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'''SS ''Gustavus Victory''''' was constructed in [[Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard]] in Baltimore, Maryland.<ref name=":0">[https://gustavus.edu/library/archives/college/manuscripts/CAMC0069.php Commemorative Items from the Launching of the S.S. Gustavus Victory, 9 July 1945. CAMC Collection 69. Gustavus Adolphus College Archives, St. Peter, Minnesota.]</ref> The 75th [[Victory ship]], it was named for [[Gustavus Adolphus College]] in Saint Peter, Minnesota, which was named for the 17th century King of Sweden [[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden|Gustav II Adolf]]. The college made a gift towards furnishing a ship library, which comprised two 40-book units and was managed by the American Merchant Marine Library Association.<ref name=":0" />


== History ==
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'''SS ''Gustavus Victory''''' was constructed in [[Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard]] in Baltimore, Maryland.<ref name=":0">[https://gustavus.edu/library/archives/college/manuscripts/CAMC0069.php Commemorative Items from the Launching of the S.S. Gustavus Victory, 9 July 1945. CAMC Collection 69. Gustavus Adolphus College Archives, St. Peter, Minnesota.]</ref> The 75th [[Victory ship]], it was named for [[Gustavus Adolphus College]] in Saint Peter, Minnesota, which was
named for the 17th century King of Sweden [[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden|Gustav II Adolf]]. The college made a gift towards furnishing a ship library, which comprised two 40-book units and was managed by the American Merchant Marine Library Association.<ref name=":0" />

Gustavus [[alumna]] of 1924, Marion Logan of New York, sponsored the ship. Marion was the wife of Rufus T. Logan, Captain in the [[Army Air Force]], and daughter of former Gustavus professor Dr. John A. Youngquist.<ref name=":0" />
Gustavus [[alumna]] of 1924, Marion Logan of New York, sponsored the ship. Marion was the wife of Rufus T. Logan, Captain in the [[Army Air Force]], and daughter of former Gustavus professor Dr. John A. Youngquist.<ref name=":0" />


Construction of the vessel took 38 days, and it was launched from the shipyard on July 9, 1945 at 4 p.m.<ref name=":0" /> ''Gustavus Victory'' was boarded and operated by A. L. Burbank Company, including Captain J. M. Delhome and Chief Engineer Albert L. Hayes. It was converted to a troopship for returning European veterans at the end of World War II before being transferred to the [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Pacific theater of war]]. The ship had a carrying capacity of 750 passengers with an 85 person crew. During its career, crew members produced a ship publication titled ''Atlantic agony: the Landlubber's journal''.<ref>"RG-16.12.54, Atlantic agony, the Landlubber's journal, SS Gustavus victory, 15 April 1946.” Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust.</ref>
Construction of the vessel took 38 days, and it was launched from the shipyard on July 9, 1945 at 4 p.m.<ref name=":0" /> ''Gustavus Victory'' was boarded and operated by [[A. L. Burbank & Company, Ltd]], including Captain J. M. Delhome and Chief Engineer Albert L. Hayes. It was converted to a troopship for returning European veterans at the end of [[World War II]] before being transferred to the [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Pacific theater of war]]. The ship had a carrying capacity of 750 passengers with an 85-person crew. During its career, crew members produced a ship publication titled ''Atlantic agony: the Landlubber's journal''.<ref>"RG-16.12.54, Atlantic agony, the Landlubber's journal, SS Gustavus victory, 15 April 1946.” Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust.</ref>

=== Postwar ===

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''Gustavus Victory'' was sold after World War II and renamed ''Santa Fe'' (''[[Empresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas|ELMA]]'').<ref>[http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/vicshipsF.html/ Mariners: the website of the Mariners Mailing List]</ref> The ship was converted to an emigrant ship to transport European emigrants to Argentina.<ref>[http://www.histarmar.com.ar/BuquesMercantes/ARMADORES/Armadores-ELMA.htm “Historia y Arqueología Marítima.” 2011. Fundacion Histarmar.]</ref> The ''Santa Fe'' sailed as part of the Compañía Argentina de Navegación Alberto Dodero.


== See also ==
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''Gustavus Victory'' was sold after WWII and renamed ''Santa Fe'' (''[[Empresa Líneas Marítimas Argentinas|ELMA]]'').<ref>[http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/vicshipsF.html/ Mariners: the website of the Mariners Mailing List]</ref> The ship was converted to an emigrant ship to transport European emigrants to Argentina.<ref>[http://www.histarmar.com.ar/BuquesMercantes/Listado-Buques-de-Pasajeros.htm/ “Historia y Arqueología Marítima.” 2011. Fundacion Histarmar.]</ref> The ''Santa Fe'' sailed as part of the Compania Argentina de Navegacion Alberto Dodero.
* [[SS Waterville Victory]] sister ship
* [[SS Smith Victory]] sister ship
* [[List of Victory ships]]
* [[Liberty ship]]
* [[Type C1 ship]]
* [[Type C2 ship]]
* [[Type C3 ship]]


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Latest revision as of 03:02, 15 November 2023

SS Gustavus Victory
Launching of the SS Gustavus Victory
Launching of the SS Gustavus Victory
History
Vereinigte Staaten
NameSS Gustavus Victory
NamesakeGustavus Adolphus College
BuilderBethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc.
Laid downMay 25, 1945
LaunchedJuly 9, 1945
Sponsored byMarion Logan
Decommissioned1947
RenamedSanta Fe, 1947
FateScrapped, 1974 in Argentina
General characteristics
Class and typeVC2-S-AP2 Victory Ship
Tonnage10,700 tons
Length456 ft (139 m)
Beam63 ft (19 m)
Speed15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement62

SS Gustavus Victory was constructed in Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] The 75th Victory ship, it was named for Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota, which was named for the 17th century King of Sweden Gustav II Adolf. The college made a gift towards furnishing a ship library, which comprised two 40-book units and was managed by the American Merchant Marine Library Association.[1]

History

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Gustavus alumna of 1924, Marion Logan of New York, sponsored the ship. Marion was the wife of Rufus T. Logan, Captain in the Army Air Force, and daughter of former Gustavus professor Dr. John A. Youngquist.[1]

Construction of the vessel took 38 days, and it was launched from the shipyard on July 9, 1945 at 4 p.m.[1] Gustavus Victory was boarded and operated by A. L. Burbank & Company, Ltd, including Captain J. M. Delhome and Chief Engineer Albert L. Hayes. It was converted to a troopship for returning European veterans at the end of World War II before being transferred to the Pacific theater of war. The ship had a carrying capacity of 750 passengers with an 85-person crew. During its career, crew members produced a ship publication titled Atlantic agony: the Landlubber's journal.[2]

Postwar

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Gustavus Victory was sold after World War II and renamed Santa Fe (ELMA).[3] The ship was converted to an emigrant ship to transport European emigrants to Argentina.[4] The Santa Fe sailed as part of the Compañía Argentina de Navegación Alberto Dodero.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Commemorative Items from the Launching of the S.S. Gustavus Victory, 9 July 1945. CAMC Collection 69. Gustavus Adolphus College Archives, St. Peter, Minnesota.
  2. ^ "RG-16.12.54, Atlantic agony, the Landlubber's journal, SS Gustavus victory, 15 April 1946.” Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust.
  3. ^ Mariners: the website of the Mariners Mailing List
  4. ^ “Historia y Arqueología Marítima.” 2011. Fundacion Histarmar.
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