Victory ship

	SS Red Oak Victory, now a museum ship
Class overview
Name	Victory ship
Builders	6 shipyards in the US
Cost	US$2,522,800 (1943) per unit
Planned	615
Completed	534
Cancelled	81
Preserved	3
General characteristics
Class and type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	7,200 GRT; 4,300 NRT; 10,600 DWT;
Displacement	15,200 tons (at 28-foot draft)[clarification needed]
Length	455 ft (138.7 m)
Beam	62 ft (18.9 m)
Draft	28 ft (8.5 m)
Depth of hold	38 ft (11.6 m)
Propulsion	Oil-fired boilers; Steam engine; Single screw propeller;
Speed	15–17 knots (28–31 km/h; 17–20 mph)

The Victory ship was a class of cargo ship produced in large numbers by American shipyards during World War II to replace losses caused by German submarines. They were a more modern design compared to the earlier Liberty ship, were slightly larger and had more powerful steam turbine engines, giving higher speed to allow participation in high-speed convoys and make them more difficult targets for German U-boats. A total of 531 Victory ships were built in between 1944 and 1946.^[3]^[4]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Culver, John A., CAPT USNR "A time for Victories" United States Naval Institute Proceedings February 1977 pp. 50–56
^ Jaffee, Capt. Walter W., The Lane Victory: The Last Victory Ship in War and in Peace, 2nd ed., p. 14, The Glencannon Press, Palo Alto, CA, 1997.
^ MARAD, Victory Ship, U.S. Maritime Commission design type VC2-S-AP2

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[proceedings-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Culver, John A., CAPT USNR "A time for Victories" United States Naval Institute Proceedings February 1977 pp. 50–56

[3] Jaffee, Capt. Walter W., The Lane Victory: The Last Victory Ship in War and in Peace, 2nd ed., p. 14, The Glencannon Press, Palo Alto, CA, 1997.

[4] MARAD, Victory Ship, U.S. Maritime Commission design type VC2-S-AP2

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Class overview
SS Red Oak Victory, now a museum ship
Name	Victory ship
Builders	6 shipyards in the US
Cost	US$2,522,800 (1943)^[1] per unit
Planned	615
Completed	534
Cancelled	81
Preserved	3
General characteristics
Class and type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	7,200 GRT 4,300 NRT 10,600 DWT^[2]
Displacement	15,200 tons (at 28-foot draft)^[2]^{[clarification needed]}
Length	455 ft (138.7 m)^[2]
Beam	62 ft (18.9 m)^[2]
Draft	28 ft (8.5 m)^[2]
Depth of hold	38 ft (11.6 m)^[2]
Propulsion	Oil-fired boilers Steam engine Single screw propeller
Speed	15–17 knots (28–31 km/h; 17–20 mph)