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* The USNS ''Dalton Victory'' and USNS ''Haiti Victory'' (T-AK-238) were later upgraded to ] in 1960.
* The USNS ''Dalton Victory'' and USNS ''Haiti Victory'' (T-AK-238) were later upgraded to ] in 1960.
* The USNS ''Kingsport Victory'' (T-AK-239) was upgraded to a ] in a 1961 conversion.
* The USNS ''Kingsport Victory'' (T-AK-239) was upgraded to a ] in a 1961 conversion.
* While no ''Greenville Victory''-class cargo ship survived being ], three Victory ships became ]s: {{SS|American Victory}}, {{SS|Lane Victory}}
* While no ''Greenville Victory''-class cargo ship survived being ], three Victory ships became ]s: {{SS|American Victory}}, {{SS|Lane Victory}} and the {{SS|Red Oak Victory}}.
and the {{SS|Red Oak Victory}}.
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Class of US Navy cargo ship
Greeneville Victory during the evacuation of Phan Rang, 4 April 1975
The Greenville Victory-class cargo ship was a cargo ship design used for shipping during the Korean War by the United States Navy. Greenville Victory-class cargo ships were built for use during World War II. The Greenville Victory-class ships are the same as the Victory ships built of the World War II United States Merchant Navy. A total of nine Greenville Victory-class ships were built in 1944 and 1945. The ships were built under the Emergency Shipbuilding program for the War Shipping Administration for World War II. Some of the Greenville Victory class were launched as merchant ship Victory ships and then acquired by the United States Navy for the Korean War effort. The lead ship of the class, Greenville Victory was commissioned on 30 March 1948. The Greenville Victory build was complete on 7 July 1944, she took part in Battle of Okinawa from 27 May to 19 June 1945 as a merchant ship. Some of the Greenville Victory class also saw service in the Vietnam War, 21 years after construction. Some of the vessels were acquired by the United States Army and used in the U.S. Army Transportation Service.
Ships in class
A total of nine Greenville Victory-class cargo ships were built and commissioned:
USNS Dalton Victory (T-AK-256) / Sunnyvale, scrapped in 1975 after U.S. Army Transportation Service, US Navy service and merchant ship service.
USNS Greenville Victory (T-AK-237) scrapped in 1983 after U.S. Army Transportation Service, Military Sea Transportation Service and merchant ship service.
USNS Haiti Victory (T-AK-238) / Longview, scrapped in 1976 after merchant ship service, U.S. Army Transportation Service, and Military Sea Transportation Service.<
USNS Kingsport Victory (T-AK-239) / Kingsport, scrapped in 1992 after merchant ship service, U.S. Army Transportation Service, Military Sea Transportation Service and miscellaneous auxiliary ship service.
USS Antares (AK-258), built as Nampa Victory, scrapped in 1992 after merchant ship service, US Navy cargo and stores issue ship.
USS Alcor (AK-259), built as Rockland Victory, scrapped in 1970 after merchant ship service, US Navy cargo ship service.
Victory ships replace the numerous built Liberty ships. Victory ship/Greenville Victory-class cargo ships were as fast as and better built than the Liberty ship, with a top speed of 15–17 knots (28–31 km/h; 17–20 mph). Liberty ships had a top speed of only 11–11.5 knots (20.4–21.3 km/h; 12.7–13.2 mph). Victory ships had more powerful steam turbine engines compared to the Liberty ship's triple-expansion steam engine. Victory ships were also slightly larger than the Liberty ships. Both Liberty ships and Greenville Victory-class ships had large hatches on the holds, and kingpost with large capacity boom cranes. This allowed the ships to unload and load without a dock crane. Most of the Greenville Victory-class cargo ships were upgraded to have a helicopter deck added to the stern deck in place of the original dual-purpose gun. Some ships had a twin hangar on the read deck to protect the embarked helicopters from bad weather. Advanced radar was also added. The 50-caliber dual-purpose guns were replace by four or eight 40 mm (1.6 in) Boforsanti-aircraft (AA) guns.
The USNS Provo was later changed to be a Phoenix-class auxiliary ship in 1960.
USNS Kingsport underway on 29 January 1963. The photo shows the 53-foot (16 m) white plastic dome that protects the 30-foot (9.1 m) stabilized parabolic antenna.
Greeneville Victory during the evacuation of Phan Rang, 4 April 1975
USNS Red Oak Victory built as SS Red Oak Victory now a museum ship at Richmond, California
USS Altair underway in 1966. From the appearance of her decks and helicopter landing pad, aft, she is ready to commence an underway replenishment
USS Alcor in 1952
A Bell UH-1 helicopter landing on USNS Longview in July 1966
USNS Dalton Victory
USNS Private John R. Towle underway in pack ice near Antarctica
USS Proteus and Betelgeuse at Holy Loch
USNS Haiti Victory
A Mk 21 5-inch/38-caliber open pedestal mount like the one on the stern of a Greenville Victory-class cargo ship.
A 3 in (76 mm)/50-caliber dual-purpose gun like the one on the bow of a Greenville Victory-class cargo ship.
A single 40 mm Bofors "Boffin" mounting, an upgrade to some of the Greenville Victory-class cargo ships
A Greenville Victory-class cargo ship superstructure and center boom cranes
Looking down on the engine room of an older Victory ship
Victory ship starboard side
USS Betelgeuse in the reserve fleet
USNS Kingsport underway on 29 January 1963. The photo shows the 53-foot (16 m) white plastic dome that protects the 30-foot (9.1 m) stabilized parabolic antenna.
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