SS Lane Victory by junge1

Photography • Historical • posted on Aug 03, 2008

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The 'SS Lane Victory' is WWII Victory ship which is preserved as a museum ship in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles, California. She is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. She was built by California Shipbuilding Corporation in Los Angeles, CA and launched on May 31,1945. On her first voyage, June 27, 1945, 'Lane Victory' carried supplies in the Pacific. In 1950 the 'Lane Victory' was used to evacuate Korean civilians and U.N. personnel at Wonsan, North Korea during the Korean War. The ship also saw duty during the Vietnam War. In 1970 she was placed in the reserve fleet. In 1988, the 'Lane Victory' was acquired by the U.S. Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II and turned into a museum. The 'Lane Victory' is an operational vessel and currently makes six one-day cruises over 3 weekends to Catalina Island each year. Length: 455-ft. Beam: 62-ft. Draft: 28-ft. Tonnage: 10,750 long tons deadweight (DWT) Power: 6,000 hp at 90 rpm Speed: 15.5 kts. (Wikipedia) This picture was taken on 23 August 2007. Thank you for viewing and commenting on my recent uploads, Sig...

Comments (24)

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RobyHermida

8:48PM | Sun, 03 August 2008

FANTASTIC!!!! ROBY

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annie5

9:11PM | Sun, 03 August 2008

Superb ship..magnific capture Sig! :)

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timtripp

9:25PM | Sun, 03 August 2008

great shot sig.

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delaorden_ojeda

9:41PM | Sun, 03 August 2008

wonderful lady ! very powerful image, bravo, Sig ! thanks for the info.

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jocko500

9:45PM | Sun, 03 August 2008

real good pov. super looking

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cameraobscura2

10:50PM | Sun, 03 August 2008

Greetings Siegfried, I hope that such vessels are able to survive the years still to come so that future generations can learn of their history. Thank you for sharing. egmont

MrsLubner

11:02PM | Sun, 03 August 2008

That's a massive ship! And distinguished as well. It is so well dressed out. Fabulous capture.

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artaddict2

12:29AM | Mon, 04 August 2008

Great POV to your shot Sig. Its good to see this amazing museum still opperational taking trips for tourists. Excellent information as usual, thanks!

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ledwolorz

12:54AM | Mon, 04 August 2008

Fantastic POV and wonderful photo.

frankie96

12:58AM | Mon, 04 August 2008

Lot's of history in this one...thanks for sharing..

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flora-crassella

1:05AM | Mon, 04 August 2008

...toll dieses riesige Schiff! Interessante Aufnahme!

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JeffG7BRJ

1:30AM | Mon, 04 August 2008

Fantastic shot Sig, zoom is a must for full detail, an excellent subject and a very informative narrative, I shall go and have an ariel view now on Google. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!

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kgb224

2:24AM | Mon, 04 August 2008

Excellent capture Junge.

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emmecielle

2:33AM | Mon, 04 August 2008

Fantastic shot! :)

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tallpindo

4:21AM | Mon, 04 August 2008

We certainly know more about Liberty ships than Victory ships so this is a real treasure of history. The view of the rounded stern is a proud chapter.

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