SS Morgantown Victory
cargo ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS Morgantown Victory
- IMO number
- 5241635
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- cargo ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
- 138.8 m
- Beam
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- Year built
- 1945
- Builder
- Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard
- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SS Morgantown Victory
SS Morgantown Victory was a Victory ship built during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding program. Morgantown Victory (MCV-632) was a type VC2-S-AP2 Victory ship built by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards. The Maritime Administration cargo ship was the 632nd ship built. The ship is named for the city of Morgantown, West Virginia. Her keel was laid on 12 December 1944. She was launched on 5 February 1945 and completed on 28 February 1945. The 10,600-ton ship was constructed for the Maritime Commission. The States Marine Line operated her under the United States Merchant Marine act for the War Shipping Administration. Victory ships were designed to supersede the earlier Liberty Ships. Unlike Liberty ships, Victory ships were designed to serve the US Navy after the war and also last longer.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Morgantown Victory now?
- SS Morgantown 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 Morgantown Victory?
- SS Morgantown Victory is a cargo ship, built in 1945 by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard. The vessel is 138.8 m long.
- Has SS Morgantown Victory been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS Morgantown Victory appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).