GREENVILLE — Garst Museum recently received a rare photograph with annotations of the “Annie Oakley,” a Liberty-class ship ...

The United States lent nearly 200 Liberty cargo ships to Britain during World War II. One was named for Adolph S. Ochs, the publisher of The New York Times. By David W. Dunlap Mr. Dunlap ...

The ships quickly earned the nickname “ugly ducklings” because, well, they were kind of ugly. S.S. Patrick Henry after launch. (Library of Congress) On Sept. 27, 1941, “Liberty Fleet Day ...