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VICTORY SHIPS - H - I - J


NAME
TYPE
BLDR
COMP
HISTORY
Hagerstown Victory 01 01 3.45 1944 HAGERSTOWN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (Calmar SS Co), troop transport.
1946 Laid up James River.
1967 HAGERSTOWN VICTORY, Oceanic Ore Carriers, New York.
1967 CHATHAM, Chatham Shipping Corp., Wilmington, Del.
1969 Resolute Marine Associates Ltd, Wilmington, Del.
23.5.69 Sold by U.S. Marshal sale.
1969 WINDJAMMER JANEEN Windjammer Shipping Inc, Wilmington, Del.
1970 JULEP, Trans World Shipping Ltd, Panama.
23rd.Nov.1970 Sank in typhoon between Taiwan and the Philippines at 17.30N 119.10E.
Haiti Victory 02 03 9.44 1944 HAITI VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (Waterman SS Co)
1948 Laid up Wilmington.
1950 HAITI VICTORY (T-AK238), U. S. Navy - MSTS
1960 LONGVIEW (T-AGM3), satellite capsule recovery ship.
1974 U.S. Maritime Admin, laid up Suisun Bay.
1976 Scrapped Portland, Ore..
Halaula Victory 01 03 1.45 1945 HALAULA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (Matson Nav. Co)
1947 Laid up Wilmington, later transferred to James River.
1993 Scrapped Alang.
Hamilton Victory 01 03 8.45 1945 HAMILTON VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (American President Lines)
1948 Laid up Wilmington
1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (American President Lines)
1973 Laid up Suisun Bay
1993 Scrapped.
Hampden-Sydney Victory 01 01 8.45 1945 HAMPDEN-SYDNEY VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (A. H. Bull & Co), troop transport.
1946 Laid up James River.
1947 CORUH, T.C.Munakalat Vakaleti Devlet Denizyollarive Limanlari Isletme, Istanbul.
1952 Denizcilik Bankasi T.A.O., Istanbul.
1955 D. B. Deniz Nakliyati T.A.O., Istanbul.
1977 Scrapped Izmir
Hannibal Victory 01 04 1.45 1945 HANNIBAL VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,San Francisco. (American President Lines)
1949 Laid up Suisun Bay
1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (States SS Co)
1973 Laid up Suisun Bay.
2006 Contracted to Marine Metal Inc, Brownsville, Tex. for scrapping..
Harnett 04 05   - Intended to be completed as APA240 for US Navy but cancelled 14.8.45.
Harvard Victory 01 04 2.45 1945 HARVARD VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (American West African Line)
1948 Laid up Hudson River, later transferred to James River
1993 Scrapped Alang.
Haskell 04 02 8.44 1944 HASKELL (APA117), US Navy attack transport
1946 HASKELL, USMC laid up James River
1973 Scrapped USA.
Hastings Victory 01 03 12.44 1944 HASTINGS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (Grace Line Inc)
1947 SGT. TRUMAN KIMBRO, U.S. Army Transportation Corps.
1950 U.S. Maritime Commission - laid up Olympia.
1950 SGT. TRUMAN KIMBRO (AK254), U.S. Navy - MSTS for Korean War.
Later designated T-AK254.
1976 U.S. Maritime Admin, laid up Suisun Bay.
1982 sold for scrapping.
Hattiesburg Victory 01 02 9.45 1945 HATTIESBURG VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (American-Hawaiian SS Co)
1948 Laid up Beaumont, Tex.
1985 Reactivated and placed in Beaumont Ready Reserve fleet.
2004 Still laid up.
Haverford Victory 01 01 7.45 1945 HAVERFORD VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (J. H. Winchester Co),  troop transport.
1947 GRIPSKERK, N.V.Vereenigde Nederl. Scheeps.Maats, The Hague.
1947 MELISKERK, same owners.
1964 PERSIAN CAMBYSSES II, Marcieria Cia Nav., Piraeus..
13.11.68 Put into Durban with machinery damage, detained for debt. Seized by South African authorities and sold to Caphelonia Shipping Co,  South Africa.
1970 TIEN TAI, Time Lines Ltd, Panama.
1972 Scrapped Taiwan.
Hempstead 04 05   - Intended to be completed as APA241 for US Navy but cancelled 14.8.45.
Hendry 04 02 9.44 1944 HENDRY (APA118), US Navy attack transport
1946 HENDRY, USMC laid up James River
1973 Scrapped.
Hibbing Victory 02 05 6.44 1944 HIBBING VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (Pacific-Atlantic SS Co)
1948 Laid up Wilmington.
1950 Chartered to American Foreign SS Co.
1952 DENEBOLA (AF56), U.S. Navy refrigerated store ship.
1976 U.S. Maritime Admin, sold for scrapping.
High Point Victory 01 01 9.45 1945 HIGH POINT VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,  Baltimore. (American Foreign SS Co)
1947 Laid up Wilmington
1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (States SS Co)
1973 Laid up Beaumont, Tex.
1994 Scrapped.Alang
Highlands 04 02 10.44 1944 HIGHLANDS (APA119), US Navy attack transport.
1946 HIGHLANDS, USMC laid up James River
1973 Scrapped.
Hillsdale Victory 01 03 8.45 1945 HILLSDALE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (De La Rama SS Co)
1946 TJIPONDOK, N.V. Java-China-Japan Lijn, Amsterdam.
1947 N.V. Java-China Paketvaart Lijnen, Amsterdam.
1947 N.V. Konink. Java-China Paketvaart Lijnen, Amsterdam.
1971 Scrapped Taiwan
Hinsdale 04 02 10.44 1944 HINSDALE (APA120), US Navy attack transport.
1946 HINSDALE, USMC laid up James River
1974 Scrapped Rotterdam.
Hobart Victory 01 03 7.45 1945 HOBART VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (Black Diamond SS Co)
1948 Laid up Wilmington
1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War
1973 Laid up James River.
1993 Scrapped Alang..
Hobbs Victory 01 04 2.45 1945 HOBBS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (Sudden & Christenson)
6.4.45 Damaged and caught fire in Japanese kamikaze air attack at Okinawa 25.50N 127.14E.
7.4.45 Exploded and sank.
Hocking 04 02 10.44 1944 HOCKING (APA121), US Navy attack transport.
1946 HOCKING, USMC laid up James River
1974 Scrapped USA.
Honduras Victory 02 03 8.44 1944 HONDURAS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (Calmar SS Co)
1948 EXTON, American Export Lines, New York.
1958 U.S. Dep't of Commerce, leased back to American Export Lines.
1961 Laid up James River, later transferred to Suisun Bay.
1971 Scrapped San Jose, Cal.
Hood Victory 01 01 7.45 1945 HOOD VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (Blidberg, Rothchild Co), troop transport.
1947 SALAMIS VICTORY, Cia de Vapores Statel S.A, Panama.
1948 MARCHOVELETTE, Cie.Maritime Belge Lloyd Royal, Antwerp.
1964 HONGKONG MERCHANT, Torrence Nav. Co, Liberia.
1965 Overseas Maritime Co, Liberia.
1973 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Hope Victory 01 04 5.45 1945 HOPE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (McCormick SS Co)
1947 Laid up James River.
1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (Matson Nav. Co)
1973 Laid up Suisun Bay
1990 Scrapped Alang.
Howard Victory 01 01 6.45 1945 HOWARD VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (William J. Rountree), troop transport.
1946 Laid up James River.
1947 RIO AGUAPEY, Flota Mercante del Estado, Buenos Aires.
1961 Empresa Lineas Maritimas Argentina, Buenos Aires.
1972 Scrapped Campana, Argentina.
Hunter Victory 04 04 6.45 1945 HUNTER VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (Oliver J. Olson)
1948 Laid up Hudson River.
1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (American President Lines)
1973 Laid up Suisun Bay
1988 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Hyde 04 05 11.44 1944 HYDE (APA173), US Navy attack transport.
1946 HYDE, USMC laid up James River.
1983 Scrapped.





VICTORY - I



India Victory 02 03 7.44 1944 INDIA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (Lykes Bros SS Co), troop transport.
1946 Ministry of Transport, London..(Furness Withy & Co)
1947 U.S. Maritime Commission.
1947 ARNEDIJK, Holland America Line.
1954 ARNEDYK, same owners.
1962 SAN MARINO, Transeuro A.G., Monrovia, Liberia.
1963 HONGKONG PRODUCER, Atlantic Far East Lines, Monrovia.
1969 Universal Marine Corp., Monrovia.
1971 ORIENTAL FALCON, Universal Marine Corp., Monrovia. Converted to 7,658 g.t. container ship.
12th Jul.1972 Aground on Pratas Reef in South China Sea at 23.37N 116.53E in tropical storm. Total loss
Iran Victory 02 05 4.44 1944 IRAN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (Pacific-Atlantic SS Co)
1949 Laid up Astoria.
1964 BELMONT (AG167), U.S. Navy. Later designated AGTR167, then AGTR4. Technical Research Ship.
1970 Sold to Boston Metals Corp, Baltimore for scrapping.
Iraq Victory 02 03 8.44 1944 IRAQ VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (American President Lines)
1948 PRESIDENT TYLER, American President Lines, San Francisco.
1958 US Maritime Administration, laid up Hudson River.
1960 IRAQ VICTORY, USMC, laid up Hudson River.
1968 Scrapped Kearny, NJ.
Iredell 04 05   - Intended to be completed as APA242 for US Navy but completed as ALCOA CORSAIR (qv)





VICTORY - J



Jackson Victory 02 05 10.45 1945 JACKSON VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (Alaska Packers)
1948 PRESIDENT HARDING, American President Lines, San Francisco.
1962 SMITH EXPLORER, Explorer Ships Inc, Wilmington, Del.
1965 U.S. EXPLORER, same owner.
1967 AEC Shipping Corp., Wilmington, Del.
1969 ORIENTAL COMET, Transpacific Container Services Ltd, Liberia.
1970 Converted to 7,482 g.t.container ship.
1972 ORIENTAL CHARGER, Universal Enterprise Inc, Liberia.
1976 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Jefferson City Victory 02 05 3.45 1945 JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (Alaska Packers)
1949 Laid up Beaumont, Tex.
1949 JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY, Victory Carriers Inc, New York.
1973 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Jerauld 04 05 11.44 1944 JERAULD (APA174), US Navy attack transport.
1946 JERAULD, USMC laid up James River
1974 Scrapped Burriana, Spain.
Jericho Victory 01 02 1.45 1945 JERICHO VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (South Atlantic SS Lines)
1948 Laid up Wilmington, later transferred to James River.
1961 THUNDERBIRD, Terrace Nav. Corp, New York.
1970 NORTH RIVER, Service Shipping S.A., Panama.
1971 Scrapped Taiwan
Joliet Victory 02 05 7.44 1944 JOLIET VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (Alaska SS Co)
1948 Laid up Hudson River.
1958 MICHELSON (AGS-23), U.S. Navy survey vessel.
Later designated T-AGS23.
1975 U.S. Maritime Admin. - laid up Suisun Bay.
1977 Sold to National Metal and Steel Corp. for scrapping.
Joplin Victory 02 02 6.44 1944 JOPLIN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (McCormick SS Co)
1950 Laid up Astoria later transferred to James River
1994 Scrapped Alang.

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