Boulder Victory-class cargo ship

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The Boulder Victory–class cargo ship was a cargo ship design shipping use during World War II by the United States Navy. The Boulder Victory–class design is the same as the Victory ships built for the World War II United States Merchant Navy. A total of 20 Boulder Victory–class cargo ships were built in 1944 and 1945. Some of the ships were launched as Victory ships and then acquired by the United States Navy for the war effort. Some of the vessels were acquired by the United States Army and used in the U.S. Army Transportation Service. A few of the Boulder Victory–class cargo ships also served in the Korean War. Only one ship survived being scrapped, SS Red Oak Victory, now a museum ship at Richmond, California. Some the Boulder Victory–class cargo ships also served in the Military Sea Transportation Service of the United States Navy after World War II. Arriving late in the war, most of the Boulder Victory–class cargo ships operated in the Pacific theater, delivering needed supplies to the US Navy, US Army and United States Marine Corps. The ships were built under the Emergency Shipbuilding program for the War Shipping Administration. The ships were given the prefix of "AK" for auxiliary ship cargo. The lead ship in the class the, Boulder Victory was commissioned on 12 October 1944. Boulder Victory operated first as an ammunition ship, then a general supply ship. After the war Boulder Victory served as a seagoing cowboys ship helping with War Relief to war torn Europe.

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Victory shipPermanente MetalsUnited States NavyUnited States

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    1945 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
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    1945 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
  • USNS Private Francis X. McGraw
    1945 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
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    1945 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
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    1945 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
  • USNS Sgt. Archer T. Gammon
    1945 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
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    1945 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
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    1945 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
  • USNS Sgt. Truman Kimbro
    1944 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
  • USS Bedford Victory
    1944 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
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    1944 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
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    1944 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
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    1944 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
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    1944 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
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    1944 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
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    1945 Boulder Victory-class cargo ship
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    objectwatercraftUSNS Lt. Robert Craigcargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo shipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSNS Private Francis X. McGrawcargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo shipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSNS Private Joe P. Martinezcargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo shipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSNS Sgt. Andrew Millercargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo shipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSNS Sgt. Archer T. Gammoncargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo shipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSNS Sgt. Morris E. Craincargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo shipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSNS Sgt. Sylvester Antolakcargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo shipWikidata
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    objectwatercraftUSS Bedford Victorycargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo shipWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Manderson Victorycargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo shipWikidata
    objectwatercraft1944Lakewood Victorycargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo shipWikidata
    objectwatercraft1944Provo Victorycargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo shipWikidata
    objectwatercraft1944USS Boulder Victorycargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo shipWikidata
    objectwatercraft1944USS Newcastle Victorycargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo shipWikidata
    objectwatercraft1950USNS Richfieldtracking ship, cargo ship, Longview-class missile range instrumentation ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo shipWikidata
    sitemuseum1944Red Oak Victorypreserved watercraft, military museum, cargo ship, Boulder Victory-class cargo shipWikidata
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