Liberty Ship Built in Florida
Outpost (YAGR–10) was originally built as liberty ship SS Francis J. O’Gara, by the J. A. Jones Construction Co., Panama City, Florida, and turned over to the U.S. Maritime Commission 30 June 1945.
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