USS Bedford Victory (AK-231)
| Career (USA) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Bedford Victory |
| Namesake: | Bedford, Virginia |
| Ordered: | as type (VC2-S-AP2) hull, MCV hull 540 |
| Builder: | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
| Yard number: | Yard No.1 |
| Laid down: | 20 July 1944 |
| Launched: | 23 September 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Raymond A. Kremp |
| Acquired: | by the U.S. Navy on Armistice Day 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 11 November 1944 as USS Bedford Victory (AK-231) |
| Decommissioned: | 29 March 1946, at San Francisco, California |
| Struck: | 28 August 1946 |
| Honors and awards: |
one battle star for World War II service |
| Fate: | scrapped in 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Boulder Victory-class cargo ship |
| Displacement: | 15,589 tons |
| Length: | 455' |
| Beam: | 62' |
| Draft: | 29' 2" |
| Propulsion: | steam turbine, single propeller, 8,500shp |
| Speed: | 15.5 knots |
| Complement: | 99 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount; one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount |
USS Bedford Victory (AK-231) was a Boulder Victory-class cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean theatre of operations through the end of the war, earning one battle star, and then returned to the United States for disposal.
Read more about USS Bedford Victory (AK-231): Victory Built in California, World War II Operations, Post-war Decommissioning, Honors and Awards
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