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The S.S. Jeremiah o’ Brien is a liberty ship that was built in 56 days by the New England shipbuilding corporation in south Portland Maine during ww2. It was launched right after it was built on June 19th 1943. It was named for American revolutionary war captain Jeremiah o’ Brien. It fought in 7 ww2 voyages all over the world like in the Phillippines and Australia. It is the only ship left from D-Day in ww2. In 1994, as the 50th anniversary of D-day the S.S. JOB sailed down the coast of CA, through the panama canal, and across the Atlantic to Normandy.

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