| 词条 | SS Claymont Victory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SS Claymont Victory was a Type C2 Victory ship-based VC2-S-AP2 troop transport built for the U.S. Army Transportation Corps late in World War II. Launched in November of 1944, it saw service in the European Theater of Operations during 1945 and in the immediate post-war period repatriating U.S. troops. After being briefly laid up in the U.S. Claymont Victory was purchased by Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschapppij of the Netherlands and renamed Mariekerk. In 1966 she was sold to Kavo Compañia Naviera S.A., of Greece and renamed Kavo Longos. She was scrapped at Whampoa Dock, Hong Kong, in 1971. HistoryConstruction and operationSS Claymont Victory was laid down on September 25, 1944 as a U.S. MARCOM Type C2 ship-based VC2-S-AP2 hull by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard of Baltimore, Maryland.[1] Launched on November 18, 1944, she was then converted into a dedicated troopship,[4] and delivered on December 15, 1944. She was operated on behalf of USAT by Eastern Steamship Lines.[1][6] World War IIAs a transport allocated to the U.S. Army USAT Claymont Victory was crewed by United States Merchant Marines, protected by a contingent of the US Naval Armed Guards, and had a complement of the US Army Transportation Corps (Water Division) aboard for troop administration.[7] She was armed with a 5 inch (127 mm) stern gun for use against submarines and surface ships, a bow-mounted 3"/50 caliber gun and eight 20 mm cannon for use against aircraft. Units transportedUnits transported by the SS Claymont Victory include:
Post-warAfter being briefly laid up in the U.S., SS Claymont Victory was purchased in 1947 by Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschapppij (the United Netherlands Navigation Company) of The Hague and renamed Mariekerk.[3] In 1966 she was sold to Kavo Compañia Naviera S.A. of Greece, and registered in Monrovia as Kavo Longos. In 1971 she was scrapped at Whampoa Dock, Hong Kong. See also
References1. ^1 2 CLAYMONT VICTORY Ship named for City of Claymont, Delaware Color Cacheted Cover {{MARCOMships}}{{Victory ships}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Claymont Victory}}2. ^Delaware Public Archives Ship launching image description 3. ^1 Vessel Status Card 4. ^APPENDIX B: VICTORY TROOPSHIP CONVERSIONS Compiled from Roland W. Charles, Troopships of World War II (Washington, DC: TheArmy Transportation Association, 1947), Appendix E, pp. 356-357 5. ^Record of the Third Naval District Office of Port Director, Port of New York 6. ^GODBOUT v. EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES, Inc. "The United States, as the owner of the S.S. Claymont Victory, and the Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc., as operating agent" 7. ^{{cite book |last=United States War Department |title=FM 55-105 |publisher=United States Department of War |year=1944 |isbn= |lccn= |page=12 Section 14, Allocated Vessels, Diagrams following p. 64 |url=https://archive.org/details/Fm55-105}} 8. ^Huntingdon Daily News September 01, 1945 9. ^Pittsfield Berkshire Evening Eagle August 28, 1945 “The Pittsfield soldiers who arrived this morning at 8:30 at Commonwealth pier in Boston on the S.S. Claymont Victory are..." 10. ^1269th Engineer Combat Battalion History 4 : Victory ships|Ships built in Baltimore|1944 ships|World War II merchant ships of the United States |
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