THE WEBSITE OF THE MARINERS MAILING
LIST.
VICTORY SHIPS - K - L
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| Karnes | 04 | 05 | 11.44 | 1944
KARNES
(APA 175), U.S. Navy attack transport. 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) 1948 Laid up Suisun Bay 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 attack transport. 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. (Isthmian SS Co). 1950 Laid up Beaumont. 1950 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 attack transport. 1946 Laid up in reserve fleet Norfolk, Va. 1959 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up James River. 1982 Scrapped. |
| Kings Point Victory | 01 | 01 | 6.45 | 1945 KINGS POINT VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,
Baltimore (American Export Line), troop transport. 1946 Laid up James River. 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 attack transport. 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. (American-Hawaiian SS Co) 1946 U.S. Army Transportation Corps. 1947 Laid up James River. 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. 1970 Laid up James River. 1992 Scrapped Alang. |
| Kingston Victory | 01 | 01 | 3.45 | 1945 KINGSTON VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,Baltimore
(Standard Fruit Co), troop transport. 1946 Laid up Olympia. 1972 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| Kittson | 04 | 02 | 10.44 | 1944 KITTSON (APA 123), U.S. Navy attack transport.
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. (Olympic SS Co) 1948 Laid up Hudson River 1950 GAA charter for Maritime Commission 1958 Laid up Olympia. 1960 HUNTSVILLE U.S. Navy (T-AGM-7), MSTS, converted to Missile Range Instrumentation Ship. 1970 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1975 Scrapped Terminal Island, Calif. |
| Kodiak Victory | 02 | 05 | 1.45 | 1945 KODIAK VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,Portland,
Ore (Alaska SS Co). 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
(Luckenbach SS Co), troop transport.. 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 (Seas Shipping Co) 1946 Laid up James River. 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. |
| VICTORY - L | ||||
| La Crosse Victory | 01 | 01 | 1.45 | 1945 LA CROSSE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,
Baltimore (American Export Line), troop transport. 1946 Laid up James River. 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. (Shepard SS Co), 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. |
| Lagrange | 04 | 02 | 11.44 | 1944
LAGRANGE
(APA 124), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1945 USMC, laid up Suisun Bay. 1973 Scrapped USA. |
| La Porte | 04 | 05 | 8.44 | 1944
LA PORTE
(APA 151), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1946 USMC, laid up James River. 1973 Scrapped USA. |
| Laconia Victory | 01 | 01 | 4.45 | 1945 LACONIA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore
(Parry Navigation Co), troop transport. 1946 Laid up James River.. 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. (Sudden & Christenson) 1947 Laid up Hudson River, later transferred to James River. 1988 Scrapped Kaohsiung. |
| Lahaina Victory | 01 | 04 | 2.45 | 1945 LAHAINA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San
Francisco (Matson Nav. Co). 1948 Laid up Wilmington. 1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (Alaska SS Co) 1973 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1994 Scrapped China. |
| Lake Charles Victory | 01 | 01 | 2.45 | 1945 LAKE CHARLES VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,
Baltimore (Lykes Bros SS Co), troop transport. 1946 Laid up James River. 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. (American South African Line) 1950 Laid up Astoria. 1968 Scrapped Portland, Ore. |
| Lakewood Victory | 01 | 03 | 12.44 | 1944 LAKEWOOD VICTORY, Completed as
AK 236
, U.S. Navy. 1946 USMC. 1949 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1993 Scrapped China. |
| Lander | 04 | 05 | 12.44 | 1944
LANDER
(APA 178), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1946 USMC, laid up James River. 1983 Scrapped |
| Lane Victory | 01 | 02 | 6.45 | 1945 LANE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los
Angeles. (American President Lines) 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. 1970 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 attack transport. 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. (Matson Nav. Co) 1947 Laid up Wilmington, later transferred to James River. 1988 Scrapped Kaohsiung. |
| Las Vegas Victory | 01 | 03 | 10.44 | 1944 LAS VEGAS VICTORY, Completed as AK 229, U.S.
Navy. 1947 USMC, laid up James River. 1966 Reactivated for the Vietnam War (American Mail Line) 1969 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1994 Scrapped China. |
| Latimer | 04 | 05 | 8.44 | 1944
LATIMER
(APA 152), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1947 Decommissioned to reserve fleet. 1950 Recommissioned to U.S. Navy. 1956 Decommissioned to reserve fleet. 1961 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up Mobile. 1972 Scrapped Panama City. |
| Lauderdale | 04 | 05 | 12.44 | 1944
LAUDERDALE
(APA 179), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1946 USMC, laid up James River. 1983 Scrapped. |
| Laurens | 04 | 05 | 9.44 | 1944
LAURENS
(APA 153), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1946 USMC, laid up James River. 1989 Scrapped |
| Lavaca | 04 | 05 | 12.44 | 1944
LAVACA
(APA 180), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1947 Decommissioned to reserve fleet 1958 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up James River. 1992 Scrapped. |
| Lawrence Victory | 02 | 05 | 5.45 | 1945 LAWRENCE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland,
Ore. (McCormick SS Co) 1949 Laid up Beaumont, later transferred to James River. 1986 Scrapped Recife, Brazil. |
| Legion Victory | 01 | 03 | 9.44 | 1944 LEGION VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San
Francisco (Lykes Bros SS Co) 1949 Laid up Beaumont. 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 (Lykes Bros SS Co), troop transport.. 1947 LT. BERNARD J. RAY, U.S. Army Transportation Corps. 1949 U.S. Dep't of Commerce, laid up James River, later transferred to James River. 1974 Scrapped Brownsville, Tex. |
| Lenawee | 04 | 06 | 10.44 | 1944
LENAWEE
(APA 195), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1946 Decommissioned to reserve fleet. 1950 Recommissioned for Korean War and Vietnam War. 1967 Laid up Suisun Bay 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 (Pacific-Atlantic SS Co), troop transport. 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 (Eastern SS Lines), troop transport. 1946 Laid up James River. 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. (Alcoa SS Co) 1947 Laid up James River 1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (Matson Nav.Co) 1973 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1994 Scrapped China. |
| Linfield Victory | 02 | 05 | 6.45 | 1945 LINFIELD VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,Portland,
Ore. (McCormick SS Co) 1950 Laid up Astoria, later transferred to Beaumont, Tex. 1986 Scrapped Santander, Spain. |
| Logan | 04 | 06 | 10.44 | 1944
LOGAN
(APA 196), U.S .Navy attack transport. 1946 Decommissioned to reserve fleet. 1951 Recommissioned for Korean War 1955 Decommissioned to reserve fleet 1959 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up Suisun Bay. 1979 Scrapped. |
| Logan Victory | 01 | 03 | 2.45 | 1945 LOGAN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San
Francisco. (American-Hawaiian SS Co) 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. (American South African Line) 1948 Laid up Hudson River, later transferred to James River. 1988 Scrapped Kaohsiung. |
| Longview Victory | 02 | 05 | 1.45 | 1945 LONGVIEW VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland,
Ore (Alaska SS Co) 1949 Victory Carriers Inc, New York. 1974 Scrapped Kaohsiung. |
| Lowndes | 04 | 05 | 9.44 | 1944
LOWNDES
(APA 154), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1946 USMC, laid up James River. 1983 Scrapped. |
| Loyola Victory | 01 | 04 | 4.45 | 1945 LOYOLA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San
Francisco. (Sudden & Christenson) 1950 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (Matson Nav. Co) 1973 Laid up Suisun Bay 1994 Scrapped China. |
| Lubbock | 04 | 06 | 10.44 | 1944
LUBBOCK
(APA 197), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1946 Decommissioned and laid up Suisun Bay reserve fleet. 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. (Black Diamond SS Corp) 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 (Lykes Bros SS Co) 1949 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1950 MSTS charter. 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 order cancelled. |
| Lycoming | 04 | 05 | 9.44 | 1944
LYCOMING
(APA 155), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1946 USMC, laid up James River. 1973 Scrapped USA. |
| Lynchburg Victory | 01 | 01 | 10.45 | 1945 LYNCHBURG VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,
Baltimore (United States Navigation Co). 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) (Sprague SS Co) 1950 Laid up James River. 1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War 1973 Laid up James River. 1993 Scrapped Alang. |