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VICTORY SHIPS - A


NAME
TYPE
BLDR
COMP
HISTORY
Aberdeen Victory 02 05 6.44

1944 ABERDEEN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (Waterman SS Co)

1948 Laid up at James River.
1951 ALTAIR (AK257), US Navy
1953 ALTAIR (AKS32), US Navy Stores Issue Ship
1969 Decommissioned, laid up at James River.
1974 Sold to Luria Bros & Co., Cleveland, Ohio for scrapping.

Adelphi Victory 01 04 6.45

1945 ADELPHI VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco (Marine Transport Line).
1947 Laid up in James River.
1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War
1973 Laid up in Suisun Bay.
1993 Scrapped  China.

Adrian Victory 02 05 3.45 1945 ADRIAN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin, Portland, Ore. (Northland Transportation Co)
1948 Laid up James River.
1951 PANAMAN, American-Hawaiian S.S.Co, New York.
1956 HAWAIIAN TRAVELLER, Matson Navigation Co.
1961 JOSEPH V, Ocean Cargoes Inc, USA.
1962 OLGA, Sea Tramp Corp., USA.
1967 BATTLE CREEK, North East Shipping Corp., USA.
1969 ST. JOAN, same owners.
1969 Scrapped Taiwan
Aiken Victory 01 01 12.44 1944 AIKEN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin, Baltimore. (Mississippi Shipping Co)
1947 Laid up Suisun Bay
1950 AIKEN VICTORY (AP188), lent to U.S. Navy, Military Sea Transportation Service troop transport.
1952 U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Baltimore, laid up with Olympia Reserve Fleet.
1971 Scrapped Portland, Ore.
Alamo Victory 02 02 9.44 1944 ALAMO VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin, Los Angeles.(Ishmian SS Corp)
1949 Laid up Suisun Bay
1950 States Marine Lines
1951 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1965 Reactivated for Vietnam crisis.
18.8.69 Aground at Gulfport, Gulf of Mexico in hurricane, refloated in damaged condition, towed to Beaumont and laid up.
1971 Scrapped New Orleans.
Albion Victory 01 01 1.45 1945 ALBION VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (A.. H. Bull & Co)
1947 Laid up at Wilmington, Del.
1965 Reactivated from reserve fleet for Vietnam crisis.
27.12.67 Boiler explosion and caught fire at Mobile, badly damaged and laid up at Mobile. Later transferred to James River.
1994 Scrapped at Alang.
Alcoa Cavalier 05 05 3.47 Completed for Alcoa SS Co, New York.
1963 U.S. Government, laid up at Mobile.
1968 Scrapped New Orleans.
Alcoa Clipper 05 05 4.47 Completed for Alcoa SS Co, New York.
1963 U.S. Government, laid up at Mobile.
1969 Scrapped Baltimore
Alcoa Corsair 05 05 4.47 Laid down as IREDELL, completed as 
1947 ALCOA CORSAIR, Alcoa SS Co, New York.
22.10.60 Badly damaged in Mississippi in collision with LORENZO MARCELLO . Beached and later refloated.
1961 Sold to American Bulk Carriers Inc, NY, repaired.
1963 RYE, same owners.
1963 Scrapped Kobe, Japan after boiler trouble.
Alfred Victory 01 04 7.45 1945 ALFRED VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (Hammond Shipping Co)
1947 Laid up James River.
1965 Reactivated during Vietnam War, then laid up at Suisun Bay.
1988 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Alhambra Victory 01 02 2.45 1945 ALHAMBRA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles (American Mail Line). 
1946 Laid up Suisun Bay
1974 sold for scrapping.
1976 scrapped Portland, Ore.
Allegheny Victory 01 04 7.45 1945 ALLEGHENY VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco (Olympic SS Co).
1950 Laid up Beaumont, Tex.
1993 Scrapped at Alang.
Allendale 04 02 11.44 1944 ALLENDALE (APA127), U.S Navy attack transport
1946 ALLENDALE, USMC, laid up James River.
1989 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Alma Victory 02 05 7.45 1945 ALMA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (Pacific-Atlantic SS Co and States SS Co)
1948 Laid up Hudson River.
1949 Sold.
1950 Laid up at Beaumont.
1962 Cargo Ships & Tankers Inc, New York..
1971 ALMA Oswego SS Co, Inc, New York for delivery voyage to breakers.
1971 Scrapped Taiwan
Altoona Victory 01 01 8.45 1945 ALTOONA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin, Baltimore. (American Export Line)
1946 Laid up James River.
1947 RIO ATUEL, Flota Mercante del Estado, Buenos Aires.
1961 Empresa Lineas Maritimas Argentinas, Buenos Aires.
1974 laid up at Buenos Aires.
1978 Scrapped at Campana, Argentina.
Amarillo Victory 01 02 8.45 1945 AMARILLO VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin, Los Angeles (States Marine Corp).
1947 Laid up at Wilmington, Del, later transferred to Beaumont, Texas.
1995 Scrapped at Tuxpan, Mexico.
American Victory 01 02 6.45 1945 AMERICAN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin, Los Angeles (Hammond Shipping Co).
1946 Chartered to American Export Line.
1947 Laid up Hudson River.
1951 Chartered to U.S. Navigation Co.
1954 Laid up at Beaumont.
1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War
1969 Laid up in James River.
2002 Now a museum ship at Tampa, Fla.
Ames Victory 02 05 2.45 1945 AMES VICTORY U.S. War Shipping Admi., Portland, Ore.(Coastwise (Pacific Far East) Line)
1949 Laid up at Beaumont
1949 Victory Carriers Inc, New York
1970 Scrapped Taiwan
Amherst Victory 01 02 3.45 1945 AMHERST VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin, Los Angeles.  (International Freighting Co)
1946 Laid up in James River.
1947 SERAMPORE, A/S Det Ostasiatiske Kompagni, Copenhagen.
1954 MANISA, Denizcilik Bankasi, Istanbul.
1955 D. B. Deniz Nakliyati, Istanbul.
1977 scrapped Aliaga.
Anadarko Victory 01 02 1.45 1945 ANADARKO VICTORY, U.S War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (Lykes Bros SS Co)
1948 Laid up at Mobile.
1951 CHARLOTTE LYKES, Lykes Bros. S.S.Co, New Orleans.
1962 U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Tampa, laid up at Suisun Bay.
1966 ANADARKO VICTORY, same owner, laid up at Suisun Bay.
1970 Scrapped  U.S. West Coast.
Anchorage Victory 01 04 1.45 1945 ANCHORAGE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin, San Francisco (Coastwise (Pacific Far East) Line).
1948 Laid up at Wilmington, later transferred to James River.
1992 Scrapped at Alang.
Anniston Victory 01 03 2.45 1945 ANNISTON VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin, San Francisco (Coastwise (Pacific Far East) Line).
1948 Laid up at Wilmington, later transferred to Beaumont, Tex.
1985 scrapped at Brownsville, Tex.
Antioch Victory 01 01 5.45 1945 U.S. War Shipping Admin, Baltimore. (Wessel Duval Co)
1947 Laid up at Wilmington, Del.
1947 BREDA, N.V. Konink.Nederland Stoom.Maats, Amsterdam.
1966 TRADE AMBASSADOR, Trade Lines Inc, Piraeus, Greece.
1970 Scrapped Taiwan after boiler trouble.
Appleton Victory 02 05 3.45 1945 APPLETON VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (American Mail Line)
1946 PRIVATE. JOHN R. TOWLE, U.S Army Transportation Corps.
1950 PRIVATE. JOHN R. TOWLE (AK240), US Navy, later (T-AK240)
1980 U.S. Maritime Admin, laid up James River.
1982 Sold to Andy Machinery Co for scrapping.
Arcadia Victory 02 02 9.44 1944 ARCADIA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (American President Lines)
1950 Laid up Astoria, later transferred to Suisun Bay
1961 ASTERION (T-AF63), MSTS converted to refrigerated store ship.
1973 Sold to N. W. Kennedy Ltd, Vancouver for resale to Far Easten shipbreakers.
Arenac 04 02 12.44 1944 ARENAC (APA128), US Navy attack transport.
1946 Laid up in reserve fleet.
1959 Maritime Administration, laid up James River.
1974 Scrapped Brownsville, Texas.
Arlington 04 02 11.44 See MARVIN H. McINTYRE
Asbury Victory 01 04 7.45 1945 ASBURY VICTORY U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco (American-Hawaiian SS Co).
1947 Laid up James River.
Reactivated for both Korean and Vietnam Wars.
1969 Laid up James River, later transferred to Beaumont, Tex.
1993 Scrapped at Alang.
Atchison Victory 02 02 6.44 1944 ATCHISON VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (American President Lines)
1946 Renfrew Nav.Co (Furness Withy & Co), London.
1947 MOHAMED ALI EL KEBIR, Khedivial Mail Line, Alexandria - fitted to carry 100 passengers.
1960 SALAH EL DIN, United Arab Maritime Co, Alexandria.
4.9.63 Badly damaged by fire at Hamilton, Ontario, later towed to Quebec.
1964 MERCANTILE VICTORY, Salvador Investment Co, Monrovia 
23.4.64 On fire in Red Sea at 23.57N 36.30E, towed to Suez. Later towed to Basrah, then Marseilles and laid up.
1965 Scrapped Castellon, Spain.
Atlantic City Victory 01 01 10.45 1945 ATLANTIC CITY VICTORY U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (American Export Line)
1947 VIANNA, Panama Shipping Co, Panama (Lamport & Holt).
1949 FLANDRES, Cie Royale Belgo-Argentine, Antwerp.
1961 Armement Deppe S.A., Antwerp.
1962 TAIPEI VICTORY, China Union Lines, Keelong, Taiwan.
1974 Scrapped Taiwan.
Attala 04 02 12.44 1944 ATTALA (APA130), US Navy attack transport.
1946 ATTALA, USMC laid up James River.
1974 Scrapped Castellon.
Attleboro Victory 01 01 4.45 1945 ATTLEBORO VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin, Baltimore. (Stockard SS Co)
1948 AMERICAN ATTORNEY, United States Lines, New York.
1956 TRANSYORK  Transyork Shipping Corp., New York.
1957 Cia. Nav. Continental, Liberia.
1959 ATTLEBORO VICTORY, Prudential SS Corp., USA.
1968 U.S. Dept of Commerce, New York. leased back to Prudential.
1970  laid up James River.
1976 Scrapped  Brownsville, Tex.
Audubon 04 06 12.44 AUDUBON (APA140), US Navy attack transport.
1946 AUDUBON, USMC laid up James River.
1973 Scrapped New York.
Augustana Victory 01 04 6.45 1945 AUGUSTANA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin, San Francisco. (Interocean SS Co)
1948 AMERICAN LAWYER, United States Lines, New York.
1956 TRANSCARIBBEAN American Union Transport Inc., New York.
1.5.63 Grounded San Juan, Puerto Rico on voyage New York - San Juan, CTL.
Australia Victory 02 03 6.44 1944 AUSTRALIA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco (Matson Nav. Co).
1947 MORMACOAK, Moore-McCormack Lines, New York.
1969 OAK  T. J. Stevenson & Co, New York for voyage to shipbreakers.
1970 Scrapped Taiwan

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