SS N. Y. U. Victory

SS N. Y. U. 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 May 1945, it saw service in the European Theater of Operations in the immediate post-war period repatriating U.S. troops.

VC2-S-AP2 type transport
History
United States
NameSS N. Y. U. Victory
NamesakeNew York University
BuilderBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard Corp. (Baltimore, Maryland)[1][2]
Laid down26 March 1945
Launched16 May 1945
Acquired1 June 1945
Commissioned26 July 1945[2]
Decommissioned1947
RenamedCordoba (1947)
Refit
  • Troop transport (1945)
  • Freight and passenger ship (1947)
  • Freighter (1955)
Identification
FateScrapped in Campana, March 1972
General characteristics
Tonnage7,607 Tons (Gross), 4,551 Tons (Net)
Displacement15,200 Tons (Full Load), 10,8750 Tons (Lightweight)
Length455'
Beam62'
Draft28' 0"
Propulsion2 B&W oil-fired steam boilers, 2 steam turbines, single propeller, 6,000shp
Speed16 knots
Capacity1597
Armament5" 38 Dual Purpose Gun, 3" Anti-Aircraft Gun, 8 20MM Caliber Guns
Notes

After being laid up in the U.S., SS N. Y. U. Victory was purchased by Argentinian shipping line Empresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas and renamed Cordoba. She was scrapped at Campana in March 1972.

History

Construction and operation

SS N. Y. U. Victory was laid down 26 March 1945 as a U.S. MARCOM Type C2 ship-based VC2-S-AP2 hull by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard of Baltimore, Maryland.[1] Launched 26 May 1945, she was then converted into a dedicated troopship,[4] and delivered to the War Shipping Administration on 23 June 1945.

The Cordoba steaming on the North Sea Canal in 1954. Below is the Velsertunnel under construction.

Units transported

Units transported by the SS N. Y. U. Victory include:

Post-war

After being briefly laid up in the U.S., SS N.Y.U. Victory was purchased by Argentinian shipping line Empresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas and renamed Cordoba. She was scrapped at Campana in March 1972.[1]

See also

References
  1. SS NYU Victory at shipsnostalgia.com
  2. "N. Y. U. VICTORY". MARAD (published 1946-06-16). 2019-11-14.
  3. Vessel Status Card
  4. APPENDIX B: VICTORY TROOPSHIP CONVERSIONS Compiled from Roland W. Charles, Troopships of World War II (Washington, DC: The Army Transportation Association, 1947), Appendix E, pp. 356-357
  5. 1269th Engineer Combat Battalion History
  6. As documented in "SS NYU Victory, GI Cruise Chronicle", cited in Company A!: Combat Engineers Remember World War II, Robert L. Thalhofer


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