The Third ship, with V-8 on the hull, is the SS Brazil Victory.
History
United States
Name
SS Brazil Victory
Namesake
Brazil
Owner
War Shipping Administration
Operator
1944 Mississippi Shipping Company
1966 American President Lines
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
1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber gun
1 × 3 inch (76 mm)/50 caliber gun
8 × 20 mm Oerlikon
Notes
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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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