Built and Placed Into Reserve
Guardian was launched as Liberty Ship SS James G. Squires 8 May 1945 by J. A. Jones Construction Co., Inc., Panama City, Florida; sponsored by Mrs. Elisa Broome; and delivered 31 May to Waterman Steamship Co. The ship served until 5 October 1945, when she was placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Virginia.
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