Liberty Ship

[richie incident]

Many thanks for the information. As I understand it, this type of "armor" was also used on the 20mm gun sponsons.
I also noticed that this feature was not present on the C2 and BC2 cargo variants.

 

[AllanKP69]

I also noticed that this feature was not present on the C2 and BC2 cargo variants.

That seems to be the case, but it was used extensively on the VC2s, more commonly called Victory Ships during WWII
Allan

 

[AllanKP69]

On the last photo, do you have any information on the significance of the four swastikas on the funnel? I read that some ships had the markings if they shot down a plane or sunk a sub but that was an AI response so maybe not the best answer
Allan