Difference between revisions of "SS Kings Point Victory"
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{{Infobox ship | {{Infobox ship | ||
− | | image = [[File: | + | | image = [[File:SS_Kings_Point_Victory_2.jpg]] |
− | | caption = | + | | caption = |
| image2 = [[File:SS_Kings_Point_Victory_1.jpg]] | | image2 = [[File:SS_Kings_Point_Victory_1.jpg]] | ||
| caption2 = Commemorative stamp | | caption2 = Commemorative stamp | ||
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| shipcompleted = | | shipcompleted = | ||
| shipinservice = 27 Jun 1945 | | shipinservice = 27 Jun 1945 | ||
− | | shipoutofservice = | + | | shipoutofservice = 1971 |
| shipinservice2 = | | shipinservice2 = | ||
| shipoutofservice2 = | | shipoutofservice2 = | ||
| shipreclassified = | | shipreclassified = | ||
| shipID = | | shipID = | ||
− | | shipfate = | + | | shipfate = scrapped |
| shiptype = VC2-S-AP2 General cargo | | shiptype = VC2-S-AP2 General cargo | ||
| shiptonnage = 15,580 tons | | shiptonnage = 15,580 tons | ||
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| shipdepth = 38 ft (11.6m) draft 28 ft (8.5m) | | shipdepth = 38 ft (11.6m) draft 28 ft (8.5m) | ||
| shippropulsion = single screw | | shippropulsion = single screw | ||
− | | shipspeed = 15.5 knots (28. | + | | shipspeed = 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h) |
| shipcapacity = | | shipcapacity = | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
− | It was the 64th Victory Ship launched with her keel laid on 21 Apr 1945 and delivery for use on 27 Jun 1945. | + | It was the 64th Victory Ship launched with her keel laid on 21 Apr 1945 and delivery for use on 27 Jun 1945. She transported vital supplies to overseas US and Allied Forces during the last few months of WW II. |
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+ | The ship was sold to a private firm in 1947, and carried commercial cargo under three different names until 1971 when records show the vessel was sold to be recycled into scrap metal. | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
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+ | ===Balikpapan to Brisbane 23 - 31 December 1945=== | ||
+ | * [[Ernest Emanuel Mills]] | ||
===Labuan to Brisbane 12 - 24 February 1946 === | ===Labuan to Brisbane 12 - 24 February 1946 === |
Revision as of 20:18, 30 September 2023
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Remarks
It was the 64th Victory Ship launched with her keel laid on 21 Apr 1945 and delivery for use on 27 Jun 1945. She transported vital supplies to overseas US and Allied Forces during the last few months of WW II.
The ship was sold to a private firm in 1947, and carried commercial cargo under three different names until 1971 when records show the vessel was sold to be recycled into scrap metal.