![]() SS Red Oak Victory, now a museum ship
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Class overview | |
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Name | Victory ship |
Builders | 6 shipyards in the US |
Cost | US$2,522,800 (1943)[1] per unit |
Planned | 615 |
Completed | 534 |
Cancelled | 81 |
Preserved | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cargo ship |
Tonnage | |
Displacement | 15,200 tons (at 28-foot draft)[2][clarification needed] |
Length | 455 ft (138.7 m)[2] |
Beam | 62 ft (18.9 m)[2] |
Draft | 28 ft (8.5 m)[2] |
Depth of hold | 38 ft (11.6 m)[2] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 15–17 knots (28–31 km/h; 17–20 mph) |
The Victory ship was a class of cargo ship produced in large numbers by American shipyards during World War II to replace losses caused by German submarines. They were a more modern design compared to the earlier Liberty ship, were slightly larger and had more powerful steam turbine engines, giving higher speed to allow participation in high-speed convoys and make them more difficult targets for German U-boats. A total of 531 Victory ships were built in between 1944 and 1946.[3][4]
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