American victory ships named for united nations.

American victory ships named for united nations. The United Victory, world's first Victory Ship, is shown moored to the cutfitting dock at the Oregon Shipbuilding Corpration yards where she is receiving final outfitting before making her trial run. The gantry at left is lifting an electric hoist and derrick aboard. Launched Jan. 12, 1944, she was one of 26 Victory Ships sent down the ways, throughout the U.S. up to the end of March, 1944. All the others were named for United Nations.