. "Scrapped in 1972 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan" . . . . . . . . "SS Smith Leader 1962"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "13111"^^ . . . "SS Transnorthern 1965"@en . . "The SS China Victory was a Victory ship built during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. She was launched by the California Shipbuilding Company on January 26, 1944, and completed on April 1, 1944. The ship's United States Maritime Commission designation was 'VC2- S- AP3, hull number 1'. She was operated by the Matson Navigation Company of Hawaii. SS China Victory served in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. The 10,500-ton Victory ships were designed to replace the earlier Liberty Ships. Liberty ships were designed to be used just for World War II compared to Victory ships, which were designed to last longer and serve the US Navy after the war. Victory ships differed from Liberty ships in that they were faster, longer and wider, taller, had a thinner stack set farther toward the superstructure, and had a long raised forecastle. SS China Victory was christened by the Republic of China's Envoy's wife, Wei Tao-ming. The ceremony had both an ancient Chinese invocation to the sea gods and the traditional American tradition of a bottle of champagne breaking. The matron of honor at the launching was Mrs. T. K. Chang, wife of the Chinese consul at Los Angeles. SS China Victory was one of a long line of Victory ships to leave the Calship building."@en . . "SS China Victory"@en . . . . "Sold" . . . . "15200"^^ . "SS China Victory"@en . . . "War Shipping Administration"@en . "138684.0"^^ . . . . "138.684"^^ . . . . . . . . "8.5344"^^ . . . . . "16.5"^^ . . "File:RedOakVictory-2013-07-20.jpg"@en . . "Hudson Waterways Corp"@en . . . "Sold"@en . . "18.8976"^^ . . . "Buckeye Steamship Co,"@en . . . . . . "4"^^ . . "1943-11-28"^^ . . . . . . . . "7612"^^ . . "52681687"^^ . . "SS Transnorthern 1965"@en . "SS Buckeye Victory 1969"@en . . . . "SS Buckeye Victory 1969"@en . . . "VC2-S-AP3 Victory ship"@en . . "1943-11-28"^^ . . . . "1944-01-26"^^ . "Scrapped in 1972 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan"@en . . . . . . . "SS China Victory"@en . "title"@en . . . . . . "SS P & T. Leader 1951"@en . . . . . . "HP & LP turbines geared to a single propeller"@en . . . . . . . . . . "1944-04-01"^^ . "1944-04-01"^^ . . . "1101634476"^^ . "SS Smith Leader 1962"@en . "SS P & T. Leader 1951"@en . . "United States"@en . . "The SS China Victory was a Victory ship built during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. She was launched by the California Shipbuilding Company on January 26, 1944, and completed on April 1, 1944. The ship's United States Maritime Commission designation was 'VC2- S- AP3, hull number 1'. She was operated by the Matson Navigation Company of Hawaii. SS China Victory served in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. The 10,500-ton Victory ships were designed to replace the earlier Liberty Ships. Liberty ships were designed to be used just for World War II compared to Victory ships, which were designed to last longer and serve the US Navy after the war. Victory ships differed from Liberty ships in that they were faster, longer and wider, taller, had a thinner stack set farthe"@en . . "62"^^ . . "*1 \u00D7 5 inch (127 mm)/38 caliber gun\n*1 \u00D7 3 inch (76 mm)/50 caliber gun\n*8 \u00D7 20 mm Oerlikon"@en . . . "1944-01-26"^^ . . . . "Typical Victory ship"@en . . "Sumner A. Long"@en . . . . . . .