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United States merchant marine cap as worn on Liberty ships during WWII
United States merchant marine cap as worn on Liberty ships during WWII

United States merchant marine cap as worn on Liberty ships during WWII

Date1939-1945
Object number00003900
NameCap
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 120 x 250 mm
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
DescriptionAdjustable khaki cadet or engineer's cap from WWII merchant marine, in the style of those that would have been worn by the crew of the Liberty ship SS JEREMIAH O'BRIENHistoryThe 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.