SS George Shiras

SS George Shiras was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after George Shiras, an American lawyer who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, from 1892 to 1903.

Construction

George Shiras was laid down on 22 December 1942, under a Maritime Commission contract, MCE hull 939, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; she was sponsored by Mrs. Roberson Thompson, and launched on 5 February 1943.

History

She was allocated to the Prudential Steamship Corp., on 15 February 1943.
On 8 November 1946, she was sold for $544,506, to Atlantic Maritime Company, Inc., for service. She scrapped in 1968.