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USNS Greenville Victory (T-AK-237)

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Sierra - Uniform - Papa NSUP

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Korean Service Medal - Antarctic Service Medal
Bottom Row - Vietnam Service Medal (2) - United Nations Service Medal - Republic of Korea War Service Medal (retroactive)

Greenville Victory Class Cargo Ship:

Laid down, 21 March 1944, as a Maritime Commission type (VC2-S-AP3) hull, under Maritime Commission contract (MCV 18), at California Shipbuilding Corp., Los Angeles, CA.

Launched, 28 May 1944

Delivered to the War Shipping Administration (WSA), 8 July 1944

Placed in operation, 7 July 1944, as SS Greenville Victory under charter by Sea Shipping Co., New York, N.Y.

Returned to the Maritime Commission, 8 August 1946, and chartered to Pacific Transport LInes, Inc.

Returned to the Maritime Commission, 1 January 1948, and chartered to States Marine Corp. of Delaware

Returned to the Maritime Commission and acquired by the US Army Transportation Service, 30 March 1948, commissioned USAT Greenville Victory

Decommissioned by the US Army and acquired by the US Navy, 1 March 1950

Placed in service by the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS Greenville Victory (T-AK-237)

During The Vietnam War USNS Greenville Victory (T-AK-237) participated in the following campaigns:

**Vietnam War Campaigns**
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Vietnam Defense 16 December 1965	Vietnamese Counteroffensive 23 February 1965

Struck from the Naval Register, 16 January 1987

Transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD), 22 March 1976 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River Group, Lee Hall, VA.

Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 26 May 1983, to Andy Corp.

USNS Greenville Victory earned two campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Specifications:
Displacement 4,512 t.(lt) 15,580 t.(fl)
Length 455'
Beam 62'
Draft 29'
Speed 15.5 kts.
Complement

Officers 12

Enlisted 87
Largest Boom Capacity 50 t.
Cargo Capacity 7,800DWT

non-refrigerated 453,210 Cu ft
WWII Armament

one bow mounted single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount

one stern mounted single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount

eight single 20mm AA gun mounts
Fuel Capacity NSFO 18,575 Bbls
Propulsion

one Westinghouse cross compound steam turbine

two Babcock and Wilcox header-type boilers, 525psi 750°

double Westinghouse Main Reduction Gears

two turbo-drive 300Kw 120V/240V D.C. Ship's Service Generators

single propeller, 6,000shp

Size	Image Description	Source
467k	*USNS Greenville Victory* (T-AK-237)** underway with cargo for Operation Deep Freeze 1955. Note the UC-1 aircraft loaded over No. 4 hold. There is helicopter visible on hatch No. 5, and other deck cargo in the background. US navy photo.	Robert Hurst
163k	*USNS Greenville Victory* (T-AK-237)** working cargo in the Long Beach/San Pedro area, date unknown. Photo by Dick Markell	David Buell
120k	*USNS Greenville Victory* (T-AK-237)** crew while the ship was in port, Long Beach/San Pedro area, date unknown. Photo by Dick Markell	David Buell
99k	*USNS Greenville Victory* (T-AK-237)** underway, date and location unknown.	William Zarkas, Retired MSC Boatswain President, MSC Retiree Association
390k	*USNS Greenville Victory* (T-AK-237)** moored pierside at Bremerhaven, Germany, September 1967.	Photo by Gerhard L. Mueller-Debus
92k	*USNS Greenville Victory* (T-AK-237)** underway, date and location unknown. Photo courtesy Skyfotos.	Robert Hurst

USNS Greenville Victory (T-AK-237)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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