 Meredith Victory
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Meredith Victory |
| Builder | CalShip, Los Angeles, California |
| Yard number | V83 |
| Laid down | May 1, 1945 |
| Launched | June 23, 1945 |
| Completed | July 24, 1945 |
| Homeport | Los Angeles |
| Identification | IMO number: 5232593 |
| Honors and awards | Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation |
| Fate | Broken up in China, 1993 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Victory |
| Type | VC2-S-AP2 |
| Tonnage | 10,658[1] |
| Displacement | 15200 tons (at 28-foot draft)[2] |
| Length | 455 feet (139 m)[2] |
| Beam | 62 feet (19 m)[2] |
| Draft | 28 feet (7.6 m)[2] |
| Depth of hold | 38 feet (11.5 m)[2] |
| Installed power | 6600shp, 4855 kW |
| Propulsion | 2 steam turbines |
| Speed | 15 to 17 knots (28 to 31 km/h) |
| Capacity | 59 total (35 crew members, 12 officers, and 12 passengers)[1] |
| Armament |
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| Notes | [3] |
The SS Meredith Victory was a United States Merchant Marine Victory ship, a type of cargo freighter built for World War II. Under the leadership of Captain Leonard LaRue, Meredith Victory is credited with the largest humanitarian rescue operation by a single ship,[4] evacuating more than 14,000 refugees in a single trip during the Korean War. The vessel has often been described as the "Ship of Miracles" as it was designed to carry only 12 passengers with a 47-person crew.[5]
- ^ a b ""The Greatest Rescue Mission Operation by a Single Ship in the History of Mankind": S.S. Meredith Victory". moore-mccormack.com.
- ^ a b c d e Culver, John A. (February 1977). "A time for Victories". United States Naval Institute Proceedings: 50–56.
- ^ Babcock & Wilcox (April 1944). "Victory Ships". Marine Engineering and Shipping Review.
- ^ http://www.usmma.edu/about/news/feature.asp?StoryID=344 [dead link]
- ^ "msc.navy.mil, Ship of Miracles". Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-01-09.