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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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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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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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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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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HMS Victory, six Royal Navy ships, as well as various shore establishments by that name USS Victory (1863), a United States Navy gunboat Victory (1847...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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South Atlantic steamship line operated Victory ships and Liberty ships. South Atlantic Steamship Company ships were used to help the World War II effort...
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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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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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USNS Watertown (redirect from SS Niantic Victory)
ship acquired by the United States Navy in 1960 and converted from her SS Niantic Victory Victory ship cargo configuration to a missile tracking ship...
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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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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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SS Colby Victory was the 84th Victory ship built during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. She was launched by the California Shipbuilding...
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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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severely damaged. The Japanese carrier forces achieved a tactical victory, as none of their ships were sunk, but the heavy loss of 100 airplanes and irreplaceable...
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The SS Mexico Victory was the 7th Victory ship built during World War II. She was launched by the California Shipbuilding Company on March 27, 1944, and...
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A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line...
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