SS Enid Victory
victory ship of the United States
SS Enid Victory (MCV-712), was a type VC2-S-AP2 Victory ship built by Permanente Metals Corporation, Yard 2, of Richmond, California. The Maritime Administration cargo ship was named after Enid, Oklahoma. It was the 730th ship built at the Kaiser yards. Its keel was laid on 17 May 1945. The ship was christened on 27 June 1945, with Enid Mayor Luther A. Wells in attendance. The ship was in service during World War II, Korea War, and the Vietnam War.
World War II
For World War II Enid Victory was operated by the General SS Company under the United States Merchant Marine act for the War Shipping Administration. She had United States Navy Armed Guard to man the deck guns. She served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of war. In Oct.
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