SS Sapulpa Victory
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The SS Sapulpa Victory was the 14th Victory ship built for the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. The vessel was launched by the California Shipbuilding Company on April 29, 1944, and completed on June 19, 1944. The ship's US Maritime Commission designation was VC2-S-AP3, hull number 14 (V-14). The Sapulpa served in the Pacific Theater during World War II and was operated by the Alcoa SS Company.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | SS Sapulpa Victory |
Namesake | Sapulpa, Oklahoma |
Owner | War Shipping Administration |
Operator | Alcoa Steamship Company |
Builder | California Shipbuilding Company, Los Angeles |
Laid down | February 26, 1944 |
Launched | April 29, 1944 |
Completed | June 19, 1944 |
Fate | Sold, 1963 |
United States | |
Name | SS Halcyon Panther |
Owner | Halcyon Steamship Company |
Fate | Scrapped in Taiwan, 1972 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | VC2-S-AP3 Victory ship |
Tonnage | 7612 GRT, 4,553 NRT |
Displacement | 15,200 tons |
Length | 455 ft (139 m) |
Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
Draft | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
Installed power | 8,500 shp (6,300 kW) |
Propulsion | HP & LP turbines geared to a single 20.5-foot (6.2 m) propeller, by Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Essington |
Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Boats & landing craft carried | 4 Lifeboats |
Complement | 62 US Merchant Marine and 28 US Navy Armed Guards |
Armament |
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Notes | [1] |
The 10,500-ton Victory ships were designed to replace the earlier Liberty ships. While Liberty ships were designed to be used only during World War II, Victory ships were designed to last longer and serve the US Navy both during and after the war. Victory ships differed from Liberty ships in that they were faster, longer, wider, taller, had a thinner stack set further toward the superstructure and had a long raised forecastle.[2]
SS Sapulpa Victory was christened and launched at the yards of the California Shipbuilding Corporation on Terminal Island in Los Angeles. It was one of the 218 Victory ships that were named after American cities.[3][4]