SS Brazil Victory
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The SS Brazil Victory, United States Maritime Commission designation VC2-S-AP3, hull number 8 (V-8), was the eighth Victory ship built during World War II. Built in 113 days under the Emergency Shipbuilding program, the ship was launched by the California Shipbuilding Company on March 30, 1944, and completed on May 26, 1944. SS Brazil Victory served in the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. She was named for the nation of Brazil, one of the Allies of World War II.[2][3]
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The Third ship, with V-8 on the hull, is the SS Brazil Victory. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | SS Brazil Victory |
Namesake | Brazil |
Owner | War Shipping Administration |
Operator | |
Builder | California Shipbuilding Company, Los Angeles |
Laid down | February 3, 1944 |
Launched | March 30, 1944 |
Completed | May 26, 1944 |
Identification | IMO number: 5050878 |
Fate | Scrapped Huangpu, China 1993 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | VC2-S-AP3 Victory ship |
Tonnage | 7612 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 & LP turbines 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 |
Armament | |
Notes | [1] |
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