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Image Approximate Date
1944 January 13
Creation Date
2015
Source
W427.2-1 - S. S. David B. Johnson
Description
On January 13, 1944, the S. S. David B. Johnson was launched. The ship was named after Winthrop's founder and first president Dr. David Bancroft Johnson (1956-1928). It's unique MC Hull No. was 1511. The S. S. David B. Johnson was a Liberty ship used as a cargo ship during World War II along with thousands of other Liberty ships to replace ones lost to German submarines. the S. S. David B. Johnson was scraped in 1968.
This photograph is of Mrs. David B. Johnson (1878-1978) christening the S. S. David B. Johnson Liberty Ship on January 13, 1944.
Collection Location
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Name
University Archives
Copyright
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Media Type
Chronologies and Timelines
A Winthrop University Chronology (1823 - present)
