SS Albert M. Boe
SS Albert M. Boe is a Liberty ship laid down on 11 July 1945 at the East Yard of New England Shipbuilding Corporation in Portland, Maine, as a boxed aircraft transport.He is credited with saving the lives of other crew members by that action and received the posthumous Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal.[2] The C5 design varied in other respects from the standard C1 Liberty:[3] The ship was operated under a WSA agreement by Wessel, Duval & Co. until entering the Wilmington, N.C. Reserve Fleet on 16 November 1946.The ship supported operations in the Pacific, Korea, transporting crated aircraft, engines, and spare parts.[1] Albert M. Boe was removed from service and on 22 January 1954 was transferred to custody of the Maritime Administration entering the Reserve Fleet at Olympia, Washington.