SS Cuba Victory
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SS Cuba Victory was built and operated as Victory ship class cargo ship which operated as a cargo carrier in World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War.
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Name | SS Cuba Victory |
Namesake | Cuba |
Ordered | as a Type VC2-S-AP2 hull, MCV hull 530[1] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
Laid down | 31 March 1944 |
Launched | 27 June 1944 |
Commissioned | 19 August 1944 |
Honors and awards | Battle Stars WW2 |
Fate | Scrapped 1985 |
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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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