THE WEBSITE OF THE MARINERS MAILING
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| Saginaw Victory | 02 | 05 | 2.45 | 1945 SAGINAW VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland,
Ore. (Pacific-Atlantic SS Co) 1948 Laid up Mobile. 1949 Withdrawn for commercial charter. 1951 P.& T. BUILDER, Pope & Talbot Inc, San Francisco. 1962 SMITH BUILDER, Sumner A. Long, New York. 1965 U.S. BUILDER, Russell L. Steamship Corp, New York. 1967 A. E. C. Shipping Corp, New York. 1969 ORIENTAL EXPRESS, Transpacific Container Services, Liberia 1969 Converted to 7,456 g.t. container ship. 1976 Scrapped Kaohsiung. |
| St. Albans Victory | 01 | 01 | 11.44 | 1944 ST. ALBANS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore.
(American West African Lines), troop transport. 1947 Laid up James River. 1949 SHANGHAI VICTORY, China Union Lines, Shanghai, later Taiwan. 1951 HAFEZ, Argosy Sreamship Co, Panama. 1953 NAM HAE HO, Korea Shipping Corp, Republic of Korea. 1954 NAMHAE, Korea Shipping Corp, Republic of Korea. 18th Dec.1972 Grounded in Pusan Harbour, broke back. CTL and scrapped. |
| St. Augustine Victory | 01 | 01 | 9.45 | 1945 ST. AUGUSTINE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,
Baltimore. (United States Navigation Co) 1950 Laid up Beaumont. 1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (Matson Nav. Co) 1973 Laid up James River. 1993 Scrapped.(probably China) |
| St. Cloud Victory | 02 | 05 | 2.45 | 1945 ST, CLOUD VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland,
Ore. (McCormick SS Co) 1949 P.& T. ADVENTURER, Pope & Talbot Inc, San Francisco. 1962 SMITH ADVENTURER, Sumner A. Long,. New York. 1965 U.S. ADVENTURER, Sumner A. Long. New York. 1967 Merchant Mariners Inc, New York. 1967 A. E. C. Shipping Corp, USA. 1970 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| Saint Croix | 04 | 06 | 11.44 | 1944
SAINT CROIX
(APA 231), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1947 USMC, laid up Suisun Bay. 1979 Scrapped. |
| St. John's Victory | 01 | 03 | 5.45 | 1945 ST. JOHN'S VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San
Francisco. (American-Hawaiian SS Co) 1948 Laid up Beaumont. 1951 GENEVIEVE PETERKIN, Bloomfield S.S.Co, Houston, Tex. 1957 ALICE BROWN, same owner. 1957 VOLUNTEER STATE, States Marine Corp. of Delaware, New York. 1960 States Marine Lines Inc., New York. 1970 RELIANCE FRATERNITY, Reliance Carriers S.A, Panama. 1971 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| St. Lawrence Victory | 01 | 04 | 3.45 | 1945 ST. LAWRENCE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,
San Francisco. (Agwilines Inc) 25th Mar.1947 Mined and damaged off Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia and was deliberately run aground on Korcula Island to avoid sinking. Towed to Split for repairs. Claimed by Yugoslavia as salvage, repaired, re-engined and fitted with passenger accommodation.. 1948 ZAGREB, Jugoslavenska Slobodna Plovidba, Rijeka. 1948 HRVATSKA, Jugoslavenska Linijska Plovidba Rijeka. October 14, 1961 she was damaged in collision with Italian tanker FINA ITALIA 200 miles E of New York 1967 Adab S.A., Geneva (Burundi flag) managers Dabinovic S.A., Geneva 1967 Cia. Nav. Adriatica Ltda., San Jose, Costa Rica. 1968 ARMELLE, Soc. D'Avances Commerciales S.A (Somali flag) 1971 Soc. de Gerance et de Transports Maritimes, Mogadiscio, Somalia. 1973 Scrapped Bilbao. |
| St. Mary's | 04 | 02 | 11.44 | 1944
ST MARY'S
(APA 126), U.S. Navy attack transport 1946 U.S. Maritime Commission, laid up Suisun Bay. 1975 Scrapped USA. |
| Salina Victory | 01 | 03 | 12.44 | 1944 SALINA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco.
(Matson Nav. Co) 1946 POLYDORUS, N.V. Stoomvaart.Mij. "Oceaan", Amsterdam.. 1960 TALTHYBIUS, Ocean Steam Ship Co (A. Holt & Co), Liverpool. 1971 Transferred to Elder Dempster colours. 1971 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| San Angelo Victory | 01 | 02 | 10.45 | 1945 SAN ANGELO VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los
Angeles. (Alcoa SS Co) 1948 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1950 Seatrade Corporation of Delaware, New York. 1952 Prudential Steamship Corp, New York. 1963 Prudential Lines Inc., New York 1965 U.S. Dep't of Commerce (leased back to Prudential Lines) 1966 HELEN D, Shamrock Steamship Corp., Wilmington, Del. 1967 COLUMBIA BANKER, Columbia Steamship Corp, Wilmington, Del. 1971 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| San Mateo Victory | 01 | 04 | 8.45 | 1945 SAN MATEO VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San
Francisco. (American President Lines) 1948 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (States SS Co & Lykes Bros SS Co) 1973 Laid up Beaumont, Tex. 1994 Scrapped Tuxpan. |
| San Saba | 04 | 06 | 11.44 | 1944
SAN SABA
(APA 232), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1946 Decommissioned to Pacific reserve fleet 1959 returned to Marine Administration, laid up Suisun Bay. 1975 Scrapped USA. |
| Sanborn | 04 | 06 | 10.44 | 1944
SANBORN
(APA 193), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1946 Decommissioned to Pacific reserve fleet. 1951 Commissioned for Korean War. 1956 Decommissioned to reserve fleet at Orange, Tex. 1961 returned to Marine Administration, laid up Mobile. 1971 Scrapped Panama City. |
| Sandoval | 04 | 06 | 10.44 | 1944
SANDOVAL
(APA 194), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1946 Decommissioned at Stockton, Cal. 1951 Commissioned for Korean War. 1955 Decommissioned at Mare Island and placed in reserve. 1960 Returned to Marine Administration, laid up Suisun Bay. 1961 Commissioned to U.S. Navy 1970 Stricken from US Navy but redesignated LPA 194, laid up James River. |
| Santa Clara Victory | 01 | 02 | 4.45 | 1945 SANTA CLARA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los
Angeles. (General SS Co) 1953 Laid up Mobile 1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (Pacific Far East Line) 1973 Laid up James River. 1985 Scrapped Castellon. |
| Sapulpa Victory | 02 | 02 | 6.44 | 1944 SAPULPA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles.
(Alcoa SS Co) 1948 Laid up Beaumont, later transferred to James River. 1963 HALCYON PANTHER, Halcyon Steamship Co, New York. 1972 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| Sarasota | 04 | 04 | 10.44 | 1944
SARASOTA
(APA 204), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1946 Decommissioned at Stockton. 1951 Commissioned for Korean War. 1955 Decommissioned to James River reserve fleet. 1961 returned to Marine Administration, laid up James River. 1983 Scrapped Spain. |
| Sedalia Victory | 01 | 01 | 2.45 | 1945 SEDALIA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore.
(United Fruit Co) 1947 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1975 Scrapped Portland, Ore. |
| Selma Victory | 02 | 02 | 7.44 | 1944 SELMA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles.
(Luckenbach SS Co) 1950 Laid up Wilmington, later transferred to James River. 1994 Scrapped Alang. |
| Seton Hall Victory | 02 | 05 | 6.45 | 1945 SETON HALL VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland
Ore. (Olympic SS Co) 1948 Laid up Wilmington., later withdrawn and operated by Olympic SS Co and Pope & Talbot Inc. 1950 Laid up Mobile. 1956 Reactivated for commercial service 1957 Laid up James River. 1962 SETON HALL, U.S. Navy - MSTS 1964 WHEELING (T-AGM 8), Missile range instrumentation ship. 1981 Stricken from Navy List, sunk as target ship at Point Magu Test Range, Calif. |
| Sevier | 04 | 06 | 12.44 | 1944 SEVIER (APA 233), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1947 USMC, laid up Suisun Bay. 1980 Scrapped. |
| Sharon Victory | 02 | 02 | 8.44 | 1944 SHARON VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles.
(Grace Line Inc) 1948 Laid up Mobile, later transferred to James River. 1988 Scrapped Kaohsiung. |
| Sheepshead Bay Victory | 01 | 01 | 7.45 | 1945 SHEEPSHEAD BAY VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,
Baltimore. (American-Hawaiian SS Co), troop transport. 1946 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1947 STANHOLME, Stanhope S.S.Co, London. 1947 KARMALA, Peninsular & Oriental.Steam Nav.Co, London. 1967 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| Sherburne | 04 | 04 | 9.44 | 1944
SHERBURNE
(APA 205), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1946 Decommissioned 1959 returned to Marine Administration, laid up Suisun Bay . 1969 U.S. Navy, converted to ballistic range instrumentation ship. 1971 RANGE SENTINEL (T-AGM 22), US Navy, operated by MSTS. 2001 Laid up James River. 2004 Still laid up. |
| Sibley | 04 | 04 | 9.44 | 1944
SIBLEY
(APA 206), U.S. Navy attack transport. 1946 Decommissioned to reserve fleet at Stockton. 1959 returned to Marine Administration, laid up Suisun Bay. 1975 Scrapped USA. |
| Silverbow Victory | 02 | 05 | 6.44 | 1944 SILVERBOW VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland,
Ore. (Weyerhaeuser SS Co) 1947 PERMANENTE SILVERBOW, Permanente Cement Co, Oakland, Cal. (Kaiser & Co), converted to bulk carrier. 1972 FLORIDA SILVERBOW, Panamericana Insurgentes S.A, Panama. 1978 Corment Carriers S.A, Panama. 1984 Galeana S.A., Panama. 1985 Scrapped Brownsville, Texas. |
| Simmons Victory | 02 | 05 | 5.45 | 1945 SIMMONS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland,
Ore. (Coastwise (Pacific Far East) Line) 1948 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1957 Reactivated for post-Korean War service. 1958 Laid up Olympia. 1964 LIBERTY (AG 168), U.S. Navy technical research ship. Later reclassified AGTR 168, then AGTR 5. 8th Jun.1967 Attacked and damaged by Israeli aircraft and torpedo boats off Sinai with loss of 34 men. Temporarily repaired at Valetta and laid up USA. 1971 Scrapped Baltimore. |
| Sioux Falls Victory | 01 | 02 | 1.45 | 1945 SIOUX FALLS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los
Angeles. (American-Hawaiian SS Co) 1947 Laid up Astoria 1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (Alaska SS Co) 1973 Laid up Suisun Bay. 2006 Contracted to Marine Metal Inc., Brownsville, Tex. for scrapping. |
| Skagway Victory | 02 | 05 | 7.44 | 1944 SKAGWAY VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland,
Ore. (Alcoa SS Co) 1949 CONSTITUTION STATE, States Marine Corp.of Delaware, Wilmington, Del. 1960 States Marine Lines Inc., Wilmington, Del. 1969 SILVER HAWK, Oneida SS Co, New York. 18th Aug.1969 Broke adrift in hurricane at Gulfport, Miss.driven ashore and CTL. 1970 Scrapped in situ. |
| Skidmore Victory | 02 | 05 | 6.45 | 1945 SKIDMORE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland,
Ore. (Northland Transportation Co) 1948 PRESIDENT BUCHANAN, American President Lines, San Francisco. 1958 SKIDMORE VICTORY, U.S. Dep't of Commerce, San Francisco, laid up Suisun Bay. 1960 SKIDMORE VICTORY, MSTS (T-AG 160) converted to Space exploration special project ship 1961 RANGE TRACKER, (T-AGM 1), U.S. Navy - MSTS. 1969 USMC laid up Suisun Bay. 1970 Scrapped Portland, Ore. |
| Smith Victory | 01 | 01 | 6.45 | 1945 SMITH VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore.
(Eastern SS Co),troop transport. 1946 Laid up Hudson River. 1947 BUENOS AIRES, Compana Argentina 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. 1963 FAIRWIND, Southwind Shipping Corp, Liberia. 11th Feb.1968 Aground Grand Bahama Bank at 22.12N 77.16W, refloated but CTL. Scrapped Bilbao. |
| South Africa Victory | 02 | 05 | 5.44 | 1944 SOUTH AFRICA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,
Portland, Ore. (American South African Line) 1949 BEAVER STATE, States Marine Corp.of Delaware, Wilmington, Del. 1960 States Marine Lines, Wilmington, Del. 1968 SILVER EAGLE, Geneva SS Co, New York 1970 PACEAGLE, West Pacific SS Co, Panama. 1971 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| South Bend Victory | 02 | 05 | 7.45 | 1945 SOUTH BEND VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland,
Ore. (Waterman SS Co) 1953 Laid up James River. 1957 BOWDITCH (AGS 21), U.S. Navy ballistic missile support ship. Later T-AGS 21, Survey ship. 1987 Laid up Beaumont. 1988 Scrapped Kaohsiung. |
| Southwestern Victory | 01 | 02 | 5.45 | 1945 SOUTHWESTERN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,
Los Angeles. (De La Rama SS Co) 1948 Laid up Wilmington, later transferred to James River. 1992 Scrapped Alang. |
| Spartanburg Victory | 01 | 01 | 9.45 | 1945 SPARTANBURG VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore.
(Eastern SS Co) 1948 Laid up Beaumont. 1950 SPARTANBURG VICTORY, Bloomfield S.S.Co, Houston, Tex. 1951 NEVA WEST, Bloomfield S.S.Co, Houston, Tex. 1957 COTTON STATE, States Marine Lines Inc, New York 1970 Scrapped Taiwan. |
| Stamford Victory | 01 | 01 | 4.45 | 1945 STAMFORD VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore.
(American Foreign SS Co), troop transport. 1946 Ministry of Transport, London (Furness Withy & Co) 1948 BRITISH PRINCE, Rio Cape Line (Furness Withy & Co), London. 1954 Furness, Withy & Co, London. 1957 MANDAGALA, charter to T.& J. Brocklebank, Liverpool. 1960 ORIENT TRADER, Orient Mid-East Great Lakes Services, Piraeus. 21st Jul.1965 Caught fire Toronto harbour, CTL. 1966 Scrapped Valencia. |
| Stetson Victory | 01 | 01 | 7.45 | 1945 STETSON VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore.
(Isbrandtsen SS Co), troop transport. 1947 SGT. SYLVESTER ANTOLAK, U.S. Army Transportation Corps. 1949 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1950 U.S. Navy - MSTS. (AP 192) for Korean War. 1952 U.S. Dep't of Commerce, laid up Olympia. 1971 Sold to Seattle shipbreakers for non-transportation use. 1973 Scrapped Seattle. |
| Stevens Victory | 01 | 01 | 6.45 | 1945 STEVENS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore
(Grace Line Inc), troop transport. 1947 PVT. JOE P. MARTINEZ, U.S. Army Transportation Corps.. 1950 U.S. Navy - MSTS (AP 187) 1952 U.S. Dep't of Commerce, laid up Olympia. 1971 Sold to West Waterway Lumber Co, Seattle for non-transportation use. 1973 Scrapped Seattle. |
| Swarthmore Victory | 01 | 04 | 4.45 | 1945 SWARTHMORE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San
Francisco. (United States Lines) 1950 Laid up Astoria. 1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (Pacific Far East Line) 1973 Laid up Suisun Bay. 1988 Scrapped Kaohsiung. |