SS William and Mary Victory
- SS William and Mary Victory
The SS "William and Mary", was a Victory ship built during World War II.
Service life
"William and Mary Victory" was part of the series of Victory ships named after educational institutions, in this case the College of William and Mary. Her design type was VC2-S-AP2/WSAT. Her Maritime Commission (MCV) hull number was 652 and her shipyard number was 1597 [cite web|url=http://www.usmm.org/victoryard.html|title=Victory Ships by shipyard|accessdate=2006-08-10] .
She was lanched and christened on 20 May, 1945. Her sponsor was Miss Eleanor Harvey, the retiring president of the Women Students' Cooperative Government Association at the College of William and Mary and a member of the class of 1945. Naval Air Corps Lieutenant Robert Eastman, an alumnus of the College, pushed the button that released the ship into the water. Edie Harwood, president of the Women Students' Cooperative Government Association, was Miss Harvey's maid of honor["Harvey Christens W-M Victory Ship". (April 25, 1945). "The Flat Hat", Volume XXXIV, No. 22, pp. 2. [http://swem.wm.edu/beta/flathat/issues/fh19450425.pdf PDF Scan] ] .] Artifacts
The christening bottle for the "SS William and Mary Victory" is in the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) in Swem Library at the College of William and Mary. [Christening bottle, 8 August 2007, Gift of Mrs. Eleanor Rennie, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary [http://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/1053923211/ JPEG image] .] An American flag that was flown on the ship is also available in the SCRC. The flag was a gift of Capt. James Hassell on May 2, 1946.] References
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