Keywords: Liberty ships
Item 17271
Nameplate from the S.S. Lillian Nordica, 1944
Contributed by: Nordica Memorial Association Date: 1944 Location: Farmington Media: Metal
Item 20795
South Portland Shipbuilding Corp., Hull #48, 1943
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943-02-23 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
South Portland's Wartime Shipbuilding
Two shipyards in South Portland, built quickly in 1941 to construct cargo ships for the British and Americans, produced nearly 270 ships in two and a half years. Many of those vessels bore the names of notable Mainers.
Exhibit
Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775
At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Dreamland and Liberty
"After the Liberty Theatre closed in 1923, the building then became the Liberty Garage in 1924 because automobiles were becoming more popular and they…"
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII
"… workers, who helped with the construction of Liberty Ships. After a period of busy growth, industry, and prosperity, the change shook the island."
Story
Florence Ahlquist Link's WWII service in the WAVES
by Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne
Florence Ahlquist, age 20, was trained to repair the new aeronautical cameras by the US Navy in WWII
Story
My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima
