SS Jeremiah O'Brien and ORP Krakowiak

There are two models in one magazine: SS Jeremiah O'Brien the American transport ship and ORP Krakowiak the destroyer escort.

Historical information

SS Jeremiah O'Brien is a Liberty ship built during World War II and named for American Revolutionary War ship captain Jeremiah O'Brien (1744–1818).

Now based in San Francisco, she is a rare survivors of the 6,939-ship armada that stormed Normandy on D-Day, 1944.

Jeremiah O'Brien and the SS John W. Brown are the only currently operational Liberty ships of the 2,710 built.

ORP Krakowiak was a British Hunt II-class destroyer escort, used by the Polish Navy during World War II. Initially built for the Royal Navy, it bore the name of HMS Silverton during British use.