SS ''N. Y. U. Victory'' was a Type C2

Victory ship The Victory ship was a class of cargo ship produced in large numbers by American shipyards during World War II. They were a more modern design compared to the earlier Liberty ship, were slightly larger and had more powerful steam turbine engin ...

-based VC2-S-AP2

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built for the U.S. Army Transportation Corps late in

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. Launched in May 1945, it saw service in the

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in the immediate post-war period repatriating U.S. troops. After being laid up in the U.S., SS ''N. Y. U. Victory'' was purchased by

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shipping line

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and renamed ''Cordoba''. She was scrapped at Campana in March 1972.

History

Construction and operation

SS ''N. Y. U. Victory'' was laid down 26 March 1945 as a U.S. MARCOM

Type C2 ship Type C2 ships were designed by the United States Maritime Commission (MARCOM) in 1937–38. They were all-purpose cargo ships with five holds, and U.S. shipyards built 328 of them from 1939 to 1945. Compared to ships built before 1939, the C2s we ...

-based VC2-S-AP2 hull by

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. Launched 26 May 1945, she was then converted into a dedicated troopship, and delivered to the

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on 23 June 1945.

World War II

Units transported

Units transported by the SS ''N. Y. U. Victory'' include: * 1269th Engineer Combat Battalion, August 1945.As documented in "SS ''NYU Victory'', GI Cruise Chronicle", cited in ''Company A!: Combat Engineers Remember World War II'', Robert L. Thalhofer
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Post-war

After being briefly laid up in the U.S., SS ''N.Y.U. Victory'' was purchased by