USS Matar

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title: USS Matar
text: USS Matar (AK-119) was a Crater-class cargo ship, converted from a Liberty Ship, commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. She was first named after Napoleon B. Broward, an American river pilot, captain, and politician; he was elected as the 19th Governor of the US state of Florida. She was renamed and commissioned after Matar, a binary star in the constellation of Pegasus. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
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description: Liberty ship of WWII
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Matar
date created: 2007-08-19T22:21:20Z
date modified: 2024-09-14T11:25:31Z
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image: {"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/SS_Napoleon_B._Broward_launching_30_September_1943_Jacksonville_Florida.jpg","width":763,"height":1192}
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