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SS Hagerstown Victory

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after the war. The Victory ship differed from a Liberty ship in that they were faster, longer, wider, taller, had a thinner stack set farther toward the
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Victory ships and tankers: The history of the ‘Victory’ type cargo ships and of the tankers built in the United States of America during World War II
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Compiled from Roland W. Charles, Troopships of World War II (Washington, DC: The Army Transportation Association, 1947), Appendix E, pp. 356-357
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was one of many of the new 10,500-ton class ships known as Victory ships. Victory ships were designed to replace the earlier
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distress call brought three ships which were able to save 22 of the crew, but 9 crewmen were not found.
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and sold on 23 May 1969, to Windjammer Shipping Inc. of Wilmington. She was then renamed
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Chapter 2 After ASTP, Across the Atlantic to England Under Siege, By Lester Segarnick
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during 1945 and in the immediate post-war period repatriating U.S. troops.
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The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware · Page 2, November 23, 1970
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of Baltimore, Maryland and was launched on 13 February 1945, for the
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The Tennessean from Nashville, Tennessee · Page 9, November 21, 1970
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Mariners, The Website Of The Mariners Mailing List., Victory Ships
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for use against submarines and surface ships, and a bow-mounted
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As a cargo ship, she delivered goods and war supplies to
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Section 14, Allocated Vessels, Diagrams following p. 64.
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Hagerstown, By Mary H. Rubin, page 1, photo of launching
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Hagerstown Daily Mail Newspaper Archives, May 07, 1973
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In 1970, she was sold to Trans World Shipping Ltd. of
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geared to a single 20.5-foot (6.2 m) propeller
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On 23 November 1970, she sank in 265:5-inch (127 mm)/38 caliber gun 384:Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation 363:Construction and wartime operation 271:3-inch (76 mm)/50 caliber gun 102:Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation 14: 16:Victory ship of the United States 3608:Troop ships of the United States 3536: 3527: 3526: 3516: 810:Sawyer, L.A. and W.H. Mitchell. 43: 22: 688:United States Department of War 646:(April 1944). "Victory Ships". 453:, protected by a contingent of 523:National Defense Reserve Fleet 443:U.S. Army Transportation Corps 396:5-inch (127 mm) stern gun 379: 322:European Theater of Operations 318:Emergency Shipbuilding program 310:U.S. Army Transportation Corps 1: 767:trailblazers of WWII, page 59 756:69th infantry, Our Troopships 382: 634. She was built by 388:War Shipping Administration 378:-based VC2-S-AP2 with hull 82:War Shipping Administration 3624: 406:for use against aircraft. 3547:See also, similar role:- 3511: 2438: 2089: 2051:Motor torpedo boat tender 147: 36: 21: 3588:Ships built in Baltimore 392:Calmar Steamship Company 372:U.S. Maritime Commission 320:. It saw service in the 187:455 ft (139 m) 92:Calmar Steamship Company 2528:-class attack transport 2096:Completed after the war 927:Light aircraft carriers 477:stacked three high for 400:3-inch (76 mm) gun 394:. She was armed with a 203:28 ft (8.5 m) 148:General characteristics 3365:Pass Christian Victory 3277:Jefferson City Victory 2081:Underway replenishment 601:, while steaming from 463:Operation Magic Carpet 455:U.S. Navy Armed Guards 350:and had a long raised 279:(as Victory ship only) 195:62 ft (19 m) 156:VC2-S-AP3 Victory ship 119:February 13, 1945 111:December 19, 1944 3461:Virginia City Victory 2600:Port Chicago disaster 2544:-class telemetry ship 2536:-class telemetry ship 2509:List of Victory ships 451:U.S. Merchant Marines 3603:Hagerstown, Maryland 3197:Cedar Rapids Victory 3141:Battle Creek Victory 2940:St. Lawrence Victory 2833:Northeastern Victory 2102:Single ship of class 2031:High-speed transport 822:Victory Cargo Ships 644:Babcock & Wilcox 531:Wilmington, Delaware 240:Boats & landing 3445:Spartanburg Victory 3269:Hattiesburg Victory 3253:Gainesville Victory 3205:Clarksville Victory 3157:Blue Island Victory 3047:Philippines Victory 2950:Sank in private use 2876:Baton Rouge Victory 2607:Baton Rouge Victory 2375:Miscellaneous-cargo 597:, off the coast of 581: /  509:was laid up in the 127:March 13, 1945 3485:Yugoslavia Victory 3437:South Bend Victory 3429:Santa ClaraVictory 3341:Occidental Victory 3325:Morgantown Victory 3301:Lindenwood Victory 3087:St. Albans Victory 3015:Luxembourg Victory 2991:Hagerstown Victory 2932:Morgantown Victory 2859:Damaged in service 2825:Middlebury Victory 2809:Georgetown Victory 2785:Clarksdale Victory 2750:Swarthmore Victory 2343:Type S4-SE2-BE1 (" 2330:Type S4-SE2-BD1 (" 2312:-class cable layer 2299:Landing Ship, Tank 828:2005-09-22 at the 666:2013-05-09 at the 585:17.500°N 119.167°E 507:Hagerstown Victory 447:Hagerstown Victory 404:20 mm cannons 368:Hagerstown Victory 336:Hagerstown Victory 326:Hagerstown Victory 297:Hagerstown Victory 60:Hagerstown Victory 28:A VC2-S-AP2 type 3570: 3569: 3477:Woodstock Victory 3453:Villanova Victory 3397:Rock Hill Victory 3245:Frontenac Victory 3237:Flagstaff Victory 3213:Creighton Victory 3133:Attleboro Victory 3055:Rushville Victory 2967:Augustana Victory 2924:Frontenac Victory 2868:Attleboro Victory 2661:Damaged in action 2605:Attack on the SS 2461: 2460: 2390:("Coastal Cargo") 2351:attack cargo ship 2317:Type S4-S2-BB3 (" 2115: 2114: 1477:Destroyer escorts 872:Aircraft carriers 546:Windjammer Janeen 521:, as part of the 489:from the U.S. to 314:World War II 292: 291: 3615: 3540: 3539: 3530: 3529: 3520: 3519: 3469:Wesleyan Victory 3405:Rockland Victory 3381:Plymouth Victory 3349:Ouachita Victory 3173:Bucknell Victory 3114:Seagoing cowboys 3103:U.S.S.R. Victory 3031:New Bern Victory 2999:Lewiston Victory 2975:Brainerd Victory 2892:Colombia Victory 2849:Quinault Victory 2801:Escanaba Victory 2686:Bucknell Victory 2567:American Victory 2549:List of Subtypes 2488: 2481: 2474: 2465: 2408:("Refrigerated") 2338:attack transport 2297:Type S3-S2-BP (" 2142: 2135: 2128: 2119: 2076:Submarine tender 2021:Destroyer tender 1996:Floating drydock 998:Commencement Bay 859: 852: 845: 836: 798: 795: 789: 786: 780: 775: 769: 764: 758: 753: 747: 746: 744: 743: 737: 731:. Archived from 730: 722: 716: 713: 707: 702: 696: 695: 677: 671: 658: 652: 651: 640: 634: 631: 596: 595: 593: 592: 591: 586: 582: 579: 578: 577: 574: 381: 51: 48: 47: 46: 26: 19: 3623: 3622: 3618: 3617: 3616: 3614: 3613: 3612: 3573: 3572: 3571: 3566: 3565: 3517: 3507: 3490: 3421:Saginaw Victory 3413:Roswell Victory 3333:Norwalk Victory 3293:Lanaina Victory 3285:Lahaina Victory 3261:Harvard Victory 3229:Earlham Victory 3189:Carroll Victory 3165:Boulder Victory 3108: 3071:Skagway Victory 3063:Rutland Victory 3007:Lincoln Victory 2945: 2854: 2776:Sunk in service 2771: 2734:Oshkosh Victory 2670:Bozeman Victory 2656: 2621: 2588: 2583:Red Oak Victory 2553: 2513: 2497: 2492: 2462: 2457: 2434: 2417: 2370: 2278:Special-purpose 2273: 2241: 2223:Emergency cargo 2218: 2149: 2146: 2116: 2111: 2085: 2071:Seaplane tender 2041:Ice cream barge 1983:Auxiliary ships 1977: 1863: 1835: 1716: 1661: 1578: 1553: 1532:Patrol frigates 1526: 1471: 1459:Robert H. Smith 1452:Allen M. Sumner 1332: 1249: 1182: 1113: 1093: 1003: 954:Escort carriers 948: 921: 866: 863: 830:Wayback Machine 807: 802: 801: 796: 792: 787: 783: 776: 772: 765: 761: 754: 750: 741: 739: 735: 728: 724: 723: 719: 714: 710: 703: 699: 679: 678: 674: 668:Wayback Machine 659: 655: 642: 641: 637: 632: 628: 623: 590:17.500; 119.167 589: 587: 583: 580: 575: 572: 570: 568: 567: 505:Later in 1946, 503: 467:Cigarette Camps 365: 360: 312:(USAT) late in 306:troop transport 241: 215:(6,300 kW) 208:Installed power 49: 44: 42: 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3621: 3619: 3611: 3610: 3605: 3600: 3595: 3590: 3585: 3575: 3574: 3568: 3567: 3545: 3544: 3534: 3524: 3513: 3512: 3509: 3508: 3506: 3505: 3498: 3496: 3492: 3491: 3489: 3488: 3480: 3472: 3464: 3456: 3448: 3440: 3432: 3424: 3416: 3408: 3400: 3392: 3389:Queens Victory 3384: 3376: 3373:Pierre Victory 3368: 3360: 3352: 3344: 3336: 3328: 3320: 3317:Moline Victory 3312: 3309:Mercer Victory 3304: 3296: 3288: 3280: 3272: 3264: 3256: 3248: 3240: 3232: 3224: 3221:DePauw Victory 3216: 3208: 3200: 3192: 3184: 3181:Calvin Victory 3176: 3168: 3160: 3152: 3149:Beloit Victory 3144: 3136: 3128: 3125:Adrian Victory 3119: 3117: 3110: 3109: 3107: 3106: 3098: 3090: 3082: 3074: 3066: 3058: 3050: 3042: 3039:Mandan Victory 3034: 3026: 3018: 3010: 3002: 2994: 2986: 2978: 2970: 2962: 2953: 2951: 2947: 2946: 2944: 2943: 2935: 2927: 2919: 2911: 2903: 2895: 2887: 2884:Baylor Victory 2879: 2871: 2862: 2860: 2856: 2855: 2853: 2852: 2844: 2836: 2828: 2820: 2812: 2804: 2796: 2793:Drexel Victory 2788: 2779: 2777: 2773: 2772: 2770: 2769: 2766:United Victory 2761: 2753: 2745: 2737: 2729: 2721: 2713: 2705: 2702:Elmira Victory 2697: 2689: 2681: 2673: 2664: 2662: 2658: 2657: 2655: 2654: 2646: 2638: 2635:Canada Victory 2629: 2627: 2626:Sunk in action 2623: 2622: 2620: 2619: 2615:Columbia Eagle 2610: 2602: 2596: 2594: 2590: 2589: 2587: 2586: 2578: 2570: 2561: 2559: 2555: 2554: 2552: 2551: 2546: 2542:Range Sentinel 2538: 2530: 2521: 2519: 2515: 2514: 2512: 2511: 2505: 2503: 2499: 2498: 2493: 2491: 2490: 2483: 2476: 2468: 2459: 2458: 2439: 2436: 2435: 2433: 2432: 2425: 2423: 2419: 2418: 2416: 2415: 2409: 2403: 2397: 2391: 2385: 2378: 2376: 2372: 2371: 2369: 2368: 2354: 2341: 2328: 2325:escort carrier 2315: 2305:Type S3-S2-BP1 2302: 2295: 2281: 2279: 2275: 2274: 2272: 2271: 2270:("Z-ET1-S-C3") 2265: 2260: 2255: 2249: 2247: 2243: 2242: 2240: 2239: 2233: 2226: 2224: 2220: 2219: 2217: 2216: 2211: 2204: 2197: 2190: 2183: 2178: 2173: 2168: 2163: 2157: 2155: 2151: 2150: 2147: 2145: 2144: 2137: 2130: 2122: 2113: 2112: 2110: 2109: 2106: 2103: 2100: 2097: 2094: 2090: 2087: 2086: 2084: 2083: 2078: 2073: 2068: 2063: 2058: 2053: 2048: 2043: 2038: 2033: 2028: 2023: 2018: 2013: 2008: 2003: 1998: 1993: 1987: 1985: 1979: 1978: 1976: 1975: 1968: 1961: 1954: 1947: 1940: 1933: 1926: 1919: 1912: 1905: 1898: 1891: 1884: 1879: 1873: 1871: 1865: 1864: 1862: 1861: 1856: 1851: 1845: 1843: 1837: 1836: 1834: 1833: 1826: 1819: 1812: 1805: 1798: 1791: 1784: 1777: 1770: 1763: 1756: 1749: 1742: 1737: 1732: 1726: 1724: 1718: 1717: 1715: 1714: 1707: 1700: 1693: 1686: 1679: 1671: 1669: 1663: 1662: 1660: 1659: 1652: 1645: 1638: 1631: 1624: 1617: 1610: 1603: 1596: 1588: 1586: 1580: 1579: 1577: 1576: 1571: 1563: 1561: 1555: 1554: 1552: 1551: 1544: 1536: 1534: 1528: 1527: 1525: 1524: 1521:John C. Butler 1517: 1510: 1503: 1496: 1489: 1481: 1479: 1473: 1472: 1470: 1469: 1462: 1455: 1448: 1441: 1434: 1427: 1420: 1413: 1406: 1399: 1392: 1385: 1378: 1371: 1364: 1357: 1350: 1342: 1340: 1334: 1333: 1331: 1330: 1323: 1316: 1309: 1302: 1295: 1288: 1281: 1274: 1267: 1259: 1257: 1251: 1250: 1248: 1247: 1242: 1235: 1228: 1221: 1214: 1207: 1200: 1192: 1190: 1188:Light cruisers 1184: 1183: 1181: 1180: 1173: 1166: 1159: 1152: 1145: 1138: 1131: 1123: 1121: 1119:Heavy cruisers 1115: 1114: 1112: 1111: 1103: 1101: 1099:Large cruisers 1095: 1094: 1092: 1091: 1084: 1077: 1070: 1067:North Carolina 1063: 1056: 1049: 1042: 1035: 1028: 1021: 1013: 1011: 1005: 1004: 1002: 1001: 994: 987: 980: 973: 966: 958: 956: 950: 949: 947: 946: 939: 931: 929: 923: 922: 920: 919: 912: 905: 898: 891: 884: 876: 874: 868: 867: 864: 862: 861: 854: 847: 839: 833: 832: 820: 815: 806: 803: 800: 799: 790: 781: 770: 759: 748: 717: 708: 697: 672: 653: 635: 625: 624: 622: 619: 533:, and renamed 502: 499: 493:, France, and 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2979: 2977: 2976: 2971: 2969: 2968: 2963: 2961: 2960: 2959:Alamo Victory 2955: 2954: 2952: 2948: 2942: 2941: 2936: 2934: 2933: 2928: 2926: 2925: 2920: 2918: 2917: 2912: 2910: 2909: 2904: 2902: 2901: 2900:Berea Victory 2896: 2894: 2893: 2888: 2886: 2885: 2880: 2878: 2877: 2872: 2870: 2869: 2864: 2863: 2861: 2857: 2851: 2850: 2845: 2843: 2842: 2837: 2835: 2834: 2829: 2827: 2826: 2821: 2819: 2818: 2817:Luray Victory 2813: 2811: 2810: 2805: 2803: 2802: 2797: 2795: 2794: 2789: 2787: 2786: 2781: 2780: 2778: 2774: 2768: 2767: 2762: 2760: 2759: 2754: 2752: 2751: 2746: 2744: 2743: 2742:Pratt Victory 2738: 2736: 2735: 2730: 2728: 2727: 2726:Minot Victory 2722: 2720: 2719: 2714: 2712: 2711: 2706: 2704: 2703: 2698: 2696: 2695: 2690: 2688: 2687: 2682: 2680: 2679: 2678:Brown Victory 2674: 2672: 2671: 2666: 2665: 2663: 2659: 2653: 2652: 2651:Logan Victory 2647: 2645: 2644: 2643:Hobbs Victory 2639: 2637: 2636: 2631: 2630: 2628: 2624: 2618: 2616: 2611: 2609: 2608: 2603: 2601: 2598: 2597: 2595: 2591: 2585: 2584: 2579: 2577: 2576: 2571: 2569: 2568: 2563: 2562: 2560: 2556: 2550: 2547: 2545: 2543: 2539: 2537: 2535: 2531: 2529: 2527: 2523: 2522: 2520: 2516: 2510: 2507: 2506: 2504: 2500: 2496: 2495:Victory ships 2489: 2484: 2482: 2477: 2475: 2470: 2469: 2466: 2455: 2451: 2447: 2443: 2437: 2430: 2427: 2426: 2424: 2420: 2413: 2410: 2407: 2404: 2402:("Passenger") 2401: 2398: 2396:("Passenger") 2395: 2392: 2389: 2386: 2383: 2380: 2379: 2377: 2373: 2366: 2363: 2359: 2355: 2352: 2349: 2347: 2342: 2339: 2336: 2334: 2329: 2326: 2323: 2321: 2316: 2313: 2311: 2306: 2303: 2300: 2296: 2293: 2290: 2288: 2283: 2282: 2280: 2276: 2269: 2266: 2264: 2261: 2259: 2256: 2254: 2251: 2250: 2248: 2244: 2238:("VC2-S-AP1") 2237: 2234: 2231: 2228: 2227: 2225: 2221: 2215: 2212: 2209: 2205: 2202: 2198: 2195: 2191: 2188: 2184: 2182: 2179: 2177: 2174: 2172: 2169: 2167: 2164: 2162: 2159: 2158: 2156: 2154:Cargo designs 2152: 2143: 2138: 2136: 2131: 2129: 2124: 2123: 2120: 2107: 2104: 2101: 2098: 2095: 2092: 2091: 2088: 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813: 809: 808: 804: 794: 791: 785: 782: 779: 774: 771: 768: 763: 760: 757: 752: 749: 738:on 2020-10-30 734: 727: 721: 718: 712: 709: 706: 701: 698: 693: 689: 685: 684: 676: 673: 669: 665: 662: 657: 654: 649: 645: 639: 636: 630: 627: 620: 618: 616: 612: 608: 604: 600: 594: 565: 564:Typhoon Patsy 561: 560: 554: 549: 547: 543: 542:U.S. Marshals 539: 538: 532: 528: 524: 520: 516: 512: 511:reserve fleet 508: 500: 498: 496: 492: 488: 484: 480: 476: 472: 468: 464: 460: 456: 452: 448: 444: 440: 436: 432: 428: 424: 420: 416: 412: 407: 405: 401: 397: 393: 389: 385: 377: 373: 369: 362: 357: 355: 353: 349: 345: 341: 340:Liberty ships 337: 333: 331: 327: 323: 319: 315: 311: 307: 303: 299: 298: 288: 285: 284: 278: 274: 272: 268: 266: 262: 261: 260: 257: 256: 252: 249: 248: 244: 242:craft carried 239: 238: 234: 231: 230: 226: 222: 219: 218: 214: 210: 207: 206: 202: 199: 198: 194: 191: 190: 186: 183: 182: 178: 175: 174: 171: 167: 163: 160: 159: 155: 152: 151: 146: 142: 139: 138: 134: 131: 130: 126: 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Victory ship
Hagerstown
War Shipping Administration
Calmar Steamship Company
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
GRT
NRT
shp
turbines
5-inch (127 mm)/38 caliber gun
3-inch (76 mm)/50 caliber gun
20 mm Oerlikon
Victory ship
troop transport
U.S. Army Transportation Corps
World War II
Emergency Shipbuilding program
European Theater of Operations
troopship
Liberty ships
U.S. Navy
superstructure
forecastle
U.S. Maritime Commission
Type C2 ship
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
War Shipping Administration
Calmar Steamship Company
5-inch (127 mm) stern gun

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