SS Augustana Victory
World War II Victory ship of the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SS Augustana Victory was built and operated as Victory ship class cargo ship which operated as a cargo carrier in World War II, and Vietnam War.
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Name | SS Augustana Victory |
Namesake | Augustana College |
Ordered | as a Type VC2-S-AP2 hull, MCV hull 755[1] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California Kaiser Richmond No. 2 Yard |
Laid down | 5 April 1945 |
Launched | 16 May 1945 |
Commissioned | 9 June 1945 |
Identification | Official number: 247986 |
Fate | Sank 1 May 1963 |
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Class and type | Victory ship |
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Length | 455 ft (139 m) |
Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
Draft | 29 ft 2 in (8.89 m) |
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Speed | 15.5 kn (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h) |
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Complement | 62 Merchant Marine and 28 US Naval Armed Guards |
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