USS Manderson Victory

USS Manderson Victory (AK-230) was a Boulder Victory-class cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean theatre of operations through the end of the war, earning one battle star, and then returned to the United States for disposal.

USS Manderson Victory (AK-230) underway
History
United States
Name	Manderson Victory
Namesake	City of Manderson, Wyoming
Ordered	as type (VC2-S-AP2) hull, MCV hull 539
Builder	Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Yard number	Yard No.1
Laid down	4 July 1944
Launched	23 September 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. Florence Robertson
Acquired	3 November 1944
Commissioned	3 November 1944
Decommissioned	10 May 1946
Stricken	date unknown
Identification	Hull symbol: AK-230 IMO number: 5219175
Honors and awards	one battle star for World War II service
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 4 August 1993, to Nishant Import and Export Co.
General characteristics
Class and type	Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
Displacement	4,480 long tons (4,550 t) (standard) 15,580 long tons (15,830 t) (full load)
Length	455 ft (139 m)
Beam	62 ft (19 m)
Draft	29 ft 2 in (8.89 m)
Installed power	6,000 shp (4,500 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Westinghouse turbine 2 × Foster Wheeler header-type boilers, 525psi 750° double Westinghouse Main Reduction Gears 1 × shaft
Speed	15.5 kn (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h)
Complement	99 officers and enlisted
Armament	1 × 5 in (130 mm)/38-caliber dual-purpose gun 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50-caliber dual-purpose gun 8 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft gun mounts

Victory built in California

Manderson Victory (AK 230) was laid down 4 July 1944, by Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard No. 1, Richmond, California, under a U.S. Maritime Commission contract; launched 23 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Florence Robertson; transferred to the Navy 3 November 1944; and commissioned the same day at the Mare Island Navy Yard.

World War II operations

After shakedown off San Pedro, California, Manderson Victory loaded ammunition and planes on board and sailed for Hawaii 5 December to join Service Squadron 10, U.S. Pacific Fleet. She arrived Pearl Harbor 11 December.

Discharging her cargo of planes, Manderson Victory departed for the Caroline Islands, arriving Ulithi Atoll 26 December. She transported ammunition in the western Pacific Ocean into June 1945, with two voyages to the Ryukyu Islands from 28 March to 17 June 1945 during the assault and occupation of Okinawa. Departing Ulithi for the Philippine Islands 19 June 1945, the cargo ship arrived San Pedro Bay in the Philippine Islands 22 June and resumed her logistic support.

On 3 November Manderson Victory left for the United States, arriving Seattle, Washington, 23 November. She continued on to the U.S. East Coast 17 February 1946 via the Panama Canal and Puerto Rico, docking at New York City 24 April.

Post-war decommissioning

Manderson Victory decommissioned 10 May 1946 and was returned to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) the same day. She entered the Maritime Commission National Defense Reserve Fleet at James River Group, Virginia, 17 October 1953.

In July 1966 Manderson Victory was leased under General Agency Agreement to Farrell Lines, Inc., New York, New York, for service as a freighter.

Honors and awards

Manderson Victory received one battle star for World War II service.

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Bibliography

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
• NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - AK-230 Manderson Victory