Victory Ships


In less than two years, from February 1944 thru November 1945, six shipyards delivered 550 Victory ships - Bethlehem-Fairfield on the East Coast (94 ships), and CalShip (131), Kaiser Vancouver (31), Oregon (136), Permanente No. 1 (53) and Permanente No. 2 (105) on the West Coast.

VMC # Shipyard Hull # Original Name Type Keel Laid Launched Delivered Days on Ways Days in Water Total Days Disposition
1 CalShip V1 China Victory VC2-S-AP3 28-Nov-43 26-Jan-44 1-Apr-44 59 66 125 Sold private 1951, scrapped 1972
2 CalShip V2 Greece Victory VC2-S-AP3 7-Dec-43 3-Feb-44 14-Apr-44 58 71 129 Scrapped 1972
3 CalShip V3 U.S.S.R. Victory VC2-S-AP3 3-Jan-44 26-Feb-44 26-Apr-44 54 60 114 Troopship 1944, sold private 1947, sank 1960
4 CalShip V4 United States Victory VC2-S-AP3 9-Jan-44 6-Mar-44 30-Apr-44 57 55 112 Troopship 1944, sold private 1947, scrapped 1971
5 CalShip V5 Philippines Victory VC2-S-AP3 17-Jan-44 11-Mar-44 9-May-44 54 59 113 Sold private 1947, sank 1952
6 CalShip V6 New Zealand Victory VC2-S-AP3 25-Jan-44 20-Mar-44 13-May-44 55 54 109 Sold private 1967, scrapped
7 CalShip V7 Mexico Victory VC2-S-AP3 26-Jan-44 27-Mar-44 19-May-44 61 53 114 Troopship 1944, sold private 1947, scrapped
8 CalShip V8 Brazil Victory VC2-S-AP3 3-Feb-44 30-Mar-44 26-May-44 56 57 113 Scrapped
9 CalShip V9 Panama Victory VC2-S-AP3 5-Feb-44 3-Apr-44 30-May-44 58 57 115 Sold private 1946, scrapped
10 CalShip V10 Colombia Victory VC2-S-AP3 11-Feb-44 10-Apr-44 31-May-44 59 51 110 To USN 1951 as Betelgeuse (AK 260), scrapped
11 CalShip V11 Atchison Victory VC2-S-AP3 17-Feb-44 22-Apr-44 8-Jun-44 65 47 112 Sold private 1947, burnt 1963 and repaired, burnt 1964 and scrapped
12 CalShip V12 Joplin Victory VC2-S-AP3 24-Feb-44 25-Apr-44 15-Jun-44 61 51 112 Scrapped
13 CalShip V13 Lincoln Victory VC2-S-AP3 26-Feb-44 27-Apr-44 15-Jun-44 61 49 110 Troopship 1944, sold private 1947, wrecked in the Panama Canal 1970 and scrapped
14 CalShip V14 Sapulpa Victory VC2-S-AP3 26-Feb-44 29-Apr-44 19-Jun-44 63 51 114 Sold private 1963, scrapped 1972
15 CalShip V15 Navajo Victory VC2-S-AP3 5-Mar-44 2-May-44 30-Jun-44 58 59 117 Scrapped
16 CalShip V16 Bluefield Victory VC2-S-AP3 7-Mar-44 9-May-44 30-Jun-44 63 52 115 Sold private 1951, scrapped 1970
17 CalShip V17 Luray Victory VC2-S-AP3 11-Mar-44 11-May-44 26-Jun-44 61 46 107 Grounded and lost on the Goodwin Sands 1946
18 CalShip V18 Greenville Victory VC2-S-AP3 21-Mar-44 24-May-44 8-Jul-44 64 45 109 To USN as AK 237, scrapped
19 CalShip V19 Durham Victory VC2-S-AP3 30-Mar-44 26-May-44 5-Jul-44 57 40 97 Sold private 1947, scrapped 1972
20 CalShip V20 Kingsport Victory VC2-S-AP3 4-Apr-44 29-May-44 12-Jul-44 55 44 99 To USA 1946, to USN 1950 as AK 239, scrapped
21 CalShip V21 Dalton Victory VC2-S-AP3 8-Apr-44 6-Jun-44 19-Jul-44 59 43 102 To USN 11950 as AK 256, later Sunnyvale (AGM 5), scrapped
22 CalShip V22 Gainsville Victory VC2-S-AP3 11-Apr-44 9-Jun-44 22-Jul-44 59 43