 SS Red Oak Victory
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Red Oak Victory |
| Namesake | The city of Red Oak, Iowa |
| Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
| Yard number | Yard No.1 |
| Laid down | 9 September 1944 |
| Launched | 7 November 1944 |
| Acquired | 5 December 1944 |
| Commissioned | 5 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 21 May 1946 |
| Out of service | 19 December 1969 |
| Stricken | 19 July 1946 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Released from the National Defense Reserve Fleet, 19 September 1998 for restoration at the Richmond, California, Museum of History |
| Status | Museum at Richmond, California |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Boulder Victory-class cargo ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 455 ft (139 m) |
| Beam | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Draft | 29 ft 2 in (8.89 m) |
| Installed power | 6,000 shp (4,500 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 15.5 kn (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h) |
| Complement | 99 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |
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SS Red Oak Victory | |
 SS Red Oak Victory as seen from the dock in 2006, before extensive restoration work was performed | |
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| Location | Richmond, California |
| Coordinates | 37°54′17.3″N 122°21′52″W / 37.904806°N 122.36444°W |
| Built | 1944 |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001674[2] |
| Added to NRHP | 30 January 2000 |
SS Red Oak Victory is a U.S. Victory ship of the Boulder Victory-class cargo ship used in the Second World War. She was preserved to serve as a museum ship in Richmond, California, and is managed by the Richmond Library of History and located near the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park. She was one of 534 Victories built during World War II, but one of only a few of these ships to be transferred from the Merchant Marine to the United States Navy. She was named after Red Oak, Iowa, which suffered disproportionate casualties in early World War II battles.[3][4] (Montgomery County ranked third among Iowa counties in World War II casualties per capita).[5] The ship was active during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
- ^ "Red Oak Victory Amateur Radio Club". Red Oak Victory Amateur Radio Club. Archived from the original on August 24, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "Emmet County Leads in War Dead Ratio". Mason City Globe-Gazette. January 3, 1946. p. 2.
- ^ "SS Red Oak Victory (victory ship)". World War II in the San Francisco Bay Area. National Park Service. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2007.
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