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[1]
Cost: $1,149,493[2]
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:
Fate:
Status: Sold for scrapping, 5 February 1992, removed from fleet, 7 April 1992
General characteristics
Class and type:
Tonnage:
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:
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:
Armament:

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.[1] [2]

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.[3]

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References
  1. Kaiser No. 2.
  2. MARCOM.
  3. MARAD.

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.


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