List of Victory ships

Victory ships under construction at California Shipbuilding, c. April 1944, are seen in this press photo released by the War Shipping Administration in May 1945.

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.

List

In the following list, Keel refers to the date of the keel laying, Launch to the launch date, and Delivery to the ship's completion date. The MC Hull No. is a unique number assigned by the United States Maritime Commission (MC for Maritime Commission). Gaps in the hull numbers correspond to ships whose contracts were cancelled.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Colton, Tim. "Victory Ships". ShipbuildingHistory.com. The Colton Company. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
  2. ↑ K.E. Heaton, "Shipwrecks in British Columbia’s Waters", Harlow Marine, July 8, 2004
  3. ↑ World Ship Society
  4. ↑ Dowell, Spright, A history of Mercer University, 1833-1953, Mercer University, 1958, pg 348.
  5. 1 2 http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/vicshipsT.html. Retrieved 23 February 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/vicshipsN.html. Retrieved 23 February 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?195136. Retrieved 23 February 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 1 2 3 4 "The Black American in the Merchant Marine", Black Americans in Defense of Our Nation: A Pictorial Documentary of the Black Male and Female Participation and Involvement in the Military Affairs of the United States of America, DIANE Publishing Company, 1990, Page 135
  9. ↑ "Victory Ship to be Museum", Cruise Travel, November 1999, pg 50.
  10. ↑ Levin, Carl, "Recognition of the SS Wayne Victory", Congressional Record, V. 145, Pt. 17, October 6, 1999, pg 24148
  11. ↑ Geller, Eric. "Obscura Day at the Greenslade Archives". The Kenyon Collegian. Kenyon College. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
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