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VICTORY SHIPS - T


NAME
TYPE
BLDR
COMP
HISTORY
Talladega 04 04 10.44 1944 TALLADEGA (APA 208), U.S.Navy attack transport.
1946 Decommissioned to reserve fleet.
1951 Commissioned for Korean War.
1969 Stricken from service but redesignated LPA 208, laid up Olympia, Wash.
1972 Transferred to Suisun Bay.
1982 Scrapped.
Taos Victory 01 02 1.45 1945 TAOS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (American South African Line), troop transport
1946 Ministry of Transport, London (Furness Withy & Co) - troopship.
1948 LISMORIA, Donaldson Atlantic Line, Glasgow. converted to 8,323 g.t. passenger / cargo ship.
1954 Donaldson Line Ltd, Glasgow.
1966 NEON, Astroguarda Cia.Nav., Panama for voyage to Taiwan where 1967 scrapped
Tazewell 04 04 10.44 1944 TAZEWELL (APA 209), U.S.Navy attack transport.
1946 Decommissioned to Pacific reserve fleet
1958 Returned to Maritime Administration, laid up Olympia, Wash.
1972 Scrapped USA.
Telfair 04 04 10.44 1944 TELFAIR (APA 210), U.S.Navy attack transport.
1946 Decommissioned to Pacific reserve fleet.
1950 Commissioned for Korean War
1958 Laid up Suisun Bay
1960 Returned to Maritime Administration, Suisun Bay.
1961 Recommissioned by U.S.Navy.
1968 Returned to Maritime Administration.
1969 Scrapped Baltimore.
Temple Victory 02 05 5.45 1945 TEMPLE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (American Mail Line)
1946 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1947 INDIAN EXPORTER, India S.S.Co, Calcutta.
1973 SAMUDRA USHA, Pent-Ocean Steamships Ltd, Calcutta.
1977 Scrapped Bombay.
Terre Haute Victory 02 05 3.45 1945 TERRE HAUTE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (Alaska SS Co)
1948 EXMOUTH, American Export Lines, New York.
1959 U.S. Dep't of Commerce, leased back to American Export Lines.
1961 Laid up James River
1976 Scrapped. Kearney, N.J.
Texarkana Victory 01 02 2.45 1945 TEXARKANA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (Oliver J. Olson & Co), troop transport.
1947 FLANDRES, Cie.Royale Belge-Argentina, Antwerp (Armement Deppe)
2.11.48 Stranded at Recife, CTL and sold.
1949 TURAN, Wallem & Co, Panama.
1950 AAGTEDIJK, Holland America Line, Rotterdam.
1953 AAGTEDYK, same owner.
25th Feb.1963 Badly damaged in collision with m/s CITOS (C.O.Hillerstrom) in Elbe. CTL and scrapped Hamburg.
Towanda Victory 01 01 12.44 1944 TOWANDA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (Black Diamond SS Co)
1949 Laid up Hudson River, later transferred to Suisun Bay.
1974 Scrapped Richmond, Calif.
Trinidad Victory 01 02 9.45 1945 TRINIDAD VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (Marine Transport Line Inc)
1946 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1948 CHUNGKING VICTORY, China Union Lines, Shanghai, later Kaohsiung.
1966 Rescued passengers from burning cruise ship VIKING PRINCESS .
1978 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Trinity Victory 01 04 5.45 1945 TRINITY VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (Marine Transport Line)
1948 Laid up Beaumont.
1972 Scrapped Panama City, Fla..
Tucson Victory 01 02 8.45 1945 TUCSON VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (American President Line)
1948 Laid up Beaumont, Tex.
1994 Scrapped Tuxpan.
Tufts Victory 01 02 3.45 1945 TUFTS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (American Mail Line), troop transport.
1947 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1947 SAMARINDA, Rotterdam Lloyd, Rotterdam.
1962 CHUN LEE, Far Eastern Navigation Corp., Keelung, Taiwan.
1964 CHERRY VICTORY, Far Eastern Nav. Corp, Keelung.
23rd Sep.1969 Aground Sumatra at 05.17N 97.28E, refloated.
1970 Scrapped Keelung.
Tulane Victory 01 03 4.45 1945 TULANE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (Mississippi Shipping Co)
1949 Laid up Beaumont, later transferred to James River.
1992 Scrapped Alang.
Tusculum Victory 01 01 7.45 1945 TUSCULUM VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (A. L. Burbank & Co), troop transport.
1945 Chartered to MOWT, London. (Furness Withy & Co), Hospital Ship.
1947 PACIFIC STRONGHOLD, Furness Withy & Co., London.
1954 MALAYAN PRINCE, Prince Line (Furness Withy & Co)
1959 WANG KNIGHT, Marine Bulk Carriers Inc, New York.
1959 MARINE CARRIER, Marine Bulk Carriers Inc, New York.
1960 ELIE V, Elie V. Shipping Co, New York.
1964 OCEANIC WAVE, American Oceanic Corp., New York.
1966  Oceanic Pioneer S.S.Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
1968 SILVER FALCON, Oswego Shipping Co, Cleveland, Ohio.
1970 Scrapped Taiwan.
Tuskegee Victory 02 05 6.45 1945 TUSKEGEE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., (Weyerhaeuser SS Co) 1949 Laid up Beaumont, later transferred to James River.
1957 DUTTON (AGS 22), U.S.Navy fleet ballistic missile programme support ship. Later (T-AGS 22), survey ship.
1989 U.S. Maritime Administration, laid up at Beaumont, Tex.
2006 Awaiting disposal - designated for scuttling as fish reef.
Twin Falls Victory 02 05 4.45 1945 TWIN FALLS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (McCormick SS Co)
1948 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1950 Reactivated for Korean War.
1958 Laid up James River.
1962 TWIN FALLS (T-AGM 11), U.S. Navy - MSTS range missile instrumentation ship.
1970 Stricken from service, laid up James River.
1971 Transferred to U.S.Navy for conversion to AGS 37, but cancelled and laid up.
1972 JOHN W. BROWN II, loaned to City od New York for stationary schoolship.
1983 Scrapped Kearney, N.J.





VICTORY - U



Union Victory 02 05 6.45 1945 UNION VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., P:ortland, Ore. (Alaska Transportation Co)
1948 Laid up Beaumont.
1950 Reactivated for Korean War.
1953 Laid up Olympia.
1961 PERSEUS (T-AF 64), U.S.Navy, MSTS refrigerated store ship.
1974 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
United States Victory 02 02 4.44 1944 UNITED STATES VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin.,  Los Angeles. (Weyerhaeuser SS Co), troop transport.
1946 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1947 INDIAN SHIPPER, India Steamship Co, Calcutta.
1971 Scrapped Taiwan.
United Victory 02 05 2.44 1944 UNITED VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (American President Lines)
1946 UNITED VICTORY, Renfrew Navigation Co (Furness Withy & Co)
1947 KHEDIVE ISMAIL, same owner.
1948 Khedivial Mail Line, Alexandria, converted to 8,193 g.t. passenger ship.
1956 CLEOPATRA, same owner.
1961 United Arab Maritime Co, Alexandria..
1974 The Egyptian Nav. Co, Alexandria
1981 Scrapped Gadani Beach.
U.S.S.R. Victory 02 02 4.44 1944 U.S.S.R. VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (Moore-McCormack Lines), troop transport.
1947 INDIAN NAVIGATOR, India Steamship Co, Calcutta.
31st Dec.1960 abandoned after cargo explosion and fire off Scilly Isles. Taken in tow by INDIAN SUCCESS but sank on 2nd Jan.1961 after further explosion with loss of salvage party. 





VICTORY - V



Valdosta Victory 01 01 1.45 1945 VALDOSTA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (Seas Shipping Co)
1947 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1984 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Vanderbilt Victory 01 02 5.45 1945 VANDERBILT VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (Lykes Bros SS Co)
1948 Laid up Wilmington, later transferred to James River.
1993 Scrapped Alang.
Vassar Victory 01 01 5.45 1945 VASSAR VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (A. H. Bull & Co), troop transport.
1946 Laid up James River.
1947 CASTELBIANCO, Soc. Italiana Trasporti Marittima, Rome.
1952 CASTEL BIANCO, same owners. Converted to 10,023g.t. emigrant ship.
1957 BEGONA, Cia. Trasatlantica Espanola, Barcelona, rebuilt to 10,139 g.t..
1975 Scrapped Castellon.
Villanova Victory 01 02 5.45 1945 VILLANOVA VICTORY , U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (Coastwise (Pacific Far East) Line)
1948 Laid up Hudson River.
1949 BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, Isbrandtsen Co, New York.
1962 American Export Lines, New York.
1964 American Export Isbrandtsen Lines, New York
1969 NORTHERN STAR, Valmar Shipping Agency Ltd, New York.
1970 Scrapped Taiwan.
Virginia City Victory 01 04 1.45 1945 VIRGINIA CITY VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (American President Line)
1948 Laid up Hudson River, later transferred to Mobile.
1971 Converted to floating drydock at Tampa, Fla.





VICTORY - W



Wabash Victory 01 02 7.45 1945 WABASH VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (Interocean SS Co)
1947 PVT. FRANCIS X. McGRAW, U.S.Army Transportation Corps.
1950 U.S.Navy - MSTS (AK 241), later (T-AK 241)
1974 Laid up James River, scrapped USA.
Waco Victory 02 02 8.44 1944 WACO VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (American Mail Line)
1946 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1947 VINKT, Cie.Maritime Belge Lloyd Royale, Antwerp.
1948 Cie. Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal), Antwerp.
1965 HONGKONG GRACE, United Transoceanic Shipping Corp, Liberia.
1967 Extensively damaged in collision with s/s LINDA.
1968 Universal Marine Corp, Liberia.
1973 Damaged in collision with s/s MINA.
1973 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Wake Forest Victory 01 03 5.45 1945 WAKE FOREST VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco (Oliver J. Olson)
1950 Laid up Olympia.
10.9.65 Broke moorings in hurricane at New Orleans while being reactivated for MSTS in Vietnam crisis. Damaged in collision with three ships and laid up Mobile..
1973 Scrapped Mobile.
Waltham Victory 01 04 8.45 1945 WALTHAM VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (General SS Co)
1947 Laid up Olympia.
1972 Scrapped Taiwan.
Warwick Victory 01 02 10.45 1945 WARWICK VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (McCormick SS Co)
1948 Laid up Wilmington, later transferred to Hudson River.
1966 U.S. NAVIGATOR, AEC Shipping Corp., New York.
1971 Scrapped Taiwan.
Waterbury Victory 01 01 8.45 1945 WATERBURY VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (North Atlantic & Gulf SS Co), troop transport.
1947 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1947 MUIDERKERK, N.V.Vereenigde Nederl.Scheep.Maats, The Hague
1965 ANGELIA, Concord Nav.Corp, Liberia.
1968 Concord Nav. Corp, Keelung.
1969 E. Hsiang SS Co, Taiwan.
1973 Scrapped Taiwan.
Waterville Victory 01 01 10.45 1945 WATERVILLE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore (Parry Nav. Co).
1947 LT. GEORGE W. G. BOYCE, US Army Transportation Corps.
1950 U.S.Navy - MSTS (AK 251), later (T-AK 251)
1973 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1974 Scrapped Portland, Oregon.
Waycross Victory 01 01 8.45 1945 WAYCROSS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (A. H. Bull & Co), troop transport.
1946 Laid up Hudson River.
1947 LUXEMBOURG, Cie.Royale Belge-Argentina, Antwerp.
1961 Armement Deppe S.A., Antwerp.
1962 Cie. Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal), Belgium.
1965 HONGKONG HONOUR, United Transoceanic Shippng Corp, Liberia
1966 Universal Marine Corp, Liberia.
1975 Scrapped Gadani Beach.
Wayne Victory 01 02 6.45 1945 WAYNE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (Alcoa SS Co)
1953 Laid up Astoria.
1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War.
1973 Laid up James River.
2002 Scrapped Brownsville, Tex.
Webster Victory 01 01 7.45 1945 WEBSTER VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (United States Navigation Co), troop transport.
1947 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1947 SARANGAN, Rotterdam Lloyd, Rotterdam.
1963 WESTWIND, Oceanic Shipping Co, Monrovia.
1970 OCEANIA, Great Pacific Marine Industries, Panama.
1973 Scrapped Taiwan.
Wellesley Victory 02 05 4.45 1945 WELLESLEY VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (Pacific-Atlantic SS Co)
1948 Laid up James River.
1963 Blidberg Rothchild Co, New York.
1971 Scrapped Taiwan.
Wesleyan Victory 01 03 3.45 1945 WESLEYAN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (Sudden & Christenson)
1948 Laid up Hudson River,  later transferred to James River.
1985 Scrapped Castellon.
West Lynn Victory 02 05 1.45 1945 WEST LYNN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (United States Lines)
1948 Laid up Wilmington, later transferred to Olympia.
1971 Scrapped Taiwan.
Westbrook Victory 01 01 5.45 1945 WESTBROOK VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (A. L. Burbank & Co), troop transport.
1946 Laid up James River.
1947 VERGELEGEN, South African Marine Corp, Cape Town. 
1961 SOUTH AFRICAN VICTORY, South African Marine Corp, Cape Town.
1966 S.A. VICTORY, South African Marine Corp, Cape Town.
1969 Scrapped Taiwan.
Westerly Victory 01 01 11.44 1944 WESTERLY VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (States Marine Line), troop transport.
1947 MORGENSTER, South African Marine Corp, Cape Town.
1961 SOUTH AFRICAN VENTURE, South African Marine Corp, Cape Town.
1966 S.A. VENTURE, South African Marine Corp, Cape Town.
1968 HONGKONG WEAVER, International Export Lines, Nassau.
1972 Scrapped Taiwan.
Western Reserve Victory 02 05 5.45 1945 WESTERN RESERVE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (Alaska Packers)
1946 OVERO, Compana Argentina de Nav.Dodero, Buenos Aires.
1949 Flota Argentina de Nav,. de Ultramar, Buienos Aires.
1961 Empresa Lineas Maritimas Argentinas, Buenos Aires.
1972 Scrapped Campana.
Westminster Victory 02 05 4.45 1945 WESTMINSTER VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (R. A. Nicol & Co), troop transport
1947 STEENSTRAETE, Cie.Maritime Belge Lloyd Royale, Antwerp.
1965 HONGKONG AMBER, United Transoceanic Shipping Corp, Liberia
1968 Universal Marine Corp, Liberia.
1973 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Wheaton Victory 01 02 4.45 1945 WHEATON VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (Marine Transport Line), troop transport.
1947 ALPHERAT, Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Co, Rotterdam.
1963 HAI FU, China Merchants S.N. Co, Keelung.
26th Oct.1963 Aground at entrance to Honolulu Harbour, refloated but CTL.
1964 Towed to Taiwan and scrapped.
Whitman Victory 02 05 5.45 1945 WHITMAN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (American Mail Line)
1946 ARKELDIJK, Holland America Line, Rotterdam.
1954 ARKELDYK, same owner.
1966 ATHLITIS, Athlitis Cia. Naviera, Piraeus, Greece.
1969 Scrapped Taiwan.
Whittier Victory 01 02 7.45 1945 WHITTIER VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (Moore-McCormack Lines)
1948 Laid up Mobile, later transferred to Beaumont, Tex.
1993 Scrapped Tuxpan.
Willamette Victory 02 05 4.45 1945 WILLIAMETTE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (Pacific-Atlantic SS Co)
1951 PRESIDENT GARFIELD, American President Lines, San Francisco.
1958 WILLAMETTE VICTORY, U.S. Dep't of Commerce, San Francisco, laid up Suisun Bay.
1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (American President Lines)
1972 Sold to shipbreakers
1974 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
William and Mary Victory 01 01 5.45 1945 WILLIAM AND MARY VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (International Freighting Co), troop transport.
1946 Laid up James River.
1947 MENDOZA, Compana Argentina de Nav.Dodero, Buenos Aires.
1949 Flota Argentina se Nav. de Ultramar, Buenos Aires.
1952 Fitted with passenger accommodation.
1961 Empresa Lineas Maritimas Argentinas, Buenos Aires, converted to cargo ship.
1972 Scrapped Campana, Argentina.
Williams Victory 01 01 5.45 1945 WILLIAMS VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore (Smith & Johnson), troop transport.
1947 SALATIGA, Rotterdam Lloyd, Rotterdam.
1963 SALAMAT, Magellan Straid Development Co, Monrovia. 
1969 Scrapped La Spezia.
Wilson Victory 01 01 8.45 1945 WILSON VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore.  (Cosmopolitan SS Co), troop transport
1947 PVT. SADAO S. MUNEMORI, U.S. Army Transportation Corps.
1949 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1950 U.S. Navy (AP 190) - MSTS
1952 U.S. Dep't of Commerce, laid up Olympia.
1970 Scrapped Portland, Ore.
Winchester Victory 01 01 3.45 1945 WINCHESTER VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (J. H. Winchester Co), troop transport.
1946 Ministry of Transport, London (British India S.N. Co)
1947 U.S. Maritime Commission.
1947 LAWAK, Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland, Amsterdam
1963 ORIENT LINER, Orient Mid-East Great Lakes Service, Piraeus.
1964 Orient Mis-East Lines Inc., Piraeus.
1971 Scrapped Taiwan.
Winthrop Victory 01 02 6.45 1945 WINTHROP VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (Marine Transport Line)
1948 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (Pacific Far East Line)
1973 Laid up Suisun Bay
2004 Still laid up - awaiting disposal.
Woodbridge Victory 01 01 4.45 1945 WOODBRIDGE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (Isbrandsten SS Co), troop transport.
1946 Laid up James River.
1947 CHRISTIAN SHEID, Armement Deppe S.A, Antwerp.
1962 Cie. Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal), Antwerp.
1964 HONGKONG FAIR, United Transoceanic Shipping Corp, Liberia.
1966 Universal Marine Corp, Liberia.
1972 Scrapped Taiwan.
Woodstock Victory 01 01 10.44 1944 WOODSTOCK VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (American Export Line)
1948 Laid up Hudson River, later transferred to Suisun Bay.
1984 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Wooster Victory 01 02 4.45 1945 WOOSTER VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. (General SS Co), troop transport.
1946 Laid up James River.
1947 ULTRAMAR, Chartered to Cia Argentina de Nav. de Ultramar, Panama.
1948 Alvion S.S.Corp, Panama.
1950 CASTEL VERDE, 'Sitmar' Soc.Italiana Trasporti Marittima, Rome. Converted to 8,254 g.t. emigrant ship.
1957 MONTSERRAT, Cia. Trasatlantica Espanola, Barcelona, rebuilt to 9,001 g.t..
1973  Scrapped Castellon.





VICTORY - X - Y - Z



Xavier Victory 01 03 3.45 1945 XAVIER VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (Oliver J. Olson)
1948 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1966 Reactivated for Vietnam War (Matson Nav. Co)
1973 Laid up Suisun Bay
1984 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Yale Victory 01 04 2.45 1945 YALE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., San Francisco. (Olympic SS Co)
1947 SGT. ARCHER T. GAMMON, U.S.Army Transportation Corps.
1950 U.S.Navy - MSTS (AK 243), later (T-AK 243)
1974 Scrapped Kaohsiung.
Yugoslavia Victory 02 05 5.44 1944 YUGOSLAVIA VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Portland, Ore. (Coastwise (Pacific Far East) Line)
1948 Laid up Mobile.
1965 FAIRISLE, Panoceanic Tankers Corp, New York.
1971 JOANN, Cia.Comercial Transatlantica S.A, Panama.
1971 Scrapped Taiwan.
Zanesville Victory 01 01 2.45 1945 ZANESVILLE VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Baltimore. (American West African Line), troop transport.
1946 Laid up Suisun Bay.
1976 Scrapped Portland, Oregon.

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