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==Background== [[File:SS Patrick Henry launching on Liberty Fleet Day, 27 September 1941 (26580977380).jpg|300px|upright|right|thumb|''Patrick Henry'' launching on Liberty Fleet Day]] Liberty ships initially had a poor public image and to try to assuage public opinion, 27 September 1941, was designated [[Liberty Fleet Day (Victory Fleet Day)|Liberty Fleet Day]], and the first 14 "Emergency" vessels were launched that day. The first of these (with MC hull number 14) was ''Patrick Henry'', launched by President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].{{sfn|Sawyer|Mitchell|1985|pp= 7, 36, 117β118, 219}} Other "Emergency" vessels launched that day, in various yards around the country included: {{SS|John C. Fremont}}, {{SS|Louise Lykes|1941|6}}, {{SS|Ocean Venture}}, {{SS|Ocean Voice}}, {{SS|Star of Oregon}}, and {{SS|Steel Artisan}}.{{sfn|Vindicatrix}}
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