SS Abraham Clark
{{Short description|WWII Liberty Ship}}
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SS Abraham Clark (Hull Number 75) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Abraham Clark, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from New Jersey.
The ship was laid down by the California Shipbuilding Corporation, Terminal Island, Los Angeles{{cite web |title=Liberty Ships built by California Shipbuilding Corp., Terminal Island, for U. S. Maritime Commission 1941-1945 |url=http://www.usmm.org/l/calship.html |work=American Merchant Marine at War |year=1998–2002 |accessdate= 2009-05-15 }} on 3 December 1941, then launched on 2 April 1942. She was operated by the Grace Line and took part in operations supporting the invasion of Normandy in June 1944.{{cite web |title= American Merchant Marine Ships at Normandy in June 1944 |url=http://www.usmm.org/normandyships.html|work=American Merchant Marine at War |year=1998–2002 |accessdate= 2009-05-15 }}
The ship survived the war and was sold into private ownership in 1947. However, in 1959, the ship was wrecked off Grays Harbor in Washington and subsequently scrapped.