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History
USS Manderson VictoryUnited States
NameManderson Victory
NamesakeCity of Manderson, Wyoming
Orderedas type (VC2-S-AP2) hull, MCV hull 539
BuilderPermanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Yard numberYard No.1
Laid down4 July 1944
Launched23 September 1944
Sponsored byMrs. Florence Robertson
Acquired3 November 1944
Commissioned3 November 1944
Decommissioned10 May 1946
Strickendate unknown
Identification
  • Hull symbol: AK-230
  • IMO number: 5219175
Honors and
awards
one battle star for World War II service
FateSold for scrapping, 4 August 1993, to Nishant Import and Export Co.
General characteristics [1]
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 Manderson Victory (AK-230) was a Boulder Victory-class cargo 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.

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