4221 x 2814 px | 35,7 x 23,8 cm | 14,1 x 9,4 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
August 2013
Ort:
Pier 41 towards SS Jeremiah O'Brien Liberty Ship at Pier 45, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, USA
Weitere Informationen:
The SS Jeremiah O'Brien, at Pier 45. Fisherman's Wharf, is one of two remaining fully functional, World War 2 Liberty Ships. The ship, one of 2710 built and launched during World War 2, was built in 1943 at South Portland, Maine, by the New England Shipbuilding Corporation. It was named after the first American to capture a British naval vessel during the Revolutionary War (War of Independence). The Jeremiah O'Brien made seven voyages during World War 2, ranging from England and Northern Ireland to South America, India and Australia. The ship also made eleven crossings of the English Channel carrying personnel and supplies to the Normandy beaches in support of the D-Day Landings. The O'Brien was mothballed after the war and saved from the scrapyard in 1979. Liberty Ships were quick and easy to build, moving at a slow 11-11.5 knots (12.7-13.2 mph) and having a 4-inch (102 mm) stem mounted deck gun for use against surface submarines. Sunset view from Pier 41 towards the Jeremiah O'Brien moored at Pier 45 and advection fog enshrouding the Golden Gate Bridge.
