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:
“We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty.”
—Charles Louis de Secondat Montesquieu (1689–1755)
“Small pity for him!—He sailed away
From a leaking ship in Chaleur Bay,—”
—John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)