Ships build under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936


Leiv Eriksson (ex- John Wright Stanly) on February 3rd 1943 in Chesapeake Bay off Lynnhaven, Virginia. Owned by U.S.Department of Commerce, transferred to Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission under Lend / Lease and operated by Barber Steamship Lines Inc.under WSA Service Agreement Form TCA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courtesy:National Archives