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	Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - SS American Victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		SS American Victory was named after American University in Washington, D.C., to honor the school's contributions to war training and weapons research during both WW I and WW II.
		Between 1946 and 1966, American Victory was chartered to commercial shipping firms, between a two year layup in the Hudson River Reserve Fleet and eight years in the Sabine River Reserve Fleet.
		American Victory was deactivated again in late 1969, and placed in the James River Reserve Fleet.
	www.hnsa.org /ships/amvic.htm (238 words)

	Tampa's Downtown - Best Bet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		It is also the phrase that has been adopted by the volunteers and staff of the S/S AMERICAN VICTORY as a mantra for their goal to restore and reactivate this historic World War II ship and to develop it into a world-class maritime museum and memorial for our city.
		The American Victory Ship's mission is to preserve the significant yet little known history of the courageous men and women of the American Merchant Marine and to share these inspirational stories with the youth of today and tomorrow in an interesting, fun, and hands-on manner.
		To do this the S/S AMERICAN VICTORY is being transformed into a living classroom that, in an authentic setting normally experienced by few, will give visitors the opportunity to glimpse first-hand the hardships and rewards of a seafarer's life to better understand the role that their lives play in all of ours.
	www.tampasdowntown.com /intown090203a.htm (845 words)

	THE AMERICAN VICTORY MARINERS MEMORIAL & MUSEUM SHIP
		Volunteers play an integral part restoring the SS American Victory.
		The SS American Victory is scheduled to be dry-docked (in shipyard parlance, ‘a shave and haircut’) later this September to ensure that this 60 year-old lady is seaworthy and safe.
		The American Victory receives 100% of any donation made through the Network for Good.
	www.americanvictory.org (961 words)

	Jump On Board SS American Victory For Fourth Of July Festivities: From The Tampa Tribune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		TAMPA - A visit to the cargo holds of the SS American Victory offers a glimpse into the lives of 62 men who made an austere gray cargo ship their home during World War II -- and a visit Monday offers the added bonus of a July Fourth fireworks show.
		The top deck of the SS American Victory provides a vantage point for viewing the fireworks in Garrison Channel, so a daylong schedule of entertainment, tours and food is planned.
		He said volunteer work is ongoing on the American Victory, one of 534 Victory ships built in 1944 and 1945.
	www.tampatrib.com /News/MGBJGEDXMAE.html (450 words)

	CITY TIMES: WWII cargo vessel may be state's flagship
		One of those vessels, the SS American Victory, floats in the Ybor Channel behind the Florida Aquarium.
		The SS American Victory was built in a Wilmington, Calif., shipyard and launched on June 20, 1945.
		Part of the Victory class of swifter cargo ships, it was one of 534 built between mid-1944 and mid-1946.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/05/09/Citytimes/WWII_cargo_vessel_may.shtml (730 words)

	SS American Victory...In steam again!
		At 455 ft and with a draft of 28
		ft and beam of 62 ft, the SS American Victory
		For the volunteer crew and members of the SS American Victory & Mariners Museum, this was a
	www.steamboats.org /talkshop/messages/3314.html (308 words)

	American Victory
		The American Victory's Shakedown Cruise was sponsored through the generosity of Maritrans, Inc., the Tampa-based petroleum carrier.
		The crew of the SS City of Rayville, one of the first American merchant cargo vessels lost during World War II was honored, as were the crews of the three Victory Class ships sunk in 1945 during kamikaze attacks off Okinawa, the SS Canada Victory, the SS Logan Victory and the SS Hobbs Victory.
		The American Victory is one of only a handful of the more than 2,700 American-flagged merchant cargo vessels built between 1939 and 1946 that are still afloat.
	www.armed-guard.com /amvic.html (688 words)

	Travel News - Travel PR - World War II Era SS American Victory Prepares To Sail on Her First Cruise With Passengers.
		The SS American Victory will traverse Lower Tampa Bay and return to her berth at 4 PM.
		The American Victory, a ship of the famous Victory Class of merchant cargo vessel, was built in May, 1945 and served during World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars, carrying military cargo, ammunition and supplies to GIs serving in those wars.
		The Victory Ship, Inc., the not-for-profit group formed to acquire, restore and operate the American Victory as a maritime museum and cruising ship, brought the ship to Tampa in September 1999 and has raised more than $3.7 million in cash and in-kind donations to restore the vessel and ready her for the Relive History Cruises.
	www.ttgweb.com /cms/1630.html (452 words)

	Citytimes: Shipshape once again, WWII relic is set to sail
		The SS American Victory will cruise back in time as passengers learn about the ship's history and the Merchant Marine.
		After four years of repair and restoration, mostly by volunteer retirees, the 58-year-old SS American Victory will make its debut as a passenger cruise liner on Sept. 20.
		But getting the American Victory to this point - as a passenger craft - was no small task.
	sptimes.com /2003/09/12/news_pf/Citytimes/Shipshape_once_again_.shtml (831 words)

	Florida maritime museums - maritime museum websites
		American Victory Mariners Memorial and Museum Ship: (Tampa) The SS American Victory will be the first restored Victory ship located anywhere other than California.
		Two other Victory and two Liberty ships have been restored and are operating as museums and memorials, including the SS Lane Victory in Los Angeles, the SS Red Oak Victory in Richmond, CA, the SS John W. Brown in Baltimore, the SS Jeremiah O'Brien in San Francisco.
		SS American Victory: (FL) With the arrival of the SS American Victory, Tampa's waterfront will be transformed into a bustling 1940's cargo port complete with the sights and sounds reminiscent of World War II.
	www.maritimemuseums.net /FL.html (1416 words)

	COME ABOARD! The American Victory Ship is open for restoration tours
		The American Victory Ship is open for restoration tours Monday through Saturday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sunday from noon to 5:00 pm.
		The direct connection of the American Victory and ships like her to the Tampa Bay region is strong.
		Based on the extraordinary history she represented, the American Victory was acquired from the U.S. Maritime Administration and arrived at her Channelside dock behind the Florida Aquarium to begin a new career as a non-profit educational museum.
	www.baysoundings.com /sum03/ship.html (765 words)

	Project Liberty Ship
		The American Victory Mariners Memorial and Museum Ship honors the men and women who valiantly served our country both in times of war as well as in times of peace.
		The S.S. RED OAK VICTORY, launched in 1944, is the last surviving Victory Ship built at the Kaiser/Richmond shipyards.
		We strive to educate the public as to how these sailors lived, the duties they performed, the ships and bases on which they served, the tools of their trade, the missions they under took, and the sacrifices they made.
	www.liberty-ship.com /html/topics/links.html (1487 words)

	Apr26'01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Southeast Section of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers held it's April meeting aboard the SS AMERICAN VICTORY, moored alongside the Florida Aquarium in Tampa, Florida.
		Commander Harden presented a paper describing the Victory Class vessels from the first discernment of need to the final demise of the class as operational ships, to the efforts to salvage three ships as memorials.
		When all was ready, the "AMERICAN VICTORY" left the JRRF on September 9, 1999, and after a somewhat protracted voyage, she arrived in Tampa on September 16, 1999.
	www.sname.org /sections/southeast/apr26'01.htm (590 words)

	Florida in WWII -- Historic Sites and Resources
		Named after American University in Washington, D.C. and launched in June 1945, the SS American Victory served as one of 414 Victory ships constructed during World War II.
		To honor the vital role of the U.S. Merchant Marine and the U.S. Navy Armed Guard in achieving victory, reconditioning began in 1999 to convert this vessel to a memorial.
		Saved from scrap, the SS American Victory is designed as both a static and dynamic museum and memorial.
	dhr.dos.state.fl.us /wwii/sites.cfm?PR_ID=177 (247 words)

	tampabays10.com - Tampa Bay's 10 News - WTSP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Tampa - The float is named the SS American Victory.
		The SS American Victory is named after the American Victory Ship in the Port of Tampa.
		The American Victory Mariners Memorial and Museum Ship is located at 705 Channelside Drive.
	www.wtsp.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=11764 (219 words)

	WW II Naval Armed Guard Gun Transferred to Merchant Ship Museum
		Launched in June 1945, the ship was named after American University in Washington, D.C. in honor of the school's contribution to war research.
		After many years in the Maritime Administration reserve fleet, the ship was transferred in 1999 to a Tampa nonprofit group, The Victory Ship, Inc., for use as a museum.
		These guns were removed right after the war, and for the rest of its 30-year sailing career, the SS American Victory did not have them.
	globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2003/02/mil-030201-nns01.htm (485 words)

	Jump On Board Victory Ship For July Fourth Festivities: From The Tampa Tribune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		During tours, visitors are led on an interesting journey that offers evidence of how everyday activities were pursued after the ship was launched in June 1945.
		• Visitors to the American Victory Mariners Memorial and Museum Ship, 705 Channelside Drive, will be able to see the July Fourth fireworks at Channelside from the top deck.
		Located behind The Florida Aquarium, the SS American Victory also offers food and refreshments on July Fourth from noon to 8 p.m.
	www.tampatrib.com /News/MGB9A2YVMAE.html (615 words)

	JustCircuit.com :: Events
		A veteran of WWII, Korea and Vietnam, the 455 ft. victory
		Victory will be available for $40 at the door, but a sell-out
		glimpse of the SS American Victory as she prepares for the
	www.justcircuit.com /pop_event.asp?event_id=572 (952 words)

	Official Guide To Tampa's Downtown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Each year nearly 6000,000 visitors are able to follow The Florida Aquariums unique water story as it follows a drop of water from its underground source to the open sea.
		A U.S. Merchant Marine Cargo Vessel built in 1945, The SS American Victory can be found anchored next to The Florida Aquarium.
		After sitting inactive for 30 years off the cost of Virginia, The American Victory was brought to Tampa in 1999.
	www.tampasdowntown.com /channel.htm (559 words)

	MMP \| News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The AMERICAN VICTORY was sailed during the sea trials by an all-volunteer crew, with an average age of 71 and, collectively, more than 515 years of at-sea experience.
		The next step in the AMERICAN VICTORY's restoration process is to ready the ship for her "Relive History" cruises, which will provide an opportunity for passengers to experience first hand what life at sea was like on board merchant vessels.
		Since the AMERICAN VICTORY arrived in Tampa in Sept. 1999 from the US Maritime Administration's James River Reserve Fleet in Virginia, the not-for profit organization has raised nearly $4 million in cash and in-kind services to restore the ship.
	bridgedeck.org /mmp_htmlcode/mmp_news_archive/2003/mmp_news030403.html (5123 words)

	Welcome to eVentrance.com
		American Victory Mariners Memorial & Museum Ship - Tampa, FL Event Location:
		Don your "patriotic best," show your colors and be part of the SS American Victory's Second Annual Victory at Sea Concert, scheduled for Saturday, March 2, beginning at 7 PM.
		The benefit concert, featuring The Florida Orchestra, will be held on the dock alongside the ship, located at 705 Channelside Drive, adjacent to The Florida Aquarium.
	www.eventrance.com /events/event-detail.asp?eid=35 (87 words)

	Travel News - Travel PR - After Four Years of Restoration, World War II Victory Ship Prepares to Sail for First Time ...
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		After Four Years of Restoration, World War II Victory Ship Prepares to Sail for First Time with Passengers.
		World War II Era SS American Victory Prepares to Sail for the First Time with Passengers
	www.ttgweb.com /cms/1631.html (449 words)

	Warships
		Students Report For Duty On SS American Victory
		It was 600 feet long and needed to be moved from one section of the SS American Victory to another.
		Students from Academy at the Lakes, a private school in Land O' L...
	archive.wn.com /2005/03/20/1400/warships (736 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The SS American Victory is one of the last World War II “Victory” cargo ships built for the U.S. Merchant Marine between 1944 and 1946 still in existence.
		The gun is currently undergoing restoration by SS American Victory volunteers.
		(Jay Martin, The Victory Ship Inc., contributed to this article) For related news, visit the Naval Historical Center Navy NewsStand page at www.news.navy.mil/local/navhist.
	www.navy.mil /search/display_word.asp?story_id=5575 (319 words)

	Multimedia Reports - from TBO.com
		Victory Ship To Set Sail For The D-Day Museum
		The SS American Victory is one of many supply ships that fought bravely alongside other ships during World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
		Now she has laid anchor in Tampa's port and is ready to tell her story to those who pay her a visit.
	multimedia.tbo.com /multimedia/MGAS0EPWYNC.html (62 words)

	Florida Activities
		The Armed Guard Crew in that area meet at the Golden Corral in Punta Gorda, Florida the third Tuesday of every month.
		Picture below is of the SS American Victory - 1945
		Picture below is of the SS John Walker - 1943
	www.armed-guard.com /milk.html (97 words)

	Self Guided Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The SS American Victory, a 60-year old merchant ship which served during World War II, and the Korean and Vietnam wars as a military cargo carrier, is being transformed into a world-class museum, mariners and memorial and a "ReLive History" cruising ship.
		Witness "history in the remaking" by taking a Restoration Tour of the SS American Victory.
		Begin your tour by following the narrow passageway near the main entrance going toward the back of the ship.
	www.americanvictory.org /Tour/tour.asp (790 words)

	Links - The USS Belmont (AGTR-4)
		History of the SS American Victory and the U.S. Merchant Marine: has a section titled - Liberty Ships vs. Victory Ships which gives a good history.
		The first Liberty ship built was the SS Patrick Henry, launched in 1941.
		President F.D. Roosevelt delivered a speech using 'Liberty' as the theme.
	www.ussbelmont.com /links.html (231 words)

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