Photo #: NH 75821
S.S. Norman O. Pedrick (American "Liberty"
Tanker, 1944)
Steams away from her builder's yard upon completion, 15 February
1944.
Constructed by the Delta Shipbuilding Company, New Orleans, Louisiana,
this ship was delivered to the Navy on the following day and
placed in commission as USS Stag (IX-168). She was converted
to a water distilling ship during March-August 1944 and redesignated
AW-1.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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