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Greeneville Victory during the evacuation of Phan Rang, 4 April 1975
Class overview
NameGreenville Victory class
Builders
Preceded byBoulder Victory-class cargo ship & Liberty ships
Succeeded byUSNS Comet class
Built1944–1945
In commission1948 – 1970
Completed9
Lost0
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeGreenville Victory class
Tonnage7,607 GRT
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 power
Propulsion
  • 1 × Westinghouse turbine
  • double Westinghouse Main Reduction Gears
  • 1 × shaft
Speed15.5 kn (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h)
Capacity
  • 7,800 t (7,700 long tons) DWT
  • 453,210 cu ft (12,833 m3) (non-refrigerated)
Complement99 officers and enlisted
Armament

Greenville Victory Class cargo ships were used for cargo shipping during the Korean War by the United States Navy. Greenville Victory Class cargo ships were built for use during World War II. The Greenville Victory Class cargo is the same as the Victory class cargo ship built of the World War II United States Merchant Navy. A total of 9 Greenville Victory Class cargo ships were built in 1944 and 1945. The ships were built under the Emergency Shipbuilding program for the War Shipping Administration for World War II. Some of the Greenville Victory Class cargo ships were launched as merchant ship Victory ships and then acquired by the United States Navy for the Korean War effort. The lead ship in the class the, USNS Greenville Victory was commissioned on 30 March 1948. The Greenville Victory build was complete on 7 July 1944, she took part in Battle of Okinawa. In Okinawa from 27 May 1945 to 19 June 1945 as a merchant ship.[2] Some of the Greenville Victory Class cargo ships also Vietnam War, 21 years after construction. Some of the Greenville Victory Class cargo ships were acquired by the United States Army and used in the U.S. Army Transportation Service.[3]

Ships in class

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A total of 9 Greenville Victory Class cargo ships were built and commissioned:

Design

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Main article: Victory ship

Victory ships replace the numerous built Liberty ships. Victory ship/Greenville Victory Class cargo are fast and better built than the Liberty ship, with a top speed of 15–17 knots (28–31 km/h; 17–20 mph). Liberty ships had a top speed of only 11–11.5 knots (20.4–21.3 km/h; 12.7–13.2 mph). Victory ships had more powerful steam turbine engines compared to the Liberty ship's triple-expansion steam engine. Victory ships are also slightly larger than the Liberty ships. Both Liberty ships and Greenville Victory ships have large hatches on the holds, and kingpost with large capacity booms cranes. This allowed the ship to unload and load without a dock crane.[12][3] Most of the Greenville Victory Class cargo ships were upgrade to have a Helicopter deck, helicopter add to the stern deck in place of the original dual-purpose gun. Some ships have a 2 × hangar on the read deck to protect the helicopter from bad weather. Advanced radar was also added. The 50-caliber dual-purpose guns were replace by four or eight 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors antiaircraft guns.

Builders

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Crew

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Greenville Victory Class cargo ships were crewed by 99 to 145 officers and enlisted. This included: Captain, Executive Officer (XO),radioman, Signalman, Radar operator, Navigation officer, Engineering officer, Deckhands, Chefs, and Stewards, Boatswain's Mate (BM), and Quartermasters, Gunners and Fire controlman for the one stern 5 in (127 mm)/38-caliber dual-purpose gun; the one bow 3 in (76 mm)/50-caliber dual-purpose gun and the eight 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft (AA) guns.[3]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Navsource 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org.
  3. ^ a b c Culver, John A., CAPT USNR "A time for Victories" United States Naval Institute Proceedings February 1977 pp. 50–56
  4. ^ "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org.
  5. ^ "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org.
  6. ^ "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org.
  7. ^ "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org.
  8. ^ "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org.
  9. ^ "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org.
  10. ^ "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org.
  11. ^ "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org.
  12. ^ "Cargo hold tour, SS Lane". Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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