Ships build under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936


Ara USS SK-136 (ex- Daniel Boone) on January 11th 1944 in San Francisco Bay after conversion by Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. Owned by U.S.Department of Commerce and operated by U.S.Navy under Maritime Commission Service Agreement Form BB (Bare Boat)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courtesy:National Archives