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was laid down on 28 May 1945 at Los Angeles by the California Shipbuilding Corporation as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP2) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 806). Launched 26 July 1945, she was delivered to the Maritime Commission 30 August 1945.
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World War II U.S. Navy Armed Guard and World War II U.S. Merchant Marine, 2007-2014 Project Liberty Ship, Project Liberty Ship, P.O. Box 25846 Highlandtown Station, Baltimore, MD
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on 1 February 1966 (though the ship never served with MSTS because the program was cancelled; however, she did carry cargo to Vietnam as
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One of 12 Victory ships selected for transfer from the National Defense Reserve Fleet to the
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This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a
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under a commercial charter). Returned to the National Defense Reserve Fleet,
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Cross-compound steam turbine, single screw, 6,000 hp (4,474 kW)
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remained in the Maritime Administration's berthing area in
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she was part of the Echelon Movement Group X Corps Troops.
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You can help Knowledge by 318:, she was assigned the name 290:War Shipping Administration 264:steel manufacturing process 105:(T-AG-186), 1 February 1966 3752: 3721:Ships built in Los Angeles 3652: 18: 3621: 3583:Motor torpedo boat tender 2341: 2009: 1827:Private Francis X. McGraw 1622: 1561:See also, similar role:- 1525: 131: 34: 30: 464:Amphibious Photo Archive 278:Hammond Shipping Company 169:455 ft (139 m) 3628:Completed after the war 2459:Light aircraft carriers 1816:Private Joe P. Martinez 542:-class attack transport 217:5 in (130 mm) 185:29 ft (8.8 m) 132:General characteristics 3613:Underway replenishment 2000:Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton 1984:Czechoslovakia Victory 1838:Lt. George W. G. Boyce 1805:Sgt. Sylvester Antolak 1379:Pass Christian Victory 1291:Jefferson City Victory 224:3 in (76 mm) 177:62 ft (19 m) 1989:Lt. James E. Robinson 1974:Lt. James E. Robinson 1887:Private John R. Towle 1849:Sgt. Archer T. 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1817: 1812: 1809: 1807: 1806: 1801: 1798: 1796: 1795: 1791: 1789: 1788: 1783: 1780: 1778: 1777: 1776:Provo Victory 1773: 1771: 1770: 1765: 1762: 1760: 1759: 1755: 1753: 1752: 1747: 1746:Mills Victory 1744: 1742: 1741: 1737: 1735: 1734: 1730: 1728: 1727: 1723: 1721: 1720: 1716: 1714: 1713: 1708: 1705: 1703: 1702: 1698: 1696: 1695: 1690: 1687: 1685: 1684: 1680: 1678: 1677: 1673: 1672: 1670: 1668: 1666: 1661: 1654: 1646: 1644: 1636: 1634: 1626: 1625: 1621: 1612: 1607: 1605: 1600: 1598: 1593: 1592: 1589: 1578: 1576: 1572: 1568: 1564: 1557: 1549: 1547: 1539: 1537: 1529: 1528: 1524: 1518:(predecessor) 1517: 1514: 1513: 1511: 1507: 1501: 1500: 1495: 1493: 1492: 1487: 1485: 1484: 1479: 1477: 1476: 1471: 1469: 1468: 1463: 1461: 1460: 1455: 1453: 1452: 1447: 1445: 1444: 1439: 1437: 1436: 1431: 1429: 1428: 1423: 1421: 1420: 1415: 1413: 1412: 1407: 1405: 1404: 1399: 1397: 1396: 1391: 1389: 1388: 1383: 1381: 1380: 1375: 1373: 1372: 1367: 1365: 1364: 1359: 1357: 1356: 1351: 1349: 1348: 1343: 1341: 1340: 1335: 1333: 1332: 1327: 1325: 1324: 1319: 1317: 1316: 1311: 1309: 1308: 1303: 1301: 1300: 1295: 1293: 1292: 1287: 1285: 1284: 1279: 1277: 1276: 1271: 1269: 1268: 1263: 1261: 1260: 1255: 1253: 1252: 1247: 1245: 1244: 1239: 1237: 1236: 1231: 1229: 1228: 1223: 1221: 1220: 1215: 1213: 1212: 1207: 1205: 1204: 1199: 1197: 1196: 1191: 1189: 1188: 1183: 1181: 1180: 1175: 1173: 1172: 1167: 1165: 1164: 1159: 1157: 1156: 1151: 1149: 1148: 1143: 1141: 1140: 1135: 1134: 1132: 1129: 1125: 1119: 1118: 1113: 1111: 1110: 1109:Tufts Victory 1105: 1103: 1102: 1097: 1095: 1094: 1093:Smith Victory 1089: 1087: 1086: 1081: 1079: 1078: 1073: 1071: 1070: 1065: 1063: 1062: 1057: 1055: 1054: 1049: 1047: 1046: 1041: 1039: 1038: 1037:India Victory 1033: 1031: 1030: 1025: 1023: 1022: 1017: 1015: 1014: 1009: 1007: 1006: 1001: 999: 998: 993: 991: 990: 985: 983: 982: 977: 975: 974: 973:Alamo Victory 969: 968: 966: 962: 956: 955: 950: 948: 947: 942: 940: 939: 934: 932: 931: 926: 924: 923: 918: 916: 915: 914:Berea Victory 910: 908: 907: 902: 900: 899: 894: 892: 891: 886: 884: 883: 878: 877: 875: 871: 865: 864: 859: 857: 856: 851: 849: 848: 843: 841: 840: 835: 833: 832: 831:Luray Victory 827: 825: 824: 819: 817: 816: 811: 809: 808: 803: 801: 800: 795: 794: 792: 788: 782: 781: 776: 774: 773: 768: 766: 765: 760: 758: 757: 756:Pratt Victory 752: 750: 749: 744: 742: 741: 740:Minot Victory 736: 734: 733: 728: 726: 725: 720: 718: 717: 712: 710: 709: 704: 702: 701: 696: 694: 693: 692:Brown Victory 688: 686: 685: 680: 679: 677: 673: 667: 666: 665:Logan Victory 661: 659: 658: 657:Hobbs Victory 653: 651: 650: 645: 644: 642: 638: 632: 630: 625: 623: 622: 617: 615: 612: 611: 609: 605: 599: 598: 593: 591: 590: 585: 583: 582: 577: 576: 574: 570: 564: 561: 559: 557: 553: 551: 549: 545: 543: 541: 537: 536: 534: 530: 524: 521: 520: 518: 514: 510: 509:Victory ships 503: 498: 496: 491: 489: 484: 483: 480: 465: 461: 459: 453: 442: 438: 436: 430: 429: 428: 427: 424: 421: 420: 419:public domain 403: 399: 396: 391: 388: 375: 371: 367: 361: 358: 351: 349: 347: 343: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 323: 317: 313: 308: 306: 301: 299: 295: 291: 287: 283: 279: 274: 271: 267: 265: 261: 257: 253: 250:built during 249: 248:Victory ships 245: 244: 232: 228: 225: 221: 218: 214: 213: 212: 209: 208: 204: 200: 197: 196: 192: 189: 188: 184: 181: 180: 176: 173: 172: 168: 165: 164: 158: 155: 151: 150: 149: 146: 145: 142: 139: 136: 135: 130: 126: 123: 122: 119: 115: 112: 109: 108: 104: 101: 98: 95: 94: 90: 87: 86: 82: 79: 78: 75:, Los Angeles 74: 70: 67: 64: 63: 60: 56: 53: 52: 48:United States 38: 33: 29: 26: 22: 3671:expanding it 3664: 3649: 3503: 3496: 3489: 3482: 3475: 3468: 3461: 3454: 3447: 3440: 3433: 3426: 3419: 3361: 3354: 3347: 3340: 3333: 3326: 3319: 3311: 3305: 3298: 3290: 3284: 3276: 3242: 3235: 3228: 3221: 3214: 3207: 3199:Minesweepers 3187: 3180: 3173: 3166: 3159: 3152: 3145: 3138: 3131: 3124: 3099: 3091:Patrol boats 3079: 3071: 3052: 3045: 3038: 3031: 3024: 3017: 2997: 2990: 2983: 2976: 2969: 2962: 2955: 2948: 2941: 2934: 2927: 2920: 2913: 2906: 2899: 2892: 2885: 2878: 2858: 2851: 2844: 2837: 2830: 2824:Williamsburg 2823: 2816: 2809: 2802: 2795: 2770: 2763: 2756: 2749: 2742: 2735: 2728: 2708: 2701: 2694: 2687: 2680: 2673: 2666: 2659: 2639: 2619: 2612: 2606:South Dakota 2605: 2598: 2591: 2584: 2577: 2571:Pennsylvania 2570: 2563: 2556: 2549: 2529: 2522: 2515: 2508: 2501: 2494: 2474: 2468:Independence 2467: 2447: 2440: 2433: 2426: 2419: 2412: 2261:Crane vessel 2248: 2235: 2222: 2212: 2189: 2171:Liberty ship 2139:Victory ship 2135:("EC2-S-C1") 2133:Liberty ship 1999: 1994: 1988: 1983: 1973: 1959: 1954: 1948: 1943: 1938: 1933: 1927: 1922: 1915: 1909: 1904: 1897: 1892: 1886: 1881: 1875: 1870: 1860: 1848: 1844:Yale Victory 1843: 1837: 1832: 1826: 1821: 1815: 1810: 1804: 1799: 1793: 1786: 1781: 1775: 1768: 1763: 1757: 1750: 1745: 1739: 1732: 1725: 1718: 1711: 1706: 1700: 1693: 1688: 1682: 1675: 1664: 1633:Victory ship 1560: 1516:Liberty ship 1498: 1490: 1482: 1474: 1466: 1458: 1450: 1442: 1434: 1426: 1418: 1410: 1402: 1394: 1386: 1378: 1371:Park Victory 1370: 1362: 1354: 1346: 1338: 1330: 1322: 1314: 1306: 1298: 1290: 1282: 1274: 1266: 1258: 1250: 1242: 1234: 1226: 1218: 1210: 1202: 1194: 1186: 1178: 1170: 1162: 1154: 1146: 1138: 1116: 1108: 1100: 1092: 1084: 1076: 1068: 1060: 1052: 1044: 1036: 1028: 1020: 1012: 1004: 997:Cody Victory 996: 988: 980: 972: 953: 945: 937: 930:Enid Victory 929: 922:Cuba Victory 921: 913: 905: 897: 889: 881: 862: 855:Park Victory 854: 846: 838: 830: 822: 814: 806: 798: 779: 771: 763: 755: 747: 739: 731: 723: 715: 707: 699: 691: 683: 664: 656: 648: 628: 620: 596: 589:Lane Victory 588: 580: 572:Museum ships 555: 547: 539: 467:. 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Index

SS Bessemer
California Shipbuilding Corporation
Terminal Island
USNS
IMO number
5043162
Victory ship
long tons
knots
5 in (130 mm)
3 in (76 mm)
20 mm machine guns
Victory ships
World War II
Bessemer, Alabama
Henry Bessemer
steel manufacturing process
Hammond Shipping Company
charter shipping
Maritime Commission
War Shipping Administration
US Navy
United States Navy Armed Guards
Korean War
Military Sea Transportation Service
Vietnam War
Virginia's
James River
Alang, India
"Sea Lane Vigilantes"

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