SS William and Mary Victory was part of the series of Victory ships named after educational institutions, in this case, the College of William and Mary. Her design type was VC2-S-AP2/WSAT. Her Maritime Commission (MCV) hull number was 652 and her shipyard number was 1597. She was built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Baltimore, Maryland.[2]
She was launched and christened on 20 April 1945. Her sponsor was Eleanor Harvey, the retiring president of the Women Students' Cooperative Government Association at the College of William and Mary and a member of the class of 1945. U.S. Naval Air Corps Lieutenant Robert Eastman, an alumnus of the college, pushed the button that released the ship into the water. Edie Harwood, president of the Women Students' Cooperative Government Association, was Harvey's maid of honor.[3]
SS William and Mary Victory served in the Atlantic Ocean in World War II operated by the International Freighting Company. She served as a troop ship take troop to Europe. On April 17, 1946, she departed Le Havre, France for New Jersey, bring home troops. On January 25, 1946, she streamed into New York to bring troops home.[4] SS William and Mary Victory arrived in New York from Antwerp on February 26, 1946, with 1.457 troops, including 381st Engineer Combat Battalion and 34Sth Engineer Combat Battalion.[5][6][7] SS William and Mary Victory and 96 other Victory ships were converted to troop ships to bring the US soldiers home as part of Operation Magic Carpet.[8][9][10][11][12]
After WW2 in 1946, she was laid up in the James River. In 1947 she was sold to Compana Argentina de Nav.Dodero, in Buenos Aires, Argentina and renamed Mendoza. In 1949 she was sold to Flota Argentina se Nav. de Ultramar in Buenos Aires. In 1952 she was rebuilt as a passenger ship with accommodation. In 1961 she was sold to Empresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas, in Buenos Aires, converted back to a cargo ship. In 1972 she was scrapped at Campana, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Artifactsedit
The christening bottle for the SS William and Mary Victory is in the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) in Swem Library at the College of William and Mary.[13] An American flag that was flown on the ship is also available in the SCRC. The flag was a gift of Captain James Hassell on May 2, 1946.
^"Victory Ships by shipyard". Retrieved 2006-08-10.
^"Harvey Christens W-M Victory Ship". (April 25, 1945). The Flat Hat, Volume XXXIV, No. 22, pp. 2. PDF Scan
^Democrat and Chronicle from Rochester, New York · Page 22, January 26, 1946
^The Daily Notes from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania · Page 2, February 26, 1946. Many of the troops were taken to Camp Shanks or Fort Hamilton or Camp Kilmer to be processed for discharge.
^Interesting Times: An Encounter With the 20th Century 1924, By George Mandler
^Christening bottle, 8 August 2007, Gift of Mrs. Eleanor Rennie, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary JPEG image.
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The SS William and Mary was a Victory ship built during World War II A Typical Victory Ship History United States NameSS William and Mary NamesakeCollege of William amp Mary OwnerWar Shipping Administration OperatorInternational Freighting Company BuilderBethlehem Steel Fairfield Shipyard Inc Laid down1945 3 6 Launched1945 04 20 Christened1945 04 20 Completed1945 5 15 CommissionedTroopship FateSold in 1947 History Argentina NameSS Mendoza 1947 OwnerCompana Argentina de Nav Dodero OperatorCompana Argentina de Nav Dodero ReclassifiedCommercial Cargo Ship FateSold in 1947 History Argentina NameSS Mendoza 1947 OwnerFlota Argentina se Nav de Ultramar OperatorFlota Argentina se Nav de Ultramar Recommissioned1952 as Commercial passenger ship FateSold in 1949 History Argentina NameSS Mendoza 1949 OwnerEmpresa Lineas Maritimas Argentinas OperatorEmpresa Lineas Maritimas ArgentinasUltramar RecommissionedCommercial Cargo Ship 1961 FateScrapped at Campana Buenos Aires Argentina 1972 General characteristics Displacement7725 tons light displacement Length139 m 456 ft Beam18 9 m 62 ft Draft7 m 23 ft PropulsionWestinghouse steam turbines single shaft 8500 horsepower 6 3 MW Speed17 5 knots 32 4 km h maximum sustained 21 knots emergency Range12 500 nm at 12 knots Complement62 Merchant Marine and 28 US Naval Armed Guards as Victory ship 358 officers and men Armament1 5 inch 127 mm 38 caliber gun as As Victory Ship 1 3 inch 76 mm 50 caliber gun 8 20 mm Oerlikon Aircraft carriednone Aviation facilitiesnone Notes 1 Contents 1 Service life 2 Artifacts 3 See also 4 ReferencesService life editSS William and Mary Victory was part of the series of Victory ships named after educational institutions in this case the College of William and Mary Her design type was VC2 S AP2 WSAT Her Maritime Commission MCV hull number was 652 and her shipyard number was 1597 She was built by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Baltimore Maryland 2 She was launched and christened on 20 April 1945 Her sponsor was Eleanor Harvey the retiring president of the Women Students Cooperative Government Association at the College of William and Mary and a member of the class of 1945 U S Naval Air Corps Lieutenant Robert Eastman an alumnus of the college pushed the button that released the ship into the water Edie Harwood president of the Women Students Cooperative Government Association was Harvey s maid of honor 3 SS William and Mary Victory served in the Atlantic Ocean in World War II operated by the International Freighting Company She served as a troop ship take troop to Europe On April 17 1946 she departed Le Havre France for New Jersey bring home troops On January 25 1946 she streamed into New York to bring troops home 4 SS William and Mary Victory arrived in New York from Antwerp on February 26 1946 with 1 457 troops including 381st Engineer Combat Battalion and 34Sth Engineer Combat Battalion 5 6 7 SS William and Mary Victory and 96 other Victory ships were converted to troop ships to bring the US soldiers home as part of Operation Magic Carpet 8 9 10 11 12 After WW2 in 1946 she was laid up in the James River In 1947 she was sold to Compana Argentina de Nav Dodero in Buenos Aires Argentina and renamed Mendoza In 1949 she was sold to Flota Argentina se Nav de Ultramar in Buenos Aires In 1952 she was rebuilt as a passenger ship with accommodation In 1961 she was sold to Empresa Lineas Maritimas Argentinas in Buenos Aires converted back to a cargo ship In 1972 she was scrapped at Campana Buenos Aires Argentina Artifacts editThe christening bottle for the SS William and Mary Victory is in the Special Collections Research Center SCRC in Swem Library at the College of William and Mary 13 An American flag that was flown on the ship is also available in the SCRC The flag was a gift of Captain James Hassell on May 2 1946 See also editLiberty ship Previous cargo ship List of Victory ships Type C1 ship Type C2 ship Type C3 shipReferences edit Babcock amp Wilcox April 1944 Victory Ships Marine Engineering and Shipping Review Victory Ships by shipyard Retrieved 2006 08 10 Harvey Christens W M Victory Ship April 25 1945 The Flat Hat Volume XXXIV No 22 pp 2 PDF Scan Democrat and Chronicle from Rochester New York Page 22 January 26 1946 The Daily Notes from Canonsburg Pennsylvania Page 2 February 26 1946 Many of the troops were taken to Camp Shanks or Fort Hamilton or Camp Kilmer to be processed for discharge Interesting Times An Encounter With the 20th Century 1924 By George Mandler Armed guard troop ships ww2troopships com crossings in 1945 Troop Ship of World War II April 1947 Page 356 357 Our Troop Ships Milford W Crumplar Corporal Lud Lekson Collection Christening bottle 8 August 2007 Gift of Mrs Eleanor Rennie Special Collections Research Center Swem Library College of William and Mary JPEG image Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS William and Mary Victory amp oldid 1218298991, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
