SS Lane Victory

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location= Berth 4, Port of San Pedro, San Pedro, California
lat_degrees = 33
lat_minutes = 43
lat_seconds = 16
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 118
long_minutes = 16
long_seconds = 26
long_direction = W
locmapin = California
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built =1945
architect= California Shipbuilding Corporation
architecture=
designated_nhl= December 14, 1990cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2103&ResourceType=Structure
title=LANE VICTORY (Victory Ship) |accessdate=2008-06-29|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = December 14, 1990cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
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refnum=90002222

SS "Lane Victory" is a Second World War Victory ship which is preserved as a museum ship in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles, California. As a rare surviving Victory ship, it is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.

She was named after Lane College, which was established as a high school for black youths in 1882 by Isaac Lane, a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Jackson, Tennessee. The school grew into a prominent liberal arts college.

The "Lane Victory" was built by the California Shipbuilding Corporation in Los Angeles, California and launched on May 31, 1945. On her first voyage, June 27, 1945, "Lane Victory" carried supplies in the Pacific. She was operated by the American President Lines.

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. Because of her excellent condition, the Maritime Administration decided to set aside the "Lane Victory" for preservation.

Museum Ship

In 1988, the "Lane Victory" was acquired by the U.S. Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II and turned into a museum at the Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro, California. In 1990, the "Lane Victory" was designated a National Historic Landmark.

The Lane Victory is an operational vessel and currently makes six one-day cruises over 3 weekends to Catalina Island each year.

ee also

*List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area

References

External links

* [http://www.lanevictory.org Official Site]
* [http://www.hnsa.org/ships/lanevictory.htm HNSA Web Page: SS Lane Victory]
* [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/90002222.pdf National Historic Landmark nomination file for the Lane Victory]