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VICTORY SHIP
The WW2 Victory ship was
a class of cargo ship produced in large numbers
by North American shipyards during World War II.
A total of 531 Victory ships were built in between
1944 and 1946.
The first vessel was SS United Victory launched at
Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation on 12 January 1944
and completed on 28 February 1944. After United
Victory, the next 34 vessels were named after allied
countries, the following 218 after American cities,
the next 150 after educational institutions and the
remainder given miscellaneous names. The AP5 type
attack transports were named after United States
counties, without "Victory" in their name, with the
exception of USS Marvin H. McIntyre, which was named
after President Roosevelt's late personal secretary.
WW2 Victory
cargo ships were slightly larger than Liberty ships, 14 feet
longer at 455 feet, 6 feet wider at 62 ft, and drawing
one foot more at 28 feet loaded. Displacement was up
just under 1,000 tons, to 15,200. With a raised
forecastle and a more sophisticated hull shape to help
achieve the higher speed, they had a quite different
appearance from Liberty ships.
Victory
ships made 15 to 17 knots, 4 to 6 knots faster than the
Libertys, and had longer range. The extra speed was
achieved through more modern, efficient engines. Rather
than the Libertys' 2,500 horsepower triple expansion
steam engines, Victory ships were designed to use either
Lentz type reciprocating steam engines (one ship only,
oil fired), Diesel engines (one ship) or steam turbines
(the rest, all oil fired) (variously putting out between
6,000 and 8,500 hp. Another improvement was electrically
powered auxiliary equipment, rather than steam-driven
machinery. More powerful steam turbine engines giving
higher speed to allow participation in high speed
convoys and make them more difficult targets for
German U-boats.
Like
Liberty ships, Victory ships' hull was welded rather
than riveted.
The
VC2-S-AP2, VC2-S-AP3, and VC2-M-AP4 were armed with a
5-inch/38 caliber stern gun for use against submarines
and surface ships, and a bow-mounted 3-inch/50 caliber
gun and eight 20 mm cannon for use against aircraft.
These were manned by United States Navy Armed Guard
personnel. The VC2-S-AP5 Haskell-class attack transports
were armed with the 5-inch stern gun, one quad 40 mm
Bofors cannon, four dual 40 mm Bofors cannon, and ten
single 20 mm cannon. The Haskells were operated and
crewed exclusively by U.S. Navy personnel.
This primarily wood
model of the Victory ship is being built based on
the
SS Lane Victory that is located in Long Beach,
California (20 miles from ModelShipMaster.)
However, we can change the name to a different name
per your request. Please indicate the name of your
ship during the check
out process or email us at
Services@ModelShipMaster.com
We guarantee your
Victory cargo ship model will be considerably better than that of any
other model makers. Among better features are
accurate hull, fine railings, sharper details, authentic gray shades.
27"long
(1/200 scale) $2,950
Shipping and insurance in
the
contiguous USA included. Other
countries $250 flat rate.
38" long (1/144 scale) $3,790 Shipping and insurance in
the
contiguous USA included. Other
countries $400 flat rate.
The above
models
are built per commission only. We require only
a small deposit to start the process (not full
amount, not even half) $500
 The
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed, in 4-5 months. Thank you.
Learn more about Victory ships here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_ship
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