List of Victory ships

Summary

This is a list of Victory ships. Victory ships were a type of cargo ship which were mass-produced in the United States during World War II.

Victory ships under construction at California Shipbuilding, c. April 1944, are seen in this press photo released by the War Shipping Administration in May 1945.

List edit

In the following list, Keel refers to the date of the keel laying, Launch to the launch date, and Delivery to the ship's completion date.

The MC Hull No. is a unique number assigned by the United States Maritime Commission (MC for Maritime Commission).

Gaps in the hull numbers correspond to ships whose contracts were cancelled.[1]

References edit

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  2. ^ a b "News Flashes". Pacific Marine Review. January 1947. p. 82. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Pomona Victory". Maritime Administration, Vessel Status Card. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
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  6. ^ "Westminster Victory". Maritime Administration, Vessel Status Card. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
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  10. ^ "Mariners, Victory Ships - N - O". Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  11. ^ "New Bern Victory MV (1945~1947) Isabena SS [+1972]". Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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  13. ^ "Ship Named for Cooper Union". San Pedro News Pilot. 19 April 1945. Retrieved 16 November 2021 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection. The SS Cooper Union Victory, named for the New York institute, will be launched at 7 o'clock tonight at Calship, the yard's 433rd vessel. [...] Harry Baccigaluppi, Italian Vinyard Co., Guasti, Calif., executive and a Cooper Union alumnus, represented the institute at the launching.
  14. ^ "Victory Ship to be Museum", Cruise Travel, November 1999, pg 50.
  15. ^ Levin, Carl, "Recognition of the SS Wayne Victory", Congressional Record, V. 145, Pt. 17, October 6, 1999, pg 24148
  16. ^ Geller, Eric. "Obscura Day at the Greenslade Archives". The Kenyon Collegian. Kenyon College. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-08-15.