sentences: "Fred Morris", official number 240200, was the fourth in a series of five identical ships ("Joseph Lykes", "Zoella Lykes", "Reuben Tipton" (Torpedoed/lost 1942), "Fred Morris", and "John Lykes") built for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company of New Orleans and delivered to the company on 27 December 1940 after successful trials for the MC and Lykes.