United States merchant marine cap as worn on Liberty ships during WWII
Maker
Adjustable Engineers Cap Company
(American, 1941 - 1943)
Date1939-1945
Object number00003899
NameCap
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 120 x 300 mm
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection
Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
DescriptionAdjustable cadet or engineers khaki coloured cap from World War II merchant marine. Similar to that worn by the crew of the US Liberty ship SS JEREMIAH O'BRIEN.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.
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