USS Venus

USS Venus (AK-135) was a Crater-class cargo ship in the service of the United States Navy in World War II. Originally liberty ship SS William Williams, named after William Williams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, it was taken over by the Navy after being damaged in a torpedo attack and renamed after the planet Venus. It was the only ship of the Navy to bear this name.

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liberty ship, Crater-class cargo ship, United States Navy, Permanente Metals, 

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1942 USS Venus

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World War II Q362

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ship recommissioning

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ship decommissioning

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ship decommissioning

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ship launching

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keel laying

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Frameless

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