SS St. Albans Victory

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A Bethlehem Shipbuilding Victory ship.
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US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameSt. Albans Victory
Orderedas type (VC2-S-AP2) hull, MCV hull 605
Builder Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland
Laid down20 July 1944
Launched5 October 1944
Completed9 November 1944
FateWrecked and scrapped in 1972
General characteristics
Class and type Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
Displacement
  • 4,480 long tons (4,550 t) (standard)
  • 15,580 long tons (15,830 t) (full load)
Length455 ft (139 m)
Beam62 ft (19 m)
Draft29 ft 2 in (8.89 m)
Installed power8,500  shp (6,300 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 × cross compound steam turbine
  • 1 × shaft
Speed15.5  kn (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h)
Complement49 officers and enlisted
Armamentnone

SS St. Albans Victory was a Victory ship cargo ship built for the U.S. Maritime Commission during the final months of World War II. She was converted to be a troop ship. [1]

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Victory built in Maryland

Smith Victory under Maritime Commission contract by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland; laid down on 20 July 1944, launched on 5 October 1944, completed on 9 November 1944 and delivered to her operator, American West African Lines. [2] [3]

Service

SS St. Albans Victory was christened before sliding into the Patapsco River near Baltimore, Maryland. The St. Albans Victory was built by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard. The Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard employed 47,000 people. Smith Victory could carry 10,800 tons of supplies or 1,500 troops at a top speed of 15 knots. St. Albans Victory was converted to a troopship and used to bring troops home as part of Operation Magic Carpet. St. Albans Victory was operated by American West African Lines. The St. Albans Victory returned about 7,000 troops. In 1947 she was laid up in the James River Reserve Fleet. In 1949 St. Albans Victory was sold to China Union Lines of Shanghai, (later Taiwan) and renamed the SS Shanghai. In 1951 she was sold to the Argosy Steamship Company of Panama and renamed SS Hafez. In 1953 she was sold to HO, Korea Shipping Corporation of Republic of Korea and renamed SS Nam Hae Ho. In 1954 she was renamed SS Namhae. On December 18, 1972, she ran aground in Pusan Harbour and broke in two. She was a total loss and was scrapped. [4]

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