SS Red Oak Victory

The project arose in the construction company Bethlehem Steel, a giant of the steel industry, one of the symbols of American leadership in the field of industry. Only during the World War II, the company built more than 1,100 vessels and warships. The constructors documented the service of cargo ships in the first half of the war and in 1943 they prepared a project of mass transport ship. The designers already thought about the end of the war and the exploitation of ships after the end of the world conflict, so they based their design on the Liberty type vessels. After improving the mentioned construction, the Victory class cargo ships were born. Initially, they were designed as type EC2-S-AP1 (Emergency Cargo, type 2, S = steam propulsion, with AP1 = one propeller). From the 28th of April, 1943, it began to be known as the Victory Ship.