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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- CIVILIAN SHIPS --
S.S. Victorious (American Freighter, 1918).
Served as USS Victorious (ID # 3514) in 1918-1919
S.S. Victorious, a 7898 gross ton (16,400-tons displacement)
freighter, was built at Alameda, California, in 1918 as part of
the World War I shipbuilding program. She was transferred to the
Navy in October 1918 and placed in commission as USS Victorious
(ID # 3514). In November, soon after the Armistice brought an
end to the fighting, she left the West Coast with a cargo of flour,
which she delivered to England in January 1919. After steaming
back across the Atlantic to New York, Victorious was decommissioned in late February and returned to the U.S. Shipping Board.
This page features the only views we have concerning the
freighter Victorious, which was USS Victorious (ID
# 3514) in 1918-1919.
Click on the small photograph to prompt
a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 65035
S.S. Victorious (American Freighter, 1918)
Probably photographed in San Francisco Bay, California, in October
1918, at the time of her trial trip. Built by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding
Corporation at Alameda, California, she was acquired by the Navy
upon completion, on 19 October 1918, and placed in commissioned
two days later as USS Victorious (ID # 3514). She was
decommissioned on 24 February 1919 and returned to the U.S. Shipping
Board.
Note her pattern camouflage.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 50KB; 740 x 485 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 100121
S.S. Victorious (American Freighter, 1918)
Probably in San Francisco Bay, California, in October 1918, at
the time of her trial trip. Built by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding
Corporation at Alameda, California, she was acquired by the Navy
upon completion, on 19 October 1918, and placed in commissioned
two days later as USS Victorious (ID # 3514). She was
decommissioned on 24 February 1919 and returned to the U.S. Shipping
Board.
Note her pattern camouflage and how high she is riding, with
nearly half of her propeller exposed.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 43KB; 740 x 410 pixels |
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