Ship Facts and Layout

The SS American Victory “By the Numbers”

Vessel Type	VC2-S-AP2
Length:	455 feet
Beam:	62 feet
Draft:	28 feet, 6 inches (summer)
Height:	109 feet
Engine:	2 Allis Chalmers marine steam turbines, 6,000 horsepower; generate 100 revolutions per minute
Maximum Speed:	17 knots
Maximum Cruising Range:	23,500 miles
Construction Cost (1945 dollars):	$ 2.5 million
Construction Cost (1999 dollars):	$40 million (Estimated)
Rehabilitation Cost (1999-2000):	$ 2 million (Estimated)
Displacement:	10, 750 Tons
Gross Volume:	7,612 Tons
Hatch Openings:	5 (4- 22 x 24 feet; 1- 22 x 36   feet)
Cargo Space:	500,000 cubic feet(approximate)
Number of Propellers/Size:	One/19 feet (diameter)
Number of Anchors/Weight:	4- 2 on either side; two spares/5 tons each
Number of Decks:	9
Ship Launching:	May 24, 1945, California Shipyards, Los Angeles, CA, 1:30 P.M.
Crew: (World War II complement):	62 Merchant Marine and U.S.  Armed Guard officers and crew
Armament: (World War II):	8 20mm caliber Oerlikon guns One 3-inch 50 caliber gun One 5-inch 38 caliber gun

American Victory Ship CAD Drawing Deck Layouts