SS Red Oak Victory, a Boulder Victory-class cargo ship built during World War II, is the only survivor of the 747 ships built at the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards. She is one of only three surviving Victory ships, larger and faster than the earlier Liberty ships.
Launched as SS Red Oak Victory, she was named in honor of Red Oak, Iowa, a town that had suffered a disproportionate number of casualties during the war. She was then commissioned as a U.S. Navy cargo ship, USS Red Oak Victory (AK-235), serving as an ammunition ship in the South Pacific until the end of World War II.
Red Oak Victory was crewed by the U.S. Merchant Marine during activations in support of the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and several international relief operations.
Today she is a museum ship, berthed at what remains of the Kaiser Richmond shipyard.
Red Oak Victory web site:
redoakvictory.us
Red Oak Victory (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Red_Oak_Victory
U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command:
www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/da...
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Hatch covers in place above cargo hold #5, the aft-most cargo hold aboard Red Oak Victory. The five holds together enclosed approximately 455,000 cubic feet of stowage space, approximately equal to 60-70 railroad box cars.
SS Red Oak Victory, a Boulder Victory-class cargo ship built during World War II, is the only survivor of the 747 ships built at the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards. She is one of only three surviving Victory ships, larger and faster than the earlier Liberty ships.
Launched as SS Red Oak Victory, she was named in honor of Red Oak, Iowa, a town that had suffered a disproportionate number of casualties during the war. She was then commissioned as a U.S. Navy cargo ship, USS Red Oak Victory (AK-235), serving as an ammunition ship in the South Pacific until the end of World War II.
Red Oak Victory was crewed by the U.S. Merchant Marine during activations in support of the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and several international relief operations.
Today she is a museum ship, berthed at what remains of the Kaiser Richmond shipyard.
Red Oak Victory web site:
redoakvictory.us
Red Oak Victory (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Red_Oak_Victory
U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command:
www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/da...
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One of many ventilators on the weather decks of Red Oak Victory, which directed fresh air to the spaces below.
SS Red Oak Victory, a Boulder Victory-class cargo ship built during World War II, is the only survivor of the 747 ships built at the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards. She is one of only three surviving Victory ships, larger and faster than the earlier Liberty ships.
Launched as SS Red Oak Victory, she was named in honor of Red Oak, Iowa, a town that had suffered a disproportionate number of casualties during the war. She was then commissioned as a U.S. Navy cargo ship, USS Red Oak Victory (AK-235), serving as an ammunition ship in the South Pacific until the end of World War II.
Red Oak Victory was crewed by the U.S. Merchant Marine during activations in support of the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and several international relief operations.
Today she is a museum ship, berthed at what remains of the Kaiser Richmond shipyard.
Red Oak Victory web site:
redoakvictory.us
Red Oak Victory (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Red_Oak_Victory
U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command:
www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/da...
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One of several large "slug wrenches," wrenches turned by striking their shanks with sledge hammers, stowed aft. I believe that this particular wrench was used for the nut that secured the ship's screw (propeller) to its drive shaft.
SS Red Oak Victory, a Boulder Victory-class cargo ship built during World War II, is the only survivor of the 747 ships built at the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards. She is one of only three surviving Victory ships, larger and faster than the earlier Liberty ships.
Launched as SS Red Oak Victory, she was named in honor of Red Oak, Iowa, a town that had suffered a disproportionate number of casualties during the war. She was then commissioned as a U.S. Navy cargo ship, USS Red Oak Victory (AK-235), serving as an ammunition ship in the South Pacific until the end of World War II.
Red Oak Victory was crewed by the U.S. Merchant Marine during activations in support of the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and several international relief operations.
Today she is a museum ship, berthed at what remains of the Kaiser Richmond shipyard.
Red Oak Victory web site:
redoakvictory.us
Red Oak Victory (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Red_Oak_Victory
U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command:
www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/da...
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Inside the aft crew berthing space. During World War II, U.S. Navy Armed Guard crews were berthed in this space aboard Victory Ships with Merchant Marine crews.
SS Red Oak Victory, a Boulder Victory-class cargo ship built during World War II, is the only survivor of the 747 ships built at the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards. She is one of only three surviving Victory ships, larger and faster than the earlier Liberty ships.
Launched as SS Red Oak Victory, she was named in honor of Red Oak, Iowa, a town that had suffered a disproportionate number of casualties during the war. She was then commissioned as a U.S. Navy cargo ship, USS Red Oak Victory (AK-235), serving as an ammunition ship in the South Pacific until the end of World War II.
Red Oak Victory was crewed by the U.S. Merchant Marine during activations in support of the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and several international relief operations.
Today she is a museum ship, berthed at what remains of the Kaiser Richmond shipyard.
Red Oak Victory web site:
redoakvictory.us
Red Oak Victory (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Red_Oak_Victory
U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command:
www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/da...
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