SS El Salvador Victory was a Victory ship built in 1944 by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. After World War II, El Salvador Victory was sold to a private company and renamed Lindi. She was later sold to Orient Overseas Container Line where she was renamed to Geh Yung and converted into a container ship. She was scrapped at Kaohsiung in 1977.
Service history
El Salvador Victory was laid down by the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation on 28 January 1944 with hull number 1011 in Portland, Oregon. On 4 February, the United States Maritime Commission informed the Salvadoran government of President Brigadier General Maximiliano Hernández Martínez that a ship had been named after the country, the Republic of El Salvador. El Salvador Victory was launched on 1 April and delivered on 27 April. During World War II, she was operated by the War Shipping Administration.
In 1946, El Salvador Victory was laid up in Olympia, Washington. She was sold to Maritime Congolaise in 1947 where she was registered in Belgium with a homeport in Antwerp and renamed Lindi. She was sold to Africaine de Nav. S.A. in 1961. In 1966, Lindi was sold to the Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line. She registered in Liberia with a homeport in Keelung and was renamed to Geh Yung. She was converted to a 7,634 gross ton container ship in 1970. She left commercial service on 5 April 1977, after which, she was docked at Kaohsiung, Taiwan and scrapped.
Specifications
El Salvador Victory was a Victory ship, specifically a VC2-S-AP3 variant. She was long and wide. El Salvador Victory was powered by a steam turbine and double reduction gears that produced 8,500 horsepower. She was armed with one stern gun, one bow gun, and eight anti-aircraft machine guns. El Salvador Victory had the Maritime Commission Hull Number (MVC) of 95.
See also
List of Victory ships List of Victory ships (E)
References