VC2-AP2 Victory Ship
Built
May 31, 1945
California Shipbuilding
Los Angeles, CA
Deminsions
455' | 62' | 28'
Tons
10,750
Armament
1 x 5"/38 gun
1 x 3"/50 caliber gun
8 x 20 mm guns
1945
Justin Taylan 2004
Ship History
This Victory ship was built very late
in WWII, named in March 1945 for former slave,
Isaac Lane, the founder of Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee
Watime History
but
made two Pacific crusies, begining July 10, 1945 to Manus
Island,
and the second
starting August 30 1945 to Guam, Saipan and Hawaii. Post
war, she went on to serve at with distinction in both the Korean
and Vietnam
conflicts.
Museum & Display
Aquired by the US Merchant Marine Veterans of WWII in 1982, she was
towed from San Francisco to San Pedro in June 1989.
SS Lane Victory is now fully operational and conducts several memorial cruises each year. She has also been used as a set for many motion pictures and television productions and is a National Historic Landmark.
