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A Bethlehem Shipbuilding Victory ship.
History
SS Smith VictoryUnited States
NameSmith Victory
NamesakeSmith College
Orderedas type (VC2-S-AP2) hull, MCV hull 824
BuilderBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland
Laid down11 April 1945
Launched24 May 1945
Sponsored byElizabeth Cutter Morrow
Completed22 June 1945
FateWrecked and scrapped 1968 in Spain
General characteristics
Class and typeBoulder Victory-class cargo ship
Displacement
  • 4,480 long tons (4,550 t) (standard)
  • 15,580 long tons (15,830 t) (full load)
Length455 ft (139 m)
Beam62 ft (19 m)
Draft29 ft 2 in (8.89 m)
Installed power8,500 shp (6,300 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 × cross compound steam turbine
  • 1 × shaft
Speed15.5 kn (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h)
Complement49 officers and enlisted
Armamentnone

SS Smith Victory was a Victory ship cargo ship built for the U.S. Maritime Commission during the final months of World War II. She was converted to be a troop ship.

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