SS India Victory
United States Merchant Marine ship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SS India Victory was a Victory ship built and operated as a cargo carrier and troopship in World War II. After the war the ship was used a private cargo ship. She sank on 12 July 1972, ran aground on a Pratas Reef in the South China in Typhoon Susan.[2]
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Name | India Victory |
Namesake | India |
Ordered | as a Type VC2-S-AP2 hull, MCV hull 527[1] |
Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
Laid down | 4 March 1944 |
Launched | 15 May 1944 |
Completed | 29 July 1944 |
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Fate | Ran aground in South China Sea in storm 12 July 1972 |
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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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