The world-class SS American Victory was built in 55 days and was delivered to the War Shipping Administration by the California Shipbuilding Yard
The world-class SS American Victory was built in 55 days and was delivered to the War Shipping Administration by the California Shipbuilding Yard on May 24, 1945. After serving in WWII, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the ship went through a $ million restoration in June 1985. In October, 1996, Captain John C. Timmel learned the SS American Victory was earmarked for scrap if not acquired for memorial purposes. Feeling that a museum would be feasible in Tampa, FL and that it would act as a purveyor or maritime memories, the ship was towed from Virginia to its permanent location in the Channelside District in downtown Tampa. Currently, the SS American Victory is only one of 3 fully-functioning ships in the country.
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Photo credit: © Rodney Todt / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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