SS Francis L. Lee was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II.

She was named after Founding Father Francis L. Lee, a member of the House of Burgesses, in the Colony of Virginia.

As an active protester regarding issues such as the Stamp Act, Lee helped move the colony in the direction of independence from Britain.

He was a signer of the Articles of Confederation and the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Virginia.

Francis L. Lee was laid down on 13 October 1941, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCE hull 26, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland; sponsored by Mrs. L.R.