United States merchant marine cap as worn on Liberty ships during WWII
Date1939-1945
Object number00003898
NameCap
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 140 x 270 mm
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection
Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
HistoryThe Liberty ship was a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II to replace losses in the British merchant marine due to German U-Boats. The ships were mass produced and were purchased both for the US fleet and lend-lease deliveries of war materiel to Great Britain and the Soviet Union.
Adjustable Engineers Cap Company
1939-1945
1915 - 1918
