SS U.S.O.

History
United States
Name	U.S.O.
Namesake	United Service Organizations
Builder	Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland
Laid down	29 September 1943
Launched	21 October 1943
Completed	30 October 1943
Fate	Sold, 1947
General characteristics
Type	Liberty ship
Tonnage	7,000 long tons deadweight (DWT)
Length	441 ft 6 in (134.57 m)
Beam	56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Draft	27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
Propulsion	2 × oil-fired boilers Triple expansion steam engine 2,500 hp (1.9 MW), single screw
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Capacity	9,140 tons cargo
Complement	41
Armament	1 × stern-mounted 4 in (100 mm) deck gun Variety of anti-aircraft guns

SS U.S.O was a Liberty ship of the United States during World War II, named after the United Service Organizations, an organization designed to provide morale to servicemen deployed all around the world.

Built at the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard in Baltimore, Maryland under MC contract (hull number 1811), the ship was laid down on 29 September 1943, and launched on 21 October 1943. The ship survived the war and was sold into private ownership in 1947. However, in 1967, the ship was wrecked and subsequently scrapped.^[1]

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