The Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation had built another Liberty ship, Joseph N. The record set in her construction was the result of a competition between shipyards to see which could build a Liberty ship the fastest. 2 Yard in Richmond, California and was the 47th ship built at the yard. Peary was built at the Permanente Metals Corporation No. Named after Robert Peary, an American explorer who was among the first people to reach the geographic North Pole, she was launched on November 12, 1942, just 4 days, 15 hours and 29 minutes after the keel was laid down. Peary was a Liberty ship which gained fame during World War II for being built in a shorter time than any other such vessel. Scrapped at Baltimore, Maryland, June 1963ฤก0,856 t (10,685 long tons) deadweight (DWT) For ships with a similar name, see USS Robert E.
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