Status of Remaining Victory Ships
Three are now open for tours as museum ships:
- SS American Victory (Tampa, Florida)
- SS Lane Victory (Los Angeles, California)
- SS Red Oak Victory (Richmond, California)
One is laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet.
One is at Sparrows Point, Maryland undergoing scrapping:
- USS Range Sentinel (AGM-22) - Hull Number 553, type VC2-S-AP5, status: being scrapped at Sparrows Point Shipyard (former USS Sherburne (APA-205))
Four are at Brownsville, Texas undergoing scrapping:
- SS Earlham Victory - Hull Number 763, type VC2-S-AP2, status: being scrapped at All Star Metals
- SS Pan American Victory - Hull Number 746, type VC2-S-AP2, status: being scrapped at All Star Metals
- SS Rider Victory - Hull Number 777, type VC2-S-AP2, status: being scrapped at ESCO Marine, Brownsville, Tx.
- SS Winthrop Victory - Hull Number 790, type VC2-S-AP2, status: being scrapped at ESCO Marine, Brownsville, Tx.
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