The Rutgers Victory Ship

[HeavenUniv.]

Pele78 posted this in Rutgers events board. How cool is this!!!

 

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Many WWII cargo ships were sunk at the start of the war. The U.S. built the Victory line and named the ships for allies, states, and universities that helped in the war effort. The first off the line named for colleges..... the S.S. Rutgers Victory.

 

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SS Rutgers Victory

MCV Hull # 82 SS Rutgers Victory VC2-S-AP2 California Shipbuilding (CalShip) Los Angeles, CA Keel : December 12, 1944 Launched: February 2, 1945 Delivered: March 5, 1945 Named for Rutgers University. The Victory ship was a class of cargo ship produced in large numbers by North American...

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[29PAS]

My father was an engineer on these in the latter stages of the war. Fortunately the U-boat threat had significantly diminished by the time he sailed on them.