liberty ship
Noun
Meaning
a slow cargo ship built during World War II
Source: WordNetHypernyms
Examples
In December 1943, the United States Maritime Commission announced that a Liberty ship named after Carole Lombard would be launched.
Thomas J. Patterson of the U.S Maritime Administration, himself a former Liberty ship sailor.
Kaiser's Richmond shipyards built 747 Victory and Liberty ships for the war effort, more than any other site in the U.S. citation The city broke many records and even built one Liberty ship in a record five days.
In honor of the studio's contributions to the cause, the Navy named a Liberty ship after the brothers' father, Benjamin Warner.