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USS Provo Victory information


Ex-USS Provo Victory (AK-228) in Pope & Talbot colors.
History
USS Provo VictoryUnited States
NameProvo Victory
NamesakeCity of Provo, Utah
Orderedas type (VC2-S-AP2) hull, MCV hull 537
BuilderPermanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California
Yard numberYard No.1
Laid down28 June 1944
Launched9 September 1944
Acquired18 October 1944
Commissioned18 October 1944
Decommissioned10 April 1946
Stricken8 May 1946
Identification
  • Hull symbol: AK-228
  • IMO number: 5286219
Fatetraded out for scrapping, 10 February 1984, to Nissho-Iwi Corp. Tokyo, Japan
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 × Babcock & Wilcox 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 Provo Victory (AK-228) 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, and then returned to the United States for disposal.

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