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Sister ship Ocean Traveller launched August, 1942
History
Name
  • Ocean Victory (1942-43)
  • Jan Steen (1943-1947)
  • Amstelveen (1947-1959)
  • Polly (1959-1963)
Owner
  • Ministry of War Transport (1942-43)
  • Dutch Government (1943-1947)
  • NV Reederij Amsterdam (1947-1959)
  • Eddie Steamship Co (1959-1963)
Operator
  • McCowan & Cross (1942-43)
  • NV Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (1943-1947)
  • NV Reederij Amsterdam (1947-1959)
  • Eddie Steamship Co (1959-1963)
Port of registry
  • United Kingdom Liverpool (1943)
  • Netherlands Den Haag (1943-1947)
  • Netherlands Amsterdam (1947-1959)
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong (1959-1963)
BuilderKaiser Richmond No. 1 Yard
Way numberNo. 1 Yard
Launched27 June 1942
CompletedJuly 1942
Identification
  • Code Letters BDYG (1943)
  • Code Letters PEZR (1943-59)
  • United Kingdom Official Number 165837 (1943)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeOcean ship
Tonnage
  • 7,174 GRT
  • 4,272 NRT
Length425 ft 1 in (129.57 m)
Beam57 ft 0 in (17.37 m)
Draught26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)
Depth34 ft 8 in (10.57 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propellor
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)

Ocean Victory was a 7,174 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1942 for the British Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1943, she was transferred to the Dutch Government and renamed Jan Steen. In 1946, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Amstelveen. A sale to Hong Kong in 1959 saw her renamed Polly. She served until 1963 when she was scrapped.

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