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USS Bedford VictoryUnited States
NameBedford Victory
NamesakeCity of Bedford, Indiana[1]
Orderedas type (VC2-S-AP2) hull, MCV hull 540
BuilderPermanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Yard numberYard No.1
Laid down20 July 1944
Launched23 September 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Raymond A. Kremp
Acquired11 November 1944
Commissioned11 November 1944
Decommissioned29 March 1946
Stricken28 August 1946
IdentificationHull symbol: AK-231
Honors and
awards
one battle star for World War II service
FateSold for scrapping, 28 March 1972, to Bruce A. Blakey for non-transportation use (PD-X-932) for $53,000
General characteristics [2]
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 power6,000 shp (4,500 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 × Westinghouse turbine
  • 2 × Foster Wheeler header-type boilers, 525psi 750°
  • double Westinghouse Main Reduction Gears
  • 1 × shaft
Speed15.5 kn (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h)
Complement99 officers and enlisted
Armament
  • 1 × 5 in (130 mm)/38-caliber dual-purpose gun
  • 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50-caliber dual-purpose gun
  • 8 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft gun mounts

USS Bedford Victory (AK-231) was a Boulder Victory-class cargo ship Victory ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean theatre of operations through the end of the war, earning one battle star, and then returned to the United States for disposal.

  1. ^ "BILL'S VICTORY SHIP SPONCER PHOTO - DATA". USS BEDFORD VICTORY BUILDERS PLATE. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. ^ "USS Bedford Victory (AK-231)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

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