Liberty ships carry the Sherman comparison into shipbuilding and are described as better than the ships previously in service. They could also be built quickly enough that Allied construction outpaced enemy sinkings. Replacing losses faster than the enemy could inflict them gave the Allies a continuing shipping advantage. Industrial output therefore becomes a direct wartime advantage at sea.
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Liberty ships and industrial replacement
Liberty ships show how rapid construction could turn ship replacement into a strategic advantage over enemy sinkings.