Liberty Ship Namesakes
"Liberty Ships" were cargo ships built rapidly in the United States in order to transport supplies overseas during World War II. Over 2700 Liberty Ships were made and several were named after members of Phi Gamma Delta. These include:
- Calvin Coolidge (hull number 773)
- Frank Norris (hull number 2158)
- Zebulon B. Vance (hull number 145) (launched December 6, 1941 – the day before the attack on Pearl Harbor)
Read more about this topic: List Of Phi Gamma Delta Members
Famous quotes containing the words liberty and/or ship:
“... liberty is the one thing no man can have unless he grants it to others.”
—Ruth Benedict (1887–1948)
“I do not know if you remember the tale of the girl who saves the ship under mutiny by sitting on the powder barrel with her lighted torch ... and all the time knowing that it is empty? This has seemed to me a charming image of the women of my time. There they were, keeping the world in order ... by sitting on the mystery of life, and knowing themselves that there was no mystery.”
—Isak Dinesen [Karen Blixen] (1885–1962)