Greenville Victory-class cargo ship
Greeneville Victory during the evacuation of Phan Rang, 4 April 1975 | |
| Class overview | |
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| Name | Greenville Victory class |
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| Preceded by | Boulder Victory class & Liberty ships |
| Succeeded by | Comet class |
| Built | 1944–1945 |
| In commission | 1948 – 1970 |
| Completed | 9 |
| Lost | 0 |
| General characteristics "Cargo Ship Photo Index". www.navsource.org. | |
| Class & type | Greenville Victory class |
| Tonnage | 7,607 GRT |
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| Length | 455 ft (139 m) |
| Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 29 ft 2 in (8.89 m) |
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| Speed | 15.5 kn (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h) |
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| Complement | 99 to 145 officers and enlisted |
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The Greenville Victory-class cargo ship was a cargo ship design used for 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 ships are the same as the Victory ships built of the World War II United States Merchant Navy. A total of nine Greenville Victory-class 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 were launched as merchant ship Victory ships and then acquired by the United States Navy for the Korean War effort. The lead ship of the class, 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 from 27 May to 19 June 1945 as a merchant ship. Some of the Greenville Victory class also saw service in the Vietnam War, 21 years after construction. Some of the vessels were acquired by the United States Army and used in the U.S. Army Transportation Service.