Continued from Monday's post.
Facts of Withrop Victory:
Hull #790, Keel Laid Mar. 22, 1945, Launched May 17, 1945, delivered June 11, 1945.
Facts about Rider Victory:
Hull #777, Keel laid Jan. 31, 1945, Launched March 26, 1945, delivered April 18,1945.
Three Victory ships are still open for tours:
SS American Victory in Tampa, Florida.
SS Lane Victory in Los Angeles, California.
SS Red Oak Victory in Richmond, California.
At Brownsville, Texas, being scrapped:
SS Earlham Victory, Hull #763 and SS Pan American Victory, Hull #746.
At Suisun Bay SS Rian Victory and SS Winthrop Victory (arrived Brownsville, Texas, for scrapping in 2010).
At James River Reserve (Ghost) Fleet:
USS Range Sentinel, former Victory ship hill #553. Status: disposed.
It was the former USS Sherburne, a Howell Class Attack Transport, VC2-S-AP5 Victory Ship design.
The USS Range Sentinel was a missile range ship during te early US space program off Florida.
Just a Look at Some of the World War II Relics Still Afloat and Some Now Gone. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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