USS Provo Victory
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Pope & Talbot colors.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Provo Victory |
| Namesake | City of Provo, Utah |
| Ordered | as type (VC2-S-AP2) hull, MCV hull 537 |
| Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
| Yard number | Yard No.1 |
| Laid down | 28 June 1944 |
| Launched | 9 September 1944 |
| Acquired | 18 October 1944 |
| Commissioned | 18 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 10 April 1946 |
| Stricken | 8 May 1946 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | traded out for scrapping, 10 February 1984, to Nissho-Iwi Corp. Tokyo, Japan |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Boulder Victory-class cargo ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 455 ft (139 m) |
| Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 29 ft 2 in (8.89 m) |
| Installed power | 6,000 shp (4,500 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15.5 kn (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h) |
| Complement | 99 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Provo Victory (AK-228) was a
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.
Victory built in Richmond, California
Provo Victory (AK–228) was laid down 28 June 1944, by
Permanente Metals Corporation #1, Richmond, California
, as S.S. Provo Victory (MCV hull 537); launched 9 September 1944; acquired by the Navy 18 October, and commissioned 18 October 1944.
World War II service
Following
Palau Islands
from December 1944 into February 1945.
During the remainder of 1945, her cargo duties took her to
Eniwetok
and Seattle in November.
Post-war decommissioning
Decommissioned 10 April 1946, she was returned to the
Seattle, Washington, that day, and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register
8 May 1946.
Korean War
She helped with the
Hungnam Evacuation
with the Military Sea Transportation Service and Merchant Ships participating in Hungnam Korea Redeployment.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive - AK-228 Provo Victory
Boulder Victory class |
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Greenville Victory class |
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Lt. James E. Robinson class |
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