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VICTORY SHIPS - N - O



NAME
TYPE
BLDR
COMP
HISTORY
Nampa Victory 02 05 6.44 1944 NAMPA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore.
1951 ANTARES (AK 258), U.S. Navy cargo ship
1959 ANTARES (AKS 33), U.S. Navy general stores issue ship.
1964 Decommissioned, laid up James River.
1974 Scrapped USA.
Napa 04 05 9.44 1944 NAPA (APA 157), U.S. Navy.
1946 USMC laid up.
1959 Reacquired by U.S. Navy (AKA 258)
1959 Reclassified (AKS 33)
Laid up James River.(as APA 157)
Nashua Victory 01 01 9.45 1945 NASHUA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore.
Laid up Suisun Bay.
1988 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Natrona 04 04 11.44 1944 NATRONA (APA 214), U.S. Navy
1959 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up Suisun Bay.
1975 Scrapped USA.
Navajo Victory 02 02 6.44 1944 NAVAJO VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles.
Laid up Suisun Bay.
1985 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Navarro 04 04 11.44 1944 NAVARRO (APA 215), U.S. Navy
1969 Stricken from service but redesignated LPA 215, laid up Suisun Bay.
Neshoba 04 04 11.44 1944 NESHOBA (APA 216), U.S. Navy
1959 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up Suisun Bay
1975 Scrapped USA.
Netherlands Victory 02 05 4.44 1944 NETHERLANDS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore.
1949 PELICAN STATE, States Marine Corp. of Delaware, Wilmington, Del.
1960 States Marine Lines Inc., Wilmington, Del.
1969 SILVER ROBIN, Oswego Shipping Inc, Wilmington, Del.
1970 PACROBIN, West Pacific SS Co, Panama..
1971 Scrapped Taiwan.
New Bern Victory 01 01 3.45 1945 NEW BERN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore.
1947 CONSTANTIA, South African Marine Corporation, Cape Town.
1961 SOUTH AFRICAN VANGUARD, same owners.
1966 S. A. VANGUARD, same owners.
1969 ISABENA, Fairwind Maritime Corp, Panama.
4th Jul.1972 Listed in heavy weather off Karachi after lightening 9,400 tons of grain without shifting boards from tanker OVERSEAS JOYCE . Capsized and sank.
New Kent 04 04 11.44 1944 NEW KENT (AKA 217), U.S .Navy 
1959 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up.
1971 Scrapped Panama City
New Rochelle Victory 01 01 10.45 1945 NEW ROCHELLE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore.
1972 Scrapped Taiwan.
New World Victory 01 04 6.45 1945 NEW WORLD VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco.
1972 Scrapped Portland, Ore.
New Zealand Victory 02 02 5.44 1944 NEW ZEALAND VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles.
1965 Chas. Kurz & Co (Keystone Shipping Co), Wilmington, Del.
1967 HALCYON TIGER, Halcyon Steamship Co, Wilmington, Del.
1971 PALONA, Universal Mariners S.A, Panama.
1973 Scrapped Taiwan.
Newberry 04 05 10.44 1944 NEWBERRY (APA 158), U.S. Navy
1946 USMC laid up James River
Newberry Victory 01 03 9.45 1945 NEWBERRY VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco.
1950 Seatrade Corp. of Delaware, New York.
1952 Prudential Steamship Corp., New York.
1963 Prudential Lines Inc., New York.
1968 U.S. Dep't of Commerce, New York, leased back to Prudential Lines.
1971 Laid up James River.
1974 Scrapped Brownsville, Texas.
Newcastle Victory 01 03 11.44 1944 NEWCASTLE VICTORY Completed as AK 233 for U.S.Navy.
1946 U.S.Maritime Commission, laid up James River.
1955 leased to United Fruit Co.
1992 Scrapped Alang.
Niagara Victory 01 02 6.45 1945 NIAGARA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles.
1951 OCEAN VICTORY, Atlantic Ocean Transport Corp, New York.
1952 Stockard Steamship Corp., New York. 
1962 SMITH DEFENDER, Defender Shipping Co, Wilmington, Del.
1965 U. S. DEFENDER, same owner.
1967 AEC Shipping Corp., Wilmington, Del.
17.11.68 Damaged by Vietcong gunfire at Da-Nang, Vietnam.
1970 Scrapped Hong Kong.
Niantic Victory 02 05 5.44 1944 NIANTIC VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore.
1960 WATERTOWN (T-AGM 6), U.S. Navy - MSTS Missile Range Instrumentation Ship.
1974 Scrapped Pusan.
Nicaragua Victory 02 03 9.44 1944 NICARAGUA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (Ishmian SS Corp)
1946 FLETERO, Compania Argentina de Nav.Dodero, Buenos Aires.
1949 Flota Argentina de Nav. de Ultramar, Buenos Aires.
1961 Empresa Lineas Maritimas Argentinas, Buenos Aires.
1979 Scrapped Argentina.
Noble 04 04 11.44 1944 NOBLE (APA 218), U.S. Navy
1964 ARAGON (TA 11), Spanish Navy transport.
1987 Scrapped.
North Platte Victory 01 02 9.45 1945 NORTH PLATTE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles.
Laid up Suisun Bay.
1984 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Northeastern Victory 01 03 6.45 1945 NORTHEASTERN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco.
24th Dec.1946 Aground on Goodwin Sands, Kent. Broke in two, total loss.
Northwestern Victory 02 05 4.45 1945 NORTHWESTERN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore.
1949  Victory Carriers Inc,  New York.
1971 Scrapped Taiwan.
Norwalk Victory 02 05 8.45 1945 NORWALK VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore.
1963 NORWALK (T-AK 279), US Navy ballistic missile re-supply ship.
1979 U.S. Maritime Commission, laid up James River.
1994 Scrapped.
Norway Victory 02 05 3.44 1944 NORWAY VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore.
1947 INDIAN TRADER, India Steamship Co, Calcutta.
1971 SAMUDRA DHAN, Pent-Ocean Steamships Ltd, Bombay.
1977 Scrapped Bombay.
Norwich Victory 01 02 3.45 1945 NORWICH VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles.
Reactivated from reserve for Vietnam crisis.
Oct.1969 Grounded at Da-Nang, Vietnam, refloated and towed to Yokosuka. Sold by auction and scrapped at Hiroshima.
Notre Dame Victory 02 05 4.45 1945 NOTRE DAME VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore.
1951 CLIFFS VICTORY , Cleveland Cliffs S.S.Co, Wilmington, Del., rebuilt to 9,305 g.t., 601ft, for Great Lakes use as bulk carrier.
1957 Lengthened to 716ft., 11,151 grosss tons.
1981 Laid up.
1985 SAVIC, Hai International Inc., Panama for voyage to shipbreakers in South Korea.
1987 Scrapped Masan
N. Y. U. Victory 01 01 6.45 1945 N. Y. U. VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore.
1947 CORDOBA, Compana Argentine de Nav.Dodero, Buenos Aires.
1949 Flota Argentina de Nav, de Ultramar, Buenos Aires.
1955 Fitted with passenger accommodation.
1961 Empresa Lineas Maritimas Argentinas, Buenos Aires.
1972 Scrapped Campana.





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Oberlin Victory 01 03 4.45 1945 OBERLIN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco.
Laid up James River.
1988 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Ocala Victory 01 01 1.45 1945 OCALA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore.
Laid up Suisun Bay.
1993 Scrapped Huangpu, China.
Occidental Victory 01 02 5.45 1945 OCCIDENTAL VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles.
Laid up Suisun Bay.
2006 Contracted to All Star Metals, Brownsville, Tex. for scrapping..
Oconto 04 06 9.44 1944 OCONTO (APA 187), U.S. Navy
1946 USMC laid up James River.
1974 Scrapped USA.
Oglethorpe Victory 02 05 6.45 1945 OGLETHORPE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore.
1949 BUCKEYE STATE, States Marine Corp of Delaware, Wilmington, Del.
1957 GARDEN STATE, same owner.
1960 Global Bulk Transport Inc, Wilmington, Del.
1970 RELIANCE EQUALITY, Reliance Carriers SA, Panama
1971 Scrapped Taiwan.
Okaloosa 04 04 11.44 1944 OKALOOSA (APA 219), U.S. Navy
1959 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up.
1971 Scrapped Panama City.
Okanogan 04 04 11.44 1944 OKANOGAN (APA 220), U.S. Navy
1969 Stricken from service but redesignated LPA 220, laid up Suisun Bay.
Olmsted 04 06 9.44 1944 OLMSTED (APA 188), U.S. Navy
1946 USMC laid up James River
1986 Scrapped Spain.
Oneida 04 04 11.44 1944 ONEIDA (APA 221), U.S. Navy
1959 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up Suisun Bay
1973 Scrapped USA.
Oneida Victory 01 01 11.44 1944 ONEIDA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore.
31st.Mar.1946 Collided with tanker W. L. R. EMMET off Santa Barbara, Cal, severely damaged and towed to Los Angeles.
16th.May 1946 Towed to San Francisco and laid up unrepaired.
1949 Scrapped Terminal Island.
Oshkosh Victory 01 02 9.45 1945 OSHKOSH VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles.
Laid up James River.
1992 Scrapped Alang.
Ouachita Victory 01 02 5.45 1945 OUACHITA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los AAngeles.
1949 GREEN VALLEY, Central Gulf Steamship Corp, Wilmington, Del.
1962 Rebuilt to 9,482 g.t., length 545.3ft.
1970 Scrapped Taiwan.
Owensboro Victory 01 04 8.45 1945 OWENSBORO VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco.
1947 PVT. JOE E. MANN, U.S.Army Transportation Corps.
1950 U.S. Maritime Commission.
1950 U.S. Navy - MSTS, classified T-AK 253.
1958 Converted to Instumentation and Telemetry ship for Pacific Missile Range.
1960 RICHFIELD (T-AGM 4), Satellite Tracking and Recovery Ship.
1968 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1970 Stricken from service.
1976 Sold to Nicolai Joffe Corp for scrapping.
Oxford 04 06 9.44 1944 OXFORD (APA 189), U.S. Navy
1946 USMC laid up James River
1974 Scrapped.

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