 Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation ships in 1944 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Lewiston Victory |
| Owner | War Shipping Administration |
| Operator | Pacific-Atlantic Steamship Company |
| Builder | Oregon Shipbuilding CompanyPortland |
| Laid down | October 23, 1944 |
| Launched | December 2, 1944 |
| Completed | January 29, 1944 |
| Fate | Sank at Tuticorin anchorage, refloated damaged and then scrapped Bombay. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | VC2-S-AP3 Victory ship |
| Tonnage | 7,612 GRT, 4,553 NRT |
| Displacement | 15,200 tons |
| Length | 455 ft (139 m) |
| Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Draught | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Installed power | 8,500 shp (6,300 kW) |
| Propulsion | HP & LPturbines geared to a single 20.5-foot (6.2 m) propeller |
| Speed | 16.5 knots |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 4 Lifeboats |
| Complement | 62 Merchant Marine and 28 US Naval Armed Guards, as Victory Ship |
| Armament |
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| Notes | [1] |
TheSSLewiston Victory was aVictory ship built duringWorld War II. It was built in theOregon Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard in 1944. It served during theBattle of Okinawa as atroop transport. Its hull number was 1202 and MV number 148 and MO/Off. no.: 247076.Lewiston Victory was converted to atroopship and used to bring troops home as part ofOperation Magic Carpet.Lewiston Victory was operated byPacific-Atlantic Steamship Company undercharter with theMaritime Commission andWar Shipping Administration.
The Victory ships were designed to replace the earlierLiberty ships that were designed to be used exclusively for World War II. Victory ships were designed to last longer and serve theUS Navy after the war as these were faster, longer, wider, taller, had a thinnerstack set farther toward thesuperstructure, and had a long raisedforecastle.[2]
After the war, it was owned by two merchant shipping companies. In 1947 it was sold to India S.S. Company of Calcutta and renamedSSIndian Merchange,Official number: 174179. In 1972 it was sold to Pent-Ocean Steamships Ltd of Bombay and renamedSSSamuda Sai,Official number: 1257. On September 29, 1977, the ship sank atTuticorin port anchorage in theBay of Bengal offIndia. It was refloated, but was damaged, later it was scrapped atBombay in October 1977.[3][4][5]
