Ships build under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936


USS Draco AK-79 (ex- John M.Palmer) on March 1st 1943 at San Francisco Bay after conversion by Hunters Point Naval Dry Docks, San Francisco. Owned by U.S.Department of Commerce and loaned to U.S.Navy under Bare Boat charter agreement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courtesy:National Archives

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Courtesy:National Archives