Launching Liberty: U.S. Sailors and Marines stand on the deck of the USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship, as it passes the Statue of Liberty. The question remains: Can America build ships again?

Constructing a massive merchant fleet was one of the most remarkable American achievements during World War II. Most of those vessels were Liberty ships, 441 feet long, designed to ferry tanks, planes ...

Despite careful planning and a tightly stage-managed ceremony, “Pat,” the star of the show, made its splash prematurely. It was Sept. 27, 1941, when thousands of people turned up at the ...

WBUR midday host Steve Brown sits down with journalist and author Doug Most for a conversation about his new book, "Launching Liberty: The Epic Race to Build the Ships that Took America to War." The ...