SS Lane Victory
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SS Lane Victory is an American Victory-class cargo ship used in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. The ship was preserved in 1989 to serve as a museum ship in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles, California. As a rare surviving Victory ship, she was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
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SS Lane Victory
at its previous berth by the Vincent Thomas Bridge. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | SS Lane Victory |
Namesake | Lane College |
Builder | California Shipbuilding (Calship) |
Launched | 1945 Los Angeles, California |
Maiden voyage | June 27, 1945 |
In service | 1945 |
Homeport | San Pedro, California |
Identification |
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Status | Museum Ship |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | VC2-S-AP2 Victory Ship |
Tonnage | 10,750 long tons deadweight (DWT) |
Length | 455 feet |
Beam | 62 feet |
Draft | 28 feet 6 inches |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 17 knots |
Range | 23,500 miles |
Capacity | 500,000 cubic feet (approximate) |
Complement | 62 United States Merchant Marine and United States Navy Armed Guard |
Armament | |
Aircraft carried | none |
Aviation facilities | none |
Lane Victory | |
Location | Berth 52, Port of San Pedro, San Pedro, California |
Coordinates | 33°43′02″N 118°16′24″W |
Built | 1945 |
Architect | California Shipbuilding Corporation |
NRHP reference No. | 90002222 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | 14 December 1990[1] |
Designated NHL | 14 December 1990[2] |
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SS Lane Victory was named after Lane College, which was established as a high school for black youths in 1882 at Jackson, Tennessee, by Isaac Lane, a bishop of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in America.