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SS Georgetown Victory
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History
Name USAT Georgetown Victory
Owner United States Maritime Commission
Builder Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard Corp. Baltimore Maryland
Launched 28 Apr 1945
Completed 22 May 1945
In service May 1945
Out of service 30 Apr 1946
Fate Wecked and sank 30 Apr 1946 off Ireland
General characteristics
Type VC2-S-AP2/WSAT Cargo ship
Tonnage 7,612 tons
Length 455' (139m)
Beam 62' (19m)
Depth 28' (8.5m)
Propulsion Turbines, single screw
Speed 16.5 knots
Capacity up to 1,500



Remarks

One of the 75 cargo ships converted to carry troops, she was operated by the American Export Lines. In Dec 1945 she returned 1,400 Australian servicemen from Morotai to Brisbane, before travelling to Labuan in north Borneo to deliver troops to Rabaul in New Britain, and Brisbane.


Her last voyage saw her board 1,400 British service men in Sydney for Glasgow, but on 30 Apr 1946 just before midnight she ran ashore at lmost top speed at Killard Point in Northern Island. All aboard were rescued, but the ship broke apart.

Soldiers carried

Morotai to Brisbane 28 December 1945 to 4 January 1946