The Victory ship was a class of cargo ship produced in large numbers by American shipyards during World War II to replace losses caused by German submarines...
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HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759, and launched in 1765. With 246 years...
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This is a list of Victory ships. Victory ships were a type of cargo ship which were mass-produced in the United States during World War II. In the following...
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Liberty ships were a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Although British in concept...
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USS Liberty (redirect from SS Simmons Victory)
built and served in World War II as a VC2-S-AP3 type Victory cargo ship named SS Simmons Victory. Her keel was laid down on 23 February 1945, under a...
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and eventual victory over the Axis powers. Liberty ships were followed by the faster Victory ships. Canada built Park ships and Fort ships to meet the...
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from 1848 to 1863 Victory ship, a type of naval vessel built by the United States during World War II Carnival Victory, a cruise ship operated by Carnival...
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Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Victory: English ship Victory (1569), a 42-gun ship, originally named Great Christopher, purchased by...
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The SS Meredith Victory was a United States Merchant Marine Victory ship, a type of cargo freighter built for World War II. Under the leadership of Captain...
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Troopship (redirect from Troop ship)
ship conversions, 30 Type C4 ship-based General G. O. Squier-class, a class of 84 Victory ship conversions, and a small number of Type-C3-S-A2 ship-based...
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HMS Victory was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the dimensions of the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Portsmouth...
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A ship is a large vessel that travels the world's oceans and other navigable waterways, carrying cargo or passengers, or in support of specialized missions...
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SS American Victory is a Victory ship which saw service during the final months of World War II in the Pacific Theater of Operations, the Korean War from...
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This is a list of historical ship types, which includes any classification of ship that has ever been used, excluding smaller vessels considered to be...
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South Atlantic steamship line operated Victory ships and Liberty shipss. South Atlantic Steamship Company ships were used to help the World War II effort...
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Laconia Victory Newberry Victory SS Boulder Victory Wikimedia Commons has media related to Liberty ships. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Victory ships...
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Graham SS Bowling Green Victory Marshall Victory Petersburg Victory Winchester Victory Haverford Victory Crater-class cargo ship: USS Adhara Julian W. Mack...
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Seas Shipping Company (section Victory ships)
Administration. Seas Shipping Company operated Liberty ships and Victory ships for the merchant navy. The ship was run by its Seas Shipping Company crew and the...
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surplus Liberty ship or Victory ship hull. By 1964, the U.S. Navy took over all the range ships and introduced more. In some Navies, such a ship is also given...
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Shipbuilding (redirect from Ship-building)
1985. ISBN 1-85044-049-2. Jaffee, Capt. Walter W. The Lane Victory: The Last Victory Ship in War and Peace, pp. 4–9, 15–32, 2nd Edition, Glencannon Press...
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Oak Victory is a U.S. Victory ship of the Boulder Victory-class cargo ship used in the Second World War. She was preserved to serve as a museum ship in...
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James Griffiths & Sons, Inc. operated Liberty ships and Victory ships for the merchant navy. The ship was run by its James Griffiths & Sons, Inc. crew...
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statue representing the goddess Niké (Victory), whose head and arms are missing and its base is in the shape of a ship's bow. The total height of the monument...
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SS Lane Victory is an American Victory-class cargo ship used in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. The ship was preserved in 1989 to serve as...
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USNS Kingsport (redirect from SS Kingsport Victory)
Kingsport Victory, a United States Maritime Commission VC2-S-AP3 (Victory) type cargo ship. During the closing days of World War II the ship was operated...
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specifications of these ships, see Liberty ship and Victory ship. (dates of commissioning–decommissioning) Oxford class (Liberty ship type) USS Oxford • 1961–1969...
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the ship's owner had changed. The ship's fate is unknown. There were at least five other ships with the name Victory that co-existed with this ship and...
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USS Betelgeuse (AK-260) (redirect from SS Colombia Victory)
cargo ships in service in the United States Navy. On 10 April 1944, it was renamed the SS Colombia Victory after being launched as a Victory ship to carry...
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occasionally mentioned as "British Victory" or victory ships as distinct from the United States variant known as the Liberty ship. On 19 December 1940 John D...
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Ocean Voyager (redirect from Victory I)
cruise ship, carrying about 200 passengers. First launched in 2001, she has been operated by four different owners, and was formerly known as Victory I, Saint...
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