The Earlham Victory was still in fully operational mode in 1950. It hauled cargo in the Korean and Vietnam wars and carried the first American shipment of weapons to Vietnam to the French Army.
Sad as it is to lose these two Victory Ships, there are still three afloat that have been turned into museum ships:
SS Red Oak Victory
SS Lane Victory
SS American Victory
The Pan American Victory had already been towed and its destruction will cost the Federal Government $3.1 million: $1 million for the hull cleaning and the rest for scrapping.
Two other Victory Ships are at Suisun Bay in drydock, the SS Rider Victory and the SS Winthrop Victory.
Scrapping will be done at a facility in Brownsville, Texas, where the USS Gage is already being taken apart.
Sad to Lose These Ships. --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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