The most famous is the Hog Island variety, but the
The most famous is the Hog Island variety, but they were produced in many yards. They were destroyed so quickly at first that one complete voyage was considered a successful career. Actually called EC2s, FDR nicknamed them "ugly ducklings." The wife of Henry Wallace sponsored the first one, the Patrick Henry, which sailed to Alexandria, Egypt. Designed by Henry Kaiser and built in as little as four and a half days, they were replaced after 1943 by the bigger and faster Victory types. For ten points, name these famous prefabricated vessels of World War II.
The most famous is the Hog Island variety, but they were produced in many yards.
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