Editing SS Patrick Henry (section)

==Launching==
In the speech delivered at the launching, Roosevelt referred to [[Patrick Henry]]'s "[[Give me Liberty or give me Death!]]" speech of 23 March 1775. Roosevelt said that this new class of ships would bring liberty to Europe, which gave rise to the name "Liberty ship". ''Patrick Henry'' was sponsored by [[Ilo Browne Wallace]], wife of Vice President [[Henry A. Wallace]], with Mrs. [[Robert H. Jackson]], wife of the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and Madame Bruggmann, wife of the Minister of Switzerland Karl Bruggmann and sister of the vice president. Ilo Wallace christened the ship. The ship's fitting was completed on December 30, 1941.{{sfn|Vindicatrix}}