 | 5 January 1943 | Scrapped 1966
SS Joseph H. Kibbey | Joseph H. Kibbey | 1961  | standard  | 25 September 1943 | 6 November 1943 | To U.S. Navy as Phobos (AK-129), scrapped 1970
SS Joseph H. Martin | Joseph H. Martin | 1065  | standard  | 30 August 1943 | 18 October 1943 | Scrapped 1972
SS Joseph H. Nicholson | Joseph H. Nicholson | 994  | standard  | 3 May 1943 | 30 May 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1971
SS Joseph Habersham | Joseph Habersham | 1064  | standard  | 20 August 1943 | 12 October 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS Joseph Henry | Joseph Henry | 1751  | standard  |  | 23 November 1959 Delivered  | Sold 12 October 1943[35]
SS Joseph Hewes | Joseph Hewes | 217  | standard  | 22 September 1941 | 29 March 1942 | Scrapped 1968
SS Joseph Holt | Joseph Holt | 432  | standard  | 15 October 1942 | 20 November 1942 | Grounded at Buckner Bay, Okinawa, in a 1945 typhoon, then fitted with a remote control engine room by the US Navy for use as an minesweeper for pressure mines,[36] scrapped 1961
SS Joseph Hooker | Joseph Hooker | 323  | standard  | 2 March 1942 | 20 June 1942 | Scrapped 1967
SS Joseph I. Kemp | Joseph I. Kemp | 3027  | standard  | 5 April 1944 | 16 May 1944 | Sold private 1947, wrecked and scrapped 1966
SS Joseph J. Kinyoun | Joseph J. Kinyoun | 2756  | standard  | 3 February 1944 | 22 February 1944 | Sold private 1947, wrecked and scrapped 1966
SS Joseph Jefferson | Joseph Jefferson | 607  | standard  | 16 November 1942 | 11 December 1942 | Scrapped 1961
SS Joseph K. Toole | Joseph K. Toole | 1723  | standard  | 17 July 1943 | 8 August 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1965
SS Joseph L. Meek | Joseph L. Meek | 596  | standard  | 20 October 1942 | 16 November 1942 | Reefed off Pensacola FL 1976
SS Joseph Lane | Joseph Lane | 551  | standard  | 31 May 1942 | 14 July 1942 | Scrapped 1966
SS Joseph LeConte | Joseph LeConte | 1983  | standard  | 22 May 1943 | 17 June 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1971
SS Joseph Lee | Joseph Lee | 3078  | standard  | 18 October 1944 | 3 December 1944 | Scrapped 1964
SS Joseph Leidy | Joseph Leidy | 976  | standard  | 27 March 1943 | 30 April 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1966
SS Joseph M. Carey | Joseph M. Carey | 2250  | standard  | 25 September 1943 | 13 October 1943 | Scrapped 1972
SS Joseph M. Medill | Joseph M. Medill | 1523  | standard  | 28 September 1942 | 3 May 1943 | Scrapped 1960
SS Joseph M. Terrell | Joseph M. Terrell | 1515  | standard  | 23 December 1943 | 14 February 1944 | Scrapped 1966
SS Joseph McKenna | Joseph McKenna | 86  | standard  | 16 April 1942 | 12 June 1942 | Scrapped 1962
SS Joseph Murgas | Joseph Murgas | 2881  | standard  | 1 September 1944 | 12 October 1944 | Scrapped 1972
SS Joseph N. Dinand | Joseph N. Dinand | 3043  | standard  | 8 June 1944 | 29 July 1944 | Sold private 1947, scuttled with obsolete ammo 1964
SS Joseph N. Nicollet | Joseph N. Nicollet | 1050  | standard  | 22 April 1943 | 24 May 1943 | Scrapped 1959
SS Joseph N. Teal | Joseph Nathan Teal | 581  | standard  | 13 September 1942 | 23 September 1942 | Scrapped 1963
SS Joseph P. Bradley | Joseph P. Bradley | 971  | standard  | 17 March 1943 | 17 April 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1964
SS Joseph Priestley | Joseph Priestley | 1675  | standard  | 25 May 1943 | 17 June 1943 | Scrapped 1970
SS Joseph Pulitzer | Joseph Pulitzer | 644  | standard  | 10 August 1942 | 18 September 1942 | Scrapped 1973
SS Joseph R. Lamar | Joseph R. Lamar | 1491  | standard  | 1 August 1942 | 29 April 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS Joseph Reynolds | Joseph Reynolds | 1870  | standard  | 23 July 1943 | 16 August 1943 | Scrapped 1959
SS Joseph Rodman Drake | Joseph Rodman Drake | 488  | standard  | 20 June 1942 | 21 August 1942 | Scrapped 1972
SS Joseph S. Emery | Joseph S. Emery | 1567  | standard  | 8 May 1943 | 31 May 1943 | Scrapped 1960
SS Joseph S. McDonagh | Joseph S. McDonagh | 2883  | standard  | 14 September 1944 | 27 October 1944 | Wrecked 1946, TL
SS Joseph Simon | Joseph Simon | 2061  | standard  | 20 July 1943 | 8 August 1943 | Scrapped 1960
SS Joseph Smith | Joseph Smith | 1119  | standard  | 28 April 1943 | 22 May 1943 | Broke up and scuttled in the Atlantic 1944
SS Joseph Squires | Joseph Squires | 3028  | standard  | 12 April 1944 | 22 May 1944 | Scrapped 1969
SS Joseph Stanton | Joseph Stanton Jr. | 304  | standard  | 2 May 1942 | 4 July 1942 | Scrapped 1964
SS Joseph Story | Joseph Story | 655  | standard  | 9 September 1942 | 15 October 1942 | Scrapped 1963
SS Joseph T. Robinson | Joseph T. Robinson | 119  | standard  | 17 November 1942 | 6 January 1943 | Scrapped 1967
SS Joseph V. Connolly | Joseph V. Connolly | 3143  | boxed aircraft transport  | 25 May 1945 | 9 July 1945 | Burnt and sank in the North Atlantic 1948
SS Joseph W. Folk | Joseph W. Folk | 2074  | standard  | 12 August 1943 | 1 September 1943 | Scrapped 1970
SS Joseph Warren | Joseph Warren | 782  | standard  | 1 February 1943 | 5 April 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS Joseph Watt | Joseph Watt | 2042  | standard  | 15 June 1943 | 4 July 1943 | To Russia 1943 as Erevan, scrapped 1975
SS Joseph Weydemeyer | Joseph Weydemeyer | 2822  | standard  | 3 October 1944 | 11 November 1944 | Scrapped 1961
SS Joseph Wheeler | Joseph Wheeler | 13  | standard  | 2 August 1942 | 11 October 1942 | Bombed in Bari, 1943, scrapped
SS Josephine Shaw Lowell | Josephine Shaw Lowell | 2296  | standard  | 19 February 1944 | 4 April 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Joshua A. Leach | Joshua A. Leach | 1952  | standard  | 7 August 1943 | 24 September 1943 | Sold private 1947, wrecked and scrapped 1967
SS Joshua B. Lippincott | Joshua B. Lippincott | 1841  | standard  | 16 November 1943 | 5 December 1943 | Scrapped 1971
SS Joshua Hendy | Joshua Hendy | 1696  | standard  | 24 June 1943 | 20 July 1943 | Seagoing cowboys livestock ship 1945-47, scrapped 1961
SS Joshua L. Chamberlain | Joshua L. Chamberlain | 805  | standard  | 27 April 1943 | 14 June 1943 | Scrapped 1966
SS Joshua Seney | Joshua Seney | 134  | standard  | 9 August 1942 | 9 October 1942 | Scrapped 1962
SS Joshua Slocum | Joshua Slocum | 3082  | standard  | 4 November 1944 | 17 December 1944 | Scrapped 1965
SS Joshua Thomas | Joshua Thomas | 1760  | standard  | 10 July 1943 | 5 August 1943 | Reefed off South Padre Island TX 1975
SS Joshua W. Alexander | Joshua W. Alexander | 1004  | standard  | 22 May 1943 | 19 June 1943 | Wrecked and scrapped 1945
SS Josiah B. Grinnell | Josiah B. Grinnell | 527  | standard  | 29 January 1943 | 4 March 1943 | Scrapped 1966
SS Josiah Bartlett | Josiah Bartlett | 205  | standard  | 18 May 1942 | 27 September 1942 | Scrapped 1967
SS Josiah Cohen | Josiah Cohen | 2887  | standard  | 13 October 1944 | 23 November 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1971
SS Josiah D. Whitney | Josiah Dwight Whitney | 1637  | standard  | 22 March 1943 | 16 April 1943 | To U.S. Navy as Livingston (AP-163), scrapped 1973
SS Josiah Earl | Josiah Earl | 1662  | standard  | 4 May 1943 | 27 May 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS Josiah G. Holland | Josiah G. Holland | 1884  | tanker  | 14 August 1943 | 17 September 1943 | Sold private 1947, grounded on Great Sitkin Island 1965
SS Josiah Nelson Cushing | Josiah Nelson Cushing | 1651  | standard  | 16 April 1943 | 8 May 1943 | Scrapped 1967
SS Josiah Parker | Josiah Parker | 132  | standard  | 16 July 1942 | 26 September 1942 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1964
SS Josiah Quincy | Josiah Quincy | 799  | standard  | 8 June 1943 | 28 July 1943 | Scrapped 1972
SS Josiah Royce | Josiah Royce | 714  | standard  | 20 January 1943 | 16 February 1943 | Scrapped 1966
SS Josiah Snelling | Josiah Snelling | 541  | standard  | 6 April 1943 | 30 April 1943 | Kamikazied 1945, repaired, scrapped 1961
SS Josiah Tattnall III | Josiah Tattnall III | 2884  | standard  | 23 September 1944 | 3 November 1944 | Scrapped 1970
SS Joyce Kilmer | Joyce Kilmer | 1796  | standard  | 7 September 1943 | 1 October 1943 | Scrapped 1968
SS Juan Bautista de Anza | Juan Bautista de Anza | 1657  | standard  | 26 April 1943 | 18 May 1943 | To U.S. Navy as Lynx (AK-100), scrapped 1972
SS Juan Cabrillo | Juan Cabrillo | 291  | standard  | 9 May 1942 | 27 June 1942 | Scrapped 1961
SS Juan de Fuca | Juan de Fuca | 1747  | standard  |  | 11 January 1943 Delivered  | Sold 3 March 1948[37]
SS Juan Flaco Brown | Juan Flaco Brown | 1634  | standard  | 16 March 1943 | 12 April 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS Juan N. Seguin | Juan N. Seguin | 2934  | standard  | 26 April 1944 | 31 May 1944 | Scrapped 1966
SS Juan Pablo Duarte | Juan Pablo Duarte | 2757  | standard  | 5 February 1944 | 23 February 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1963
SS Jubal A. Early | Jubal A. Early | 839  | standard  | 6 February 1943 | 19 March 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Judah P. Benjamin | Judah P. Benjamin | 7  | standard  | 25 April 1942 | 1 July 1942 | Scrapped 1961
SS Judah Touro | Judah Touro | 1927  | tanker  | 20 October 1943 | 5 December 1943 | To U.S. Navy as Mink (IX-123), sold private 1951, scrapped 1967
SS Julia L. Dumont | Julia L. Dumont | 2718  | standard  | 2 December 1943 | 20 December 1943 | Scrapped 1966
SS Julia P. Shaw | Julia P. Shaw | 3083  | standard  | 4 November 1944 | 17 December 1944 | Scrapped 1964
SS Julia Ward Howe | Julia Ward Howe | 335  | standard  | 8 September 1942 | 26 November 1942 | Torpedoed and lost off the Azores 1943
SS Julian W. Mack | Julian W. Mack | 2234  | standard  | 12 December 1943 | 7 January 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS Julien Dubuque | Julien Dubuque | 523  | standard  | 9 January 1943 | 16 February 1943 | Scrapped 1971
SS Julien Poydras | Julien Poydras | 1048  | standard  | 11 April 1943 | 17 May 1943 | Scrapped 1971
SS Juliette Low | Juliette Low | 2446  | standard  | 15 March 1944 | 12 May 1944 | Scrapped 1972
SS Julius Olsen | Julius Olsen | 2923  | standard  | 6 March 1944 | 14 April 1944 | Sold private 1947, wrecked and scrapped 1967
SS Julius Rosenwald | Julius Rosenwald | 1533  | standard  | 7 July 1943 | 13 September 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1963
SS Junipero Serra | Junípero Serra | 292  | standard  | 20 May 1942 | 30 June 1942 | Scrapped 1959
SS Junius Smith | Junius Smith | 2505  | standard  | 11 October 1944 | 14 November 1944 | Scrapped 1965
SS Justin S. Morrill | Justin S. Morrill | 461  | standard  | 7 January 1943 | 13 February 1943 | Scrapped 1962
SS Justo Arosemena | Justo Arosemena | 2698  | standard  | 7 June 1944 | 26 June 1944 | Scrapped 1970

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SS Kate Douglas Wiggin | Kate Douglas Wiggin | 2175  | standard  | 6 October 1943 | 25 October 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS Katharine B. Sherwood | Kate Brownlee Sherwood | 2813  | standard  | 18 August 1944 | 26 September 1944 | Scrapped 1966
SS Katharine L. Bates | Katharine L. Bates | 2911  | standard  | 18 December 1943 | 9 February 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS Keith Palmer | Keith Palmer | 2914  | standard  | 10 January 1944 | 23 February 1944 | Scrapped 1968
SS Keith Vawter | Keith Vawter | 2182  | standard  | 17 October 1943 | 5 November 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1972
SS Kemp P. Battle | Kemp P. Battle | 1973  | standard  | 23 April 1943 | 18 May 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Kenneth A. J. MacKenzie | Kenneth A. J. MacKenzie | 1606  | standard  | 18 February 1943 | 11 March 1943 | Scrapped 1970
USS Kent Island (AKS-26) | Kent Island, Maryland | 3092  | standard  | 19 November 1944 | 9 January 1945 | To U.S. Navy as AKS-26, scrapped 1961
SS Kenyon L. Butterfield | Kenyon L. Butterfield | 3065  | standard  | 1 September 1944 | 17 October 1944 | Scrapped 1971
SS Kermit Roosevelt | Kermit Roosevelt | 2680  | standard  | 30 August 1944 | 5 October 1944 | To U.S. Navy as ARG-16, scrapped 1960
SS Key Pittman | Key Pittman | 512  | standard  | 21 November 1942 | 22 December 1942 | To U.S. Navy as Leonis (AK-128), scrapped 1969
SS King Hathaway | King Hathaway | 2819  | standard  | 12 September 1944 | 24 October 1944 | Scrapped 1971
SS King S. Woolsey | King S. Woolsey | 681  | standard  | 9 November 1942 | 13 December 1942 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS Kit Carson | Kit Carson | 243  | standard  | 17 September 1941 | 6 February 1942 | Scrapped 1966
SS Knute Nelson | Knute Nelson | 731  | standard  | 24 February 1943 | 22 March 1943 | Scrapped 1970
SS Knute Rockne | Knute Rockne | 1111  | standard  | 9 April 1943 | 6 May 1943 | Scrapped 1972
USS Kochab (AKS-6) | the star Kochab | 2459  | standard  | 18 February 1944 | 30 March 1944 | To U.S. Navy as Kochab (AKS-6), to NDRF 1946, scrapped 1965
SS Kyle V. Johnson | Kyle V. Johnson | 2948  | standard  | 20 June 1944 | 28 July 1944 | Scrapped 1975

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SS L. H. McNelly | L. H. McNelly | 1958  | standard  | 1 September 1943 | 19 October 1943 | Sold private 1947, sunk 1967
SS Lafcadio Hearn | Lafcadio Hearn | 1740  | tanker  | 7 June 1943 | 31 July 1943 | Sold private 1948, scrapped 1969
SS Lambert Cadwalader | Lambert Cadwalader | 273  | standard  | 8 September 1942 | 16 November 1942 | Scrapped 1960
SS Langdon Cheves | Langdon Cheves | 1051  | standard  | 29 March 1943 | 22 May 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS LaSalle Seam | LaSalle Seam | 2836  | collier  | 20 November 1944 | 24 January 1945 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Laura Bridgman | Laura Bridgman | 2382  | standard  | 23 September 1944 | 30 October 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Laura Drake Gill | Laura Drake Gill | 2943  | standard  | 1 June 1944 | 8 July 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS Laura Keene | Laura Keene | 1752  | standard  |  | 21 February 1943 Delivered  | Grain storage 1950s, sold for scrap 16 October 1972[38]
SS Laurence J. Gallagher | Laurence J. Gallagher | 2845  | standard  | 24 January 1945 | 28 February 1945 | Sold private 1951, scrapped 1966
SS Lawrence D. Tyson | Lawrence D. Tyson | 1988  | standard  | 5 June 1943 | 3 July 1943 | Scrapped 1971
SS Lawrence Gianella | Lawrence Gianella | 2125  | standard  | 11 November 1943 | 29 November 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1965
SS Lawrence J. Brengle | Lawrence J. Brengle | 2616  | standard  | 3 March 1944 | 5 April 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Lawrence T. Sullivan | Lawrence T. Sullivan | 3102  | standard  | 29 January 1945 | 28 March 1945 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1971
SS Lawton B. Evans | Lawton Bryan Evans | 746  | standard  | 18 November 1942 | 13 January 1943 | Scrapped 1960
SS LeBaron Russell Briggs | LeBaron Russell Briggs | 2301  | standard  | 29 March 1944 | 12 May 1944 | Scuttled off Cape Canaveral FL, with a cargo of nerve gas 1970
SS Lee S. Overman | Lee S. Overman | 1981  | standard  | 16 May 1943 | 11 June 1943 | Mined and lost off Le Havre 1944[39]
SS Leif Ericson | Leif Ericson | 1930  | tanker  | 11 October 1943 | 24 December 1943 | To U.S. Navy as Porcupine (IX-126), bombed, torpedoed and lost in Leyte Gulf, 1944
SS Leif M. Olson | Leif M. Olson | 3114  | standard  | 12 February 1945 | 14 April 1945 | Scrapped 1971
SS Leland Stanford | Leland Stanford | 298  | standard  | 23 June 1942 | 4 August 1942 | Scrapped 1967
SS Leo J. Duster | Leo J. Duster | 1829  | standard  | 25 October 1943 | 21 November 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS Leon Godchaux | Leon Godchaux | 1934  | tanker  | 16 November 1943 | 7 January 1944 | To U.S. Navy as Wildcat (IX-130), then AW-2, to NDRF 1946, scrapped 1968
SS Leon S. Merrill | Leon S. Merrill | 3090  | standard  | 4 December 1944 | 27 January 1945 | Stern scrapped 1965, bow converted into derrick barge
SS Leonardo L. Romero | Leonardo L. Romero | 2995  | standard  | 4 January 1945 | 4 February 1945 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1970
SS Leonidas Merritt | Leonidas Merritt | 1564  | standard  | 31 May 1943 | 30 June 1943 | Kamikazied in Leyte Gulf 1944, repaired, scrapped 1970
SS Leonidas Polk | Leonidas Polk | 144  | standard  | 24 November 1942 | 7 January 1943 | Scrapped 1965
SS Leopold Damrosch | Leopold Damrosch | 1915  | standard  | 29 October 1943 | 25 November 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS Leslie M. Shaw | Leslie M. Shaw | 444  | standard  | 15 November 1942 | 22 December 1942 | Scrapped 1961
SS Levi Woodbury | Levi Woodbury | 969  | standard  | 11 March 1943 | 15 April 1943 | Scrapped 1964
SS Lew Wallace | Lew Wallace | 485  | standard  | 4 June 1942 | 29 July 1942 | War Shipping Administration troop ship, capacity 1,014. Southwest Pacific Area Army X-124 7/44—1/45. Scrapped Union Minerals & Alloys, 1970[40][41]
SS Lewis Cass | Lewis Cass | 689  | standard  | 27 November 1942 | 29 December 1942 | Wrecked and abandoned off Mexico 1943
SS Lewis Emery Jr. | Lewis Emery, Jr. | 1806  | standard  | 22 September 1943 | 15 October 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Lewis L. Dyche | Lewis Lindsay Dyche | 2532  | standard  | 6 November 1943 | 26 November 1943 | Kamikazied and lost off Mindoro 1945
SS Lewis Morris | Lewis Morris | 250  | standard  | 3 March 1942 | 22 May 1942 | Scrapped 1961
USS Leyte (ARG-8) | Leyte | 2595  | standard  | 20 January 1944 | 18 February 1944 | To U.S. Navy as ARG-8, scrapped 1972
USS Liguria (AKS-15) | Liguria | 3071  | standard  | 19 September 1944 | 3 November 1944 | To U.S. Navy as AKS-15, scrapped 1974
SS Lillian Nordica | Lillian Nordica | 3010  | standard  | 1 February 1944 | 17 March 1944 | Scrapped 1965
SS Lillian Wald | Lillian Wald | 2722  | standard  | 9 December 1943 | 30 December 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1970
SS Lincoln Steffens | Lincoln Steffens | 668  | standard  | 11 October 1942 | 14 November 1942 | Scrapped 1971
SS Lindley M. Garrison | Lindley M. Garrison | 616  | standard  | 7 December 1942 | 31 December 1942 | Scrapped 1961
SS Linn Boyd | Linn Boyd | 2448  | standard  | 5 December 1943 | 28 January 1944 | Scrapped 1967
SS Linton Seam | Linton Seam | 2842  | collier  | 12 December 1944 | 21 February 1945 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1964
SS Lionel Copley | Lionel Copley | 1765  | standard  | 16 July 1943 | 12 August 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1972
SS Lloyd S. Carlson | Lloyd S. Carlson | 2989  | standard  | 7 December 1944 | 13 January 1945 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1970
SS Loammi Baldwin | Loammi Baldwin | 3060  | standard  | 17 August 1944 | 3 October 1944 | Scrapped 1965
SS Lorado Taft | Lorado Taft | 2953  | standard  | 13 July 1944 | 19 August 1944 | Scrapped 1966
SS Lord Delaware | Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
referred to as "Lord Delaware"  | 928  | standard  | 14 November 1942 | 19 December 1942 | Scrapped 1971
SS Lorenzo C. McCarthy | Lorenzo C. McCarthy | 3128  | boxed aircraft transport  | 23 May 1945 | 31 July 1945 | Scrapped 1971
SS Lorenzo De Zavala | Lorenzo De Zavala | 854  | standard  | 19 April 1943 | 29 May 1943 | Scrapped 1964
SS Lorrin A. Thurston | Lorrin A. Thurston | 2226  | standard  | 18 August 1943 | 10 September 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1971
SS Lot M. Morrill | Lot M. Morrill | 3042  | standard  | 8 June 1944 | 29 July 1944 | Scrapped 1967
SS Lot Whitcomb | Lot Whitcomb | 1594  | standard  | 17 January 1943 | 16 February 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Lou Gehrig | Lou Gehrig | 210  | standard  | 21 October 1942 | 17 January 1943 | Scrapped 1966
SS Louis A. Godey | Louis A. Godey | 1074  | standard  | 12 November 1943 | 20 December 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS Louis A. Sengteller | Louis A. Sengteller | 2149  | standard  | 24 August 1943 | 14 September 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS Louis Agassiz | Louis Agassiz | 1624  | standard  | 24 March 1943 | 13 April 1943 | To Russia 1943 as Emilian Pugachev, scrapped 1977
SS Louis Bamberger | Louis Bamberger | 2508  | standard  | 28 October 1944 | 29 November 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1971
SS Louis C. Tiffany | Louis C. Tiffany | 1846  | standard  | 23 November 1943 |  | Burnt on the ways and scrapped 1943
SS Louis D. Brandeis | Louis D. Brandeis | 943  | standard  | 31 December 1942 | 20 February 1943 | Scrapped 1964
SS Louis Hennepin | Louis Hennepin | 540  | standard  | 30 March 1943 | 29 April 1943 | Scrapped 1961
SS Louis Joliet | Louis Joliet | 449  | standard  | 2 December 1942 | 6 January 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Louis Kossuth | Louis Kossuth | 1838  | standard  | 13 November 1943 | 4 December 1943 | Scrapped 1959
SS Louis Marshall | Louis Marshall | 1019  | standard  | 15 June 1943 | 23 July 1943 | Sold private 1947, wrecked and sunk 1964
SS Louis McLane | Louis McLane | 684  | standard  | 16 November 1942 | 17 December 1942 | Scrapped 1966
SS Louis Pasteur | Louis Pasteur | 2123  | standard  | 30 October 1943 | 23 November 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1967
SS Louis Sloss | Louis Sloss | 2779  | standard  | 10 March 1944 | 3 April 1944 | Scrapped 1971
SS Louis Sullivan | Louis Sullivan | 2781  | standard  | 14 March 1944 | 5 April 1944 | Scrapped 1970
SS Louis Weule | Louis Weule | 2771  | standard  | 26 February 1944 | 20 March 1944 | Scrapped 1967
SS Louisa M. Alcott | Louisa M. Alcott | 992  | standard  | 30 April 1943 | 28 May 1943 | Scrapped 1970
SS Lucien B. Maxwell | Lucien B. Maxwell | 1959  | standard  | 7 September 1943 | 23 October 1943 | Wrecked and lost in the Seine Estuary 1945
SS Lucien Labaudt | Lucien Labaudt | 2782  | standard  | 17 March 1944 | 7 April 1944 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1969
SS Lucius Fairchild | Lucius Fairchild | 2521  | standard  | 18 October 1943 | 6 November 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Lucius Q. C. Lamar | Lucius Q. C. Lamar | 1029  | standard  | 25 January 1943 | 6 March 1943 | Scrapped 1967
SS Lucretia Mott | Lucretia Mott | 1607  | standard  | 20 February 1943 | 13 March 1943 | Scrapped 1968
SS Lucy Stone | Lucy Stone | 474  | standard  | 13 February 1943 | 13 March 1943 | Scrapped 1972
SS Luis Arguello | Luis Arguello | 679  | standard  | 5 November 1942 | 9 December 1942 | Scrapped 1960
SS Lunsford Richardson | Lunsford Richardson | 2374  | standard  | 2 August 1944 | 9 September 1944 | Scrapped 1961
SS Luther Burbank | Luther Burbank | 1099  | standard  | 12 March 1943 | 9 April 1943 | To U.S. Navy as Eridanus (AK-92), sold private 1947, broke in two 1955, repaired, scrapped 1972
SS Luther Martin | Luther Martin | 49  | standard  | 8 May 1942 | 4 July 1942 | Scrapped 1971
SS Luther S. Kelly | Luther S. Kelly | 1709  | standard  | 23 June 1943 | 14 July 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1968
SS Lydia M. Child | Lydia M. Child | 720  | standard  | 31 January 1943 | 28 February 1943 | Torpedoed and sunk off Newcastle NSW 1943
SS Lyman Abbott | Lyman Abbott | 1461  | standard  | 28 November 1942 | 22 April 1943 | Scrapped 1970
SS Lyman Beecher | Lyman Beecher | 1229  | standard  | 27 September 1942 | 26 November 1942 | Sold private 1946, scrapped 1967
SS Lyman Hall | Lyman Hall | 345  | standard  | 23 June 1942 | 6 February 1943 | Scrapped 1963
SS Lyman J. Gage | Lyman J. Gage | 520  | standard  | 29 December 1942 | 29 January 1943 | To U.S. Navy as Cheleb (AK-138), scrapped 1978
SS Lyman Stewart | Lyman Stewart | 1658  | standard  | 27 April 1943 | 20 May 1943 | Scrapped 1970
SS Lyon G. Tyler | Lyon G. Tyler | 1799  | standard  | 12 September 1943 | 10 October 1943 | Sold private 1947, scrapped 1963

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* "Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards, Inc., Baltimore MD". ShipbuildingHistory.com.
* "California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles CA". ShipbuildingHistory.com.
* "Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans LA". ShipbuildingHistory.com.
* "J. A. Jones Construction Company, Brunswick GA". ShipbuildingHistory.com.
* "J. A. Jones Construction Company, Panama City FL". ShipbuildingHistory.com.
* "Kaiser Company, Inc., Vancouver WA". ShipbuildingHistory.com.
* "Marinship Corporation, Sausalito CA". ShipbuildingHistory.com.
* "New England Shipbuilding Company, South Portland ME". ShipbuildingHistory.com.
* "North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington NC". ShipbuildingHistory.com.
* "Oregon Shipbuilding Company, Portland OR". ShipbuildingHistory.com.
* "Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond No. 1 Yard, Richmond CA". ShipbuildingHistory.com.
* "Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond No. 2 Yard, Richmond CA". ShipbuildingHistory.com.
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