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The Lord Nelson Victory Tug is a brand of recreational trawler designed by James Backus [1] and produced by Lord Nelson Yachts, Inc. based in Seattle, Washington in the United States. Delivery of the first 37-foot hull was in 1983. A total of eighty-six Victory Tugs ranging in length from 37 to 49 feet (11 to 15 m) were built.
Sea Victory was an ocean-going tugboat. She is best known for her long-distance tows of several of the U.S. Navy's most celebrated and historic vessels. For much of her career she was one of the most powerful American-flagged tugs, which earned her major jobs that could not be completed by smaller vessels. She was launched in 1974 and scrapped ...
Victory Shipbuilding Corp built, for US Army, six 47 feet (14 m) and four 46 feet (14 m) Towboats numbered from MTL-1222 to MTL-1231. MTL was the hull classification symbol for Motor Launch Tugs. The last contract, for Army, was for 26 feet (7.9 m) Mine Yawls, numbered from MT-1338 to MT-1357.
[3] [4] The USS Pakana, a fleet ocean tug, picked up survivors of the Canada Victory. The SS Logan Victory and SS Hobbs Victory were also hit by kamikaze planes at Okinawa. The Logan Victory and Hobbs Victory sank as fires on them grew. The SS Pierre Victory was able to shoot down one plane and move away from the burning ships. [5]
James Griffiths & Sons, Inc. operated Liberty ships and Victory ships for the merchant navy. The ship was run by its James Griffiths & Sons, Inc. crew and the US Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio.
To support the World War 2 demand for ships Victory Shipbuilding built: Tugboats, crash rescue boats and sub chasers. Wilmington Boat Works opened in 1920 building Fishing boat and yachts, by Hugh Angelman, Willard Buchanan and Tom Smith. After the Korean War the shipyard closed in 1958. The shipyard was located at 400 Yacht Street, Wilmington ...
On August 26, Baton Rouge Victory was attacked by two 2,400-pound limpet mines while proceeding along the Lòng Tàu River, about 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Saigon. [17] The explosions killed seven American civilian sailors on board and tore a 16-by-45-foot (4.9 by 13.7 m) hole in the ship's hull, forcing the captain to run the ship aground ...
Victory ships under construction at California Shipbuilding, c. April 1944, are seen in this press photo released by the War Shipping Administration in May 1945.. This is a list of Victory ships.