SS Jeremiah O'Brien is a Liberty ship built during World War II and named after the American Revolutionary War ship captain Jeremiah O'Brien (1744–1818).
SS Jeremiah O'Brien at its former berth at Pier 45 in San Francisco
Jeremiah O'Brien at its new home at Pier 35, San Francisco, California
Jeremiah O'Brien under way in San Pablo Bay on 27 August 2005, as seen from the aft steering station
Polynesian fantasy pinups painted on Jeremiah O'Brien's bow for her maiden voyage. Found beneath later paint, they were restored during the ship's 1990s restoration
Liberty ships were a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Although British in concept, the design was adopted by the United States for its simple, low-cost construction. Mass-produced on an unprecedented scale, the Liberty ship came to symbolize U.S. wartime industrial output.
SS John W. Brown, one of four surviving Liberty ships, photographed in 2000
Profile plan of a Liberty ship
A colored diagram of compartments on a Liberty ship, from the right side, front to the right Machinery spaces Command and control Liquid stores Dry cargo Engine room Misc Dry stores Habitation
140-ton vertical triple expansion steam engine of the type used to power World War II Liberty ships, assembled for testing before delivery