SS Purdue Victory

SS Purdue Victory was a Victory ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.

History
United States
Name	Purdue Victory
Namesake	Purdue University
Owner	War Shipping Administration (WSA)
Operator	Waterman Steamship Corp.
Ordered	as type (EC2-S-C1) hull, MCV hull 740
Awarded	1 January 1942
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard No. 2, Richmond, California
Cost	$1,149,493
Yard number	740
Way number	5
Laid down	11 February 1945
Launched	24 March 1945
Sponsored by	Mrs. Paul N. Mulvany
Completed	18 April 1945
Identification	Call sign: ANRF
Fate	Laid up in National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama, 14 December 1949 Laid up in Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California, 21 April 1952 Sold for scrapping, 5 February 1992, removed from fleet, 7 April 1992
General characteristics
Class and type	Victory ship type VC2-S-AP2, standard
Tonnage	10,750 DWT 7,612 GRT
Displacement	15,200 long tons (15,444 t) (standard)
Length	455 feet 3 inches (139 m) oa 436 feet 6 inches (133 m) pp 444 feet (135 m) lwl
Beam	62 feet (19 m)
Draft	28 ft (8.5 m)
Installed power	2 × Oil fired boilers 6,000 hp (4,500 kW)
Propulsion	2 × steam turbines 1 × screw propeller
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Capacity	523,740 cubic feet (14,831 m3) (grain) 453,210 cubic feet (12,833 m3) (bale)
Complement	38–62 USMM 21–40 USNAG
Armament	Varied by ship Bow-mounted 3 inches (76 mm)/50 caliber gun Stern-mounted 5 inches (127 mm)/50 caliber gun 8 × single 20 millimeters (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft (AA) cannons and/or,

Construction

Purdue Victory was laid down on 11 February 1945, under a Maritime Commission (MARCOM) contract, MCV hull 740, by the Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard No. 2, Richmond, California; she was sponsored by Mrs. Paul N. Mulvany, the wife of the assistant chief of the Construction & Inspection section at the regional office of MARCOM, and was launched on 24 March 1945.

History

She was allocated to Waterman Steamship Corp., on 18 April 1945. On 14 December 1949, she was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Mobile, Alabama. She was reactivated 26 July 1950, and allocated to W. R. Chamberlin. On 21 March 1951, she was allocated to Pacific Far East Lines. On 21 April 1952, she was laid up in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, California. She was again reactivated on 5 June 1966, for use by the Military Sea Transportation Service and allocated to Pacific Coast Transport Co. On 19 January 1970, she was laid up for the last time at Suisun Bay. On 5 February 1992, she was sold for scrapping to Mini Shipping and Trading Co., Ltd., for $350,000. She was removed from the fleet on 7 April 1992, with scrapping complete as of 15 December 1992.

Bibliography

• "Kaiser Permanente No. 2, Richmond CA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
• Maritime Administration. "Purdue Victory". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
• "SS Purdue Victory". Retrieved 17 March 2020.