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LIST.
VICTORY SHIPS - K - L
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| Karnes | 04 | 05 | 11.44 | 1944
KARNES
(APA 175), U.S. Navy. 1946 USMC, laid up James River. 1974 Scrapped Castellon. |
| Kelso Victory | 02 | 05 | 2.45 | 1945 KELSO VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland,
Ore. (Ishmian SS Corp) 1951 HAWAII BEAR, Pacific Far East Line, San Francisco. 1962 SMITH CAPER, Caper Trading Co, Wilmington, Del. 1965 U.S. CAPER, same owner. 1967 AEC Shipping Corp, Wilmington, Del. 1969 ORIENTAL DESPATCHER, Transpacific Container Services, Liberia. Converted to a 7,424 g.t. container ship. 1972 ORIENTAL DESTINY, Universal Enterprise Inc, Liberia. 1976 Scrapped Kaohsiung. |
| Kenton | 04 | 02 | 10.44 | 1944 KENTON (APA 122), U.S. Navy 1946 USMC, laid up James River. 1973 Scrapped USA. |
| Kenyon Victory | 01 | 02 | 6.45 | 1945 KENYON VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles.
Operated by Isthmian SS Co. 1950-1952 Managed by States Marine Lines. 1952 Laid up James River. 1985 Scrapped Castellon. |
| Kershaw | 04 | 05 | 11.44 | 1944 KERSHAW (APA 176), U.S. Navy. 1959 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up James River. |
| Kings Point Victory | 01 | 01 | 6.45 | 1945 KINGS POINT VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,Baltimore. 1947 TRANQUEBAR, A/S Det Ostasiatiske Kompagni, Copenhagen. 1955 MAASKERK, United Netherlands Nav. Co, The Hague. 1966 MADONNA, West Coast Shipping Inc, Monrovia. 1969 Liberty Maritime Corp, Liberia. 1971 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| Kingsbury | 04 | 05 | 12.44 | 1944 KINGSBURY (APA 177), U.S. Navy. 1946 USMC, laid up James River. 1983 Scrapped Spain. |
| Kingsport Victory | 02 | 02 | 7.44 | 1944 KINGSPORT VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los
Angeles. 1946 U.S. Army Transportation Corps. 1950 U.S. Navy - MSTS (T-AK 239) cargo ship. 1962 KINGSPORT , (T-AG 164) Converted to Satellite Communications Ship. 1966 Re-assigned for hydrographic research. 1992 Scrapped Alang. |
| Kingston Victory | 01 | 01 | 3.45 | 1945 KINGSTON VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,Baltimore. 1972 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| Kittson | 04 | 02 | 10.44 | 1944 KITTSON (APA 123), U.S. Navy 1946 USMC, laid up James River. 1973 Scrapped USA. |
| Knox Victory | 02 | 05 | 5.45 | 1945 KNOX VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,Portland,
Ore. 1960 HUNTSVILLE U.S. Navy (T-AGM-7), MSTS, converted to Missile Range Instrumentation Ship. 1975 Scrapped Terminal Island, Calif. |
| Kodiak Victory | 02 | 05 | 1.45 | 1945 KODIAK VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,Portland,
Ore. 1946 NAVIERO, Compania Argentina de Nav. Dodero, Buenos Aires. 1949 Flota Argentine de Nav. de Ultramar, Buenos Aires. 1961 Empresas Lineas Maritimas Argentinas, Buenos Aires. 1979 Scrapped Campana, Argentina. |
| Kokomo Victory | 01 | 01 | 1.45 | 1945 KOKOMO VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. 1947 TJIBODAS, NV.Java-China Paketvaart Lijnen, Amsterdam. 1947 N.V. Konink. Java-China Paketvaart Lijnen, Amsterdam. 1969 Scrapped Taiwan |
| Koloa Victory | 01 | 02 | 1.45 | 1945 KOLOA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,Los Angeles. 1948 AMERICAN JUDGE, United States Lines, New York. 1956 TRANSCAPE, Transcape Shipping Corp., New York. 1957 Cia. Nav. Continental, Liberia. 1959 Rebuilt to 9,623 g.t. and lengthened. 1961 JOHN F. SHEA, T. J. Stevenson & Co, New York. 1969 KENTUCKIAN, Rexford Steamship Corp, New York. 1971 OSSIA, Argonauta Cia. Nav. S.A. & Clinton Shipping Corp, Panama. 1971 Scrapped Taiwan. |
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| La Crosse Victory | 01 | 01 | 1.45 | 1945 LA CROSSE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore.
1947 TUCUMAN, Compana Argentina de Nav.Dodero, Buenos Aires. 1949 Flota Argentina de Nav. de Ultramar, Buenos Aires. 1952 refitted to carry passengers. 1961 Empresas Lineas Maritimas Argentinas, Buenos Aires. 22nd Oct.1961. Grounded at Bahia Blanca, refloated but CTL. Sold and repaired. 1963 Armadora Tucuman SA, Panama. 1965 KISMET, Magellan Strait Development Corp., Liberia. 1966 BUCEPHALOS, Magellan Strait Development Corp., Liberia. 1969 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| La Grande Victory | 02 | 05 | 2.45 | 1945 LA GRANDE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland
Ore. Troopship 1947 WATERMAN, Netherlands Government, managed by Rotterdam Lloyd. 1952 Converted to emigrant passenger ship. 1961 NV Scheepvaart Maats Trans-Oceaan, The Hague. 1963 MARGARITA, John S. Latsis, Piraeus. 1970 Scrapped Onomachi, Japan. |
| La Grange | 04 | 02 | 11.44 | 1944
LA GRANGE
(APA 124), U.S. Navy. 1945 USMC, laid up Suisun Bay. 1975 Scrapped USA. |
| La Porte | 04 | 05 | 8.44 | 1944
LA PORTE
(APA 151), U.S. Navy. 1946 USMC, laid up James River. 1973 Scrapped USA. |
| Laconia Victory | 01 | 01 | 4.45 | 1945 LACONIA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. 1948 OAKEY L. ALEXANDER, Pocohontas S.S.Co, Wilmington, Del. converted to coal burning bulk carrier. 1965 MARINE COLLIER, Marine Navigation Co, Wilmington, Del. 1969 Scrapped Santander. |
| Lafayette Victory | 01 | 04 | 5.45 | 1945 LAFAYETTE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San
Francisco. Laid up James River. 1988 Scrapped Kaohsiung. |
| Lahaina Victory | 01 | 04 | 2.45 | 1945 LAHAINA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San
Francisco. Laid up Suisun Bay. 1994 Scrapped China. |
| Lake Charles Victory | 01 | 01 | 2.45 | 1945 LAKE CHARLES VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,
Baltimore. 1947 ARGENTINA VICTORY, Cia. Argentine de Nav. de Ultramar, Buenos Aires. 1948 AKKRUMDIJK, Holland America Line, Rotterdam. 1954 AKKRUMDYK, same owners. 1962 PACIFIC COMET, Overseas Maritime inc, Monrovia, Liberia. 20.11.68 Broke down in Pacific, towed to Honolulu and completed voyage to Saigon on high pressure turbine. 1969 Scrapped Taiwan.. |
| Lakeland Victory | 01 | 04 | 8.45 | 1945 LAKELAND VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San
Francisco. 1968 Scrapped Portland, Ore. |
| Lakewood Victory | 01 | 03 | 12.44 | 1944 LAKEWOOD VICTORY, Completed as
AK 236
, U.S. Navy. 1946 USMC, laid up Suisun Bay. 1993 Scrapped China. |
| Lander | 04 | 05 | 12.44 | 1944
LANDER
(APA 178), U.S. Navy. 1946 USMC, laid up James River. |
| Lane Victory | 01 | 02 | 6.45 | 1945 LANE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los
Angeles. 1946 chartered to American President Lines. 1948 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1950 Reactivated for Korean War. 1953 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War. 1971 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1988 Presented to U.S. Merchant Marines WWII veterans. Subsequently listed as a historic landmark. |
| Lanier | 04 | 02 | 12.44 | 1944
LANIER
(APA 125), U.S. Navy 1946 USMC, laid up James River. 1973 Scrapped USA. |
| Laredo Victory | 01 | 04 | 2.45 | 1945 LAREDO VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. Laid up James River. 1988 Scrapped Kaohsiung. |
| Las Vegas Victory | 01 | 03 | 10.44 | 1944 LAS VEGAS VICTORY, Completed as AK 229, U.S. Navy.
1946 USMC, laid up Suisun Bay. 1994 Scrapped China. |
| Latimer | 04 | 05 | 8.44 | 1944
LATIMER
(APA 152), U.S. Navy. 1961 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up. 1971 Scrapped Panama City. |
| Lauderdale | 04 | 05 | 12.44 | 1944
LAUDERDALE
(APA 179), U.S. Navy. 1946 USMC, laid up James River. 1983 Scrapped. |
| Laurens | 04 | 05 | 9.44 | 1944
LAURENS
(APA 153), U.S. Navy. 1946 USMC, laid up James River. 1974 Sold to Watts and Tureaud, Ann Arbor, Mich. for non-transportation use. |
| Lavaca | 04 | 05 | 12.44 | 1944
LAVACA
(APA 180), U.S. Navy. 1959 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up James River. 1983 Scrapped. |
| Lawrence Victory | 02 | 05 | 5.45 | 1945 LAWRENCE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland,
Ore. Laid up James River. 1986 Scrapped Recife, Brazil. |
| Legion Victory | 01 | 03 | 9.44 | 1944 LEGION VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. 1950 LEGION VICTORY, Bloomfield S.S.Co, Houston, Tex. 1951 MARIE HAMILL, Bloomfield S.S.Co, Houston, Tex. 1956 GOLDEN STATE, States Marine Corp. of Delaware, New York. 1960 States Marine Lines, New York. 1970 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| Lehigh Victory | 01 | 02 | 4.45 | 1945 LEHIGH VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles.
1946 LT. BERNARD J. RAY, U.S. Army Transportation Corps. 1949 U.S. Dep't of Commerce, laid up James River. 1974 Scrapped Brownsville, Tex. |
| Lenawee | 04 | 06 | 10.44 | 1944
LENAWEE
(APA 195), U.S. Navy. 1968 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up Suisun Bay. 1975 Scrapped USA |
| Lewiston Victory | 02 | 05 | 1.45 | 1945 LEWISTON VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland,
Ore. 1947 INDIAN MERCHANT, India S.S.Co, Calcutta. 1972 SAMUDRA SAI, Pent-Ocean Steamships Ltd, Bombay. 25th Sep.1977 stranded in Tuticorin anchorage, subsequently refloated damaged and scrapped Bombay. |
| Lincoln Victory | 02 | 02 | 6.44 | 1944 LINCOLN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los
Angeles. 1947 AARDIJK, Holland America Line, Rotterdam. 1954 AARDYK, Same owners. 1962 SIANG-YUNG, Chinese Maritime Trust, Keelung, Taiwan. 6.12.70 Struck bank in Gaillard Cut, Panama Canal and sank. Abandoned as CTL. 29.10.72 Refloated after several attempts, towed to Balboa. 1.11.72 towed to sea and scuttled at 07.44N 79.21W. |
| Lindenwood Victory | 01 | 04 | 7.45 | 1945 LINDENWOOD VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San
Francisco. Laid up Suisun Bay. 1994 Scrapped China. |
| Linfield Victory | 02 | 05 | 6.45 | 1945 LINFIELD VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,Portland,
Ore. Laid up Beaumont, Tex. 1986 Scrapped Santander, Spain. |
| Logan | 04 | 06 | 10.44 | 1944
LOGAN
(APA 196), U.S .Navy. 1960 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up Suisun Bay. |
| Logan Victory | 01 | 03 | 2.45 | 1945 LOGAN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. 6th Apr.1945 Hit by Japanese Kamikaze bomber off Okinawa, cargo exploded and ship sank at 26.10N 127.16E. |
| Loma Victory | 02 | 05 | 1.45 | 1945 LOMA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland,
Ore. Laid up James River. 1988 Scrapped Kaohsiung. |
| Longview Victory | 02 | 05 | 1.45 | 1945 LONGVIEW VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland,
Ore 1949 Victory Carriers Inc, New York. 1974 Scrapped Kaohsiung. |
| Lowndes | 04 | 05 | 9.44 | 1944
LOWNDES
(APA 154), U.S. Navy. 1946 USMC, laid up James River. |
| Loyola Victory | 01 | 04 | 4.45 | 1945 LOYOLA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. Laid up Suisun Bay. 1994 Scrapped China. |
| Lubbock | 04 | 06 | 10.44 | 1944
LUBBOCK
(APA 197), U.S. Navy. 1959 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up Suisun Bay. 1975 Scrapped USA. |
| Luray Victory | 02 | 02 | 6.44 | 1944 LURAY VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. 30th Jan.1946 Grounded on Goodwin Sands, Kent, broke in two and became total loss. |
| Luxembourg Victory | 02 | 05 | 4.44 | 1944 LUXEMBOURG VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland,
Ore. 1951 PENNSYLVANIA, States Steamship.Co, Tacoma, Wash. 9th Jan.1952 Hull plating fractured in storm in North Pacific. Later abandoned at 51.09N 141.13W, presumed sank. |
| Luzerne | 04 | 05 | - | Intended as APA 243 for U.S. Navy but cancelled. |
| Lycoming | 04 | 05 | 9.44 | 1944
LYCOMING
(APA 155), U.S. Navy. 1946 USMC, laid up James River. 1973 Scrapped USA. |
| Lynchburg Victory | 01 | 01 | 10.45 | 1945 LYNCHBURG VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. 1947 ALGONQUIN VICTORY, St.Lawrence Navigation Co, New York. 1952 POCAHONTAS FUEL, Pocahontas SS Co, Wilmington, Del. - converted to 7,828 g.t. collier. 1965 MARINE CLIPPER, Marine Navigation Co, Wilmington, Del. 1972 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| Lynn Victory | 01 | 01 | 9.45 | 1945 LYNN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore.
(Ishmian SS Corp) Laid up James River. 1993 Scrapped Alang. |