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- {{DWT|10,600}}Culver, John A., CAPT USNR "A time for Victories" United States Naval Institute Proceedings February 1977 pp. 50â56
- Steam engine
- Single screw propeller
VC2 design
File:Victory cargo ships are lined up at a U.S. west coast shipyard.jpg|thumb|right|Victory cargo ships are lined up at California Shipbuilding CorporationCalifornia Shipbuilding CorporationFile:USS Sarasota at Lingayen Gulf, P.I., prob. 1-8-1945.png|right|thumb|USS Sarasota at Lingayen GulfLingayen GulfOne of the first acts of the United States War Shipping Administration upon its formation in February 1942 was to commission the design of what came to be known as the Victory class. Initially designated EC2-S-AP1, where EC2 = Emergency Cargo, type 2 (Load Waterline Length between {{convert|400|and|450|ft|m}}), S = steam propulsion with AP1 = one aft propeller (EC2-S-C1 had been the designation of the Liberty ship design), it was changed to VC2-S-AP1 before the name "Victory Ship" was officially adopted on 28 April 1943. The ships were built under the Emergency Shipbuilding program.The design was an enhancement of the Liberty ship, which had been successfully produced in extraordinary numbers. Victory ships were slightly larger than Liberty ships, {{convert|14|ft|m}} longer at {{convert|455|ft|m}}, {{convert|6|ft|m}} wider at {{convert|62|ft|m|abbr=on}}, and drawing one foot more at {{convert|28|ft|m}} loaded. Displacement was up just under 1,000 tons, to 15,200. With a raised forecastle and a more sophisticated hull shape to help achieve the higher speed, they had a quite different appearance from Liberty ships.To make them less vulnerable to U-boat attacks, Victory ships made {{convert|15|to|17|kn|km/h|lk=in}}, {{convert|4|to|6|kn|km/h}} faster than the Libertys, and had longer range. The extra speed was achieved through more modern, efficient engines. Rather than the Libertys' {{convert|2500|hp|lk=in}} triple expansion steam engines, Victory ships were designed to use either Lentz type reciprocating steam engines (one ship only, oil fired), Diesel engines (one ship) or steam turbines (the rest, all oil fired) (variously putting out between {{convert|6000|and|8500|hp|kW|abbr=on}}). Another improvement was electrically powered auxiliary equipment, rather than steam-driven machinery.To prevent the hull cracks that many Liberty ships developedâmaking some break in halfâthe spacing between frames was widened from {{convert|30|in|mm}} to {{convert|36|in|mm}}, making the ships less stiff and more able to flex. Like Liberty ships, the hull was welded rather than riveted.WEB,weblink Victory Ship Design, GlobalSecurity.org, 22 July 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121116084448weblink">weblink 16 November 2012, live, The VC2-S-AP2, VC2-S-AP3, and VC2-M-AP4 were armed with a {{convert|5|in|mm|adj=on|0}}/38 caliber stern gun for use against submarines and surface ships, and a bow-mounted {{convert|3|in|mm|adj=on|0}}/50 caliber gun and eight 20 mm cannon for use against aircraft. These were manned by United States Navy Armed Guard personnel. The VC2-S-AP5 {{sclass|Haskell|attack transport}}s were armed with the 5-inch stern gun, one quad 40 mm Bofors cannon, four dual 40 mm Bofors cannon, and ten single 20 mm cannon. The Haskells were operated and crewed exclusively by U.S. Navy personnel.The Victory ship was noted for good proportion of cubic between holds for a cargo ship of its day. A Victory ship's cargo hold one, two and five hatches are single rigged with a capacity of 70,400, 76,700, and 69,500 bale cubic feet respectively. Victory ships hold three and four hatches are double rigged with a capacity of 136,100 and 100,300 bale cubic feet respectively.WEB,weblink An Analysis of General Cargo Handing Problems, Developments, and Proffered Solutions, BY L. H. QUACKENBUSH, ASSOCIATE, 9 January 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170109185132weblink">weblink 9 January 2017, live, Victory ships have built-in mast, booms and derrick cranes and can load and unload their own cargo without dock side cranes or gantry if needed.WEB,weblink Cargo hold tour, SS Lane, 9 January 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160802044344weblink">weblink 2 August 2016, dead, File:VictoryshipSuperstructure.jpg|thumb|right|Model of a Victory ship's superstructuresuperstructureConstruction
The first vessel was {{SS|United Victory}} launched at Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation on 12 January 1944 and completed on 28 February 1944, making her maiden voyage a month later. American vessels frequently had a name incorporating the word "Victory".This can be compared with British and Canadian practices, which respectively often used "Fort" and "Park" for their own ships. After United Victory, the next 34 vessels were named after allied countries, the following 218 after American cities, the next 150 after educational institutions and the remainder given miscellaneous names. The AP5 type attack transports were named after United States counties, without "Victory" in their name, with the exception of {{USS|Marvin H. McIntyre|APA-129|6}}, which was named after President Roosevelt's late personal secretary.Although initial deliveries were slowâonly 15 had been delivered by May 1944âby the end of the war 531 had been constructed. The Commission cancelled orders for a further 132 vessels, although three were completed in 1946 for the Alcoa Steamship Company, making a total built in the United States of 534, made up of:File:WSA Photo 4235.jpg|thumb|right|War Shipping Administration photo showing early 1944 Victory ship construction at California Shipbuilding CorporationCalifornia Shipbuilding Corporation(File:S.S. American Victory engine room.jpg|thumb|Vic ship engine room){| class="wikitable"|+ US Victory ship production- {{USNS|Norwalk|T-AK-279|6}}, built as {{SS|Norwalk Victory}}
- {{USNS|Furman|T-AK-280|6}}, built as {{SS|Furman Victory}}
- {{USNS|Victoria|T-AK-281|6}}, built as {{SS|Ethiopia Victory}}
- {{USNS|Marshfield|T-AK-282|6}}, built as {{SS|Marshfield Victory}}
Cost
According to the War Production Board minutes in 1943, the Victory Ship had a relative cost of $238 per deadweight ton (10,500 deadweight tonnage) BOOK, Minutes of the War Production Board January 20, 1942 - October 9, 1945,weblink Historical Reports on War Administration: War Production Board. Documentary Publication, Civilian Production Administration Bureau of Demobilization, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946, 234, for $2,522,800, {{Inflation|US-GDP|2522800|1943|fmt=eq|r=-5}}.Shipyards
Most Victory ships were constructed in six West Coast and one Baltimore emergency shipyards that were set up in World War II to build Liberty, Victory, and other ships. The Victory ship was designed to be able to be assembled by the smallest capacity crane at these shipyards.{| class="wikitable"Ships in class
(File:SS AMERICAN VICTORY.JPG|thumb|right|{{SS|American Victory}} in Tampa, Florida)- United States Merchant Marine, 414 SS Victory cargo ships. World War II, some used in the Korean War and Vietnam War.
- 97 Victory ships temporarily converted to World War II troopship.usmm.org Troopships
- One ship {{SS|Pratt Victory}} with engineering spaces converted to unmanned operation and used with a reduced Navy crew as a temporary minesweeper in 1945 and 1946.Looking for trouble, the Guinea Pig SquadronPratt Victory photo, mine Hunter
- Seagoing cowboys ships, 1946 to 1947 temporary conversion of 46 Merchant Marine Victory ships to transport relief livestock.
- US Navy conversions
- Haskell-class attack transports (APA), 117 built.
- Boulder Victory-class cargo ships (AK), 20 built.
- Greenville Victory-class cargo ships (AK), 9 Victory ships under US Navy ownership for Korean War.
- Lt. James E. Robinson-class aircraft transports (AKV), 1950 conversion of two ships: USNS Lt. James E. Robinson and {{USNS|Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton|T-AKV-5|6}}
- Denebola-class stores ships (AF), 3 Victory ships that came under US Navy ownership in 1952: {{USS|Denebola|AF-56|6}}, {{USS|Regulus|AF-57|6}} and {{USNS|Perseus|T-AF-64|6}}. A fourth ship, USNS Asterion, would be converted to this class in 1961.
- Bowditch-class survey ships (AGS), 1957 conversion of 3 ships: {{USNS|Bowditch|T-AGS-21|2}}, {{USNS|Dutton|T-AGS-22|2}}, {{USNS|Michelson|T-AGS-23|2}}.
- Phoenix-class auxiliary ships (AG), 1960 3 US Navy Forward Floating Depots: {{USNS|Phoenix|T-AG-172|2}}, {{USNS|Provo|T-AG-173|2}} and {{USNS|Cheyenne|T-AG-174|2}}
- Watertown-class missile range instrumentation ships (T-AGM), 1960 conversion of 3 ships: {{USNS|Watertown|T-AGM-6|2}}, {{USNS|Huntsville|T-AGM-7|2}} and {{USNS|Wheeling|T-AGM-8|2}}
- Longview-class missile range instrumentation ships (T-AGM), 1960 conversion of 3 ships: {{USNS|Longview|T-AGM-3|2}}, {{USNS|Private Joe E. Mann|T-AK-253|2}} and {{USNS|Dalton Victory|T-AK-256|2}}
- Kingsport telemetry ship (AG), 1961 conversion of one ship, USNS Kingsport.
- Belmont-class technical research ships (AGTR), 1963 conversion of 2 ships for Sigint: {{USS|Belmont|AGTR-4|6}} and {{USS|Liberty|AGTR-5|6}}
- Norwalk class ballistic missile submarine support cargo ships (AK), four converted in 1963: T-AK-279, T-AK-280, T-AK-281, T-AK-282
- Range Sentinel telemetry ship (AGM), 1971 conversion of one ship: USS Sherburne
Survivors
File:SS American Victory Starboard.jpg|thumb|right|SS American Victory ship starboard superstructuresuperstructureThree are preserved as museum ships:- {{SS|American Victory}} (Tampa, Florida)
- {{SS|Lane Victory}} (Los Angeles, California)
- {{SS|Red Oak Victory|AK-235|6}} (Richmond, California)
See also
- Empire ships
- Liberty ship
- List of Victory ships
- Port Chicago disaster
- T2 tanker
- Type C1 ship
- Type C2 ship
- Type C3 ship
- U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
- Murmansk Run
- World War II United States Merchant Navy
- Away All Boats about Victory Attack transport
- USMS North Star III
Notes
{{Reflist|colwidth=35em}}References
- SS American Victory Web site
- SS Lane Victory Web site
- U-Boat net
- United States National Park Service document on historical significance of SS Red Oak Victory
- Lane, Frederic, Ships for Victory: A History of Shipbuilding under the U.S. Maritime Commission in World War II. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. {{ISBN|0-8018-6752-5}}
- Sawyer L. A., and W. H. Mitchell, Victory Ships and Tankers; the history of the "Victory" type cargo ships and of the tankers built in the United States of America during World War II. Cambridge, Maryland: Cornell Maritime Press, 1974
- Heal, S. C., A Great Fleet of Ships: The Canadian Forts and Parks. Vanwell, 1993 {{ISBN|978-1551250236}}
- All About Victory Ships at TAGS Ship Web Site
External links
{{Commons category|Victory ships}}- Liberty Ships and Victory Ships, America's Lifeline in War â a lesson on Liberty ships and Victory ships from the National Park Service's Teaching with Historic Places
- "Victory Ship Makes 15 knots, Outstrips Liberty" Popular Mechanics, December 1943
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