SS Bessemer Victory
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS Bessemer Victory
- IMO number
- 5043162
- MMSI
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- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 138.8 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1945
- Builder
- California Shipbuilding Corporation
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- United States Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SS Bessemer Victory
SS Bessemer Victory was one of 534 Victory ships built during World War II. Named for Bessemer, Alabama, an industrial city honoring Sir Henry Bessemer (the Englishman who invented a steel manufacturing process), she was one of 218 such ships that were named after American cities. Bessemer Victory was laid down on 28 May 1945 at Los Angeles by the California Shipbuilding Corporation as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP2) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 806). Launched 26 July 1945, she was delivered to the Maritime Commission 30 August 1945. During War II she was operated by Hammond Shipping Company as charter shipping with the United States Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. The ship was run by its Hammond Shipping Company crew and the United States Navy supplied United States Navy Armed Guards to man the deck guns and radio.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Bessemer Victory now?
- SS Bessemer Victory has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is SS Bessemer Victory?
- SS Bessemer Victory is a ship, built in 1945 by California Shipbuilding Corporation. The vessel is 138.8 m long.
- Who owns SS Bessemer Victory?
- SS Bessemer Victory is operated by United States Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has SS Bessemer Victory been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS Bessemer Victory appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).