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The Victory ship was a class of cargo ship produced in large numbers by North American shipyards during World War II to replace losses caused by German submarines. They were a more modern design compared to the earlier Liberty ship, were slightly larger and had more powerful steam turbine engines, giving higher speed to allow participation in high-speed convoys and make them more difficult targets for German U-boats. A total of 531 Victory ships were built in between 1944 and 1946. The design was an enhancement of the Liberty ship, which had been successfully produced in extraordinary numbers. Victory ships were slightly larger than Liberty ships, 14 feet (4.3 m) longer at 455 feet (139 m), 6 feet (1.8 m) wider at 62 ft (19 m), and drawing one foot more at 28 feet (8.5 m) loaded.[2] Displacement was up just under 1,000 tons, to 15,200. With a raised forecastle and a more sophisticated hull shape to help achieve the higher speed, they had a quite different appearance from Liberty ships. To make them less vulnerable to U-boat attacks, Victory ships made 15 to 17 knots (28 to 31 km/h), 4 to 6 knots (7.4 to 11.1 km/h) faster than the Libertys, and had longer range. The extra speed was achieved through more modern, efficient engines. Rather than the Libertys' 2,500 horsepower (1,900 kW) triple expansion steam engines, Victory ships were designed to use either Lentz type reciprocating steam engines (one ship only, oil fired), Diesel engines (one ship) or steam turbines (the rest, all oil fired) (variously putting out between 6,000 and 8,500 hp (4,500 and 6,300 kW)). Another improvement was electrically powered auxiliary equipment, rather than steam-driven machinery. To prevent the hull cracks that many Liberty ships developed—making some break in half—the spacing between frames was widened from 30 inches (760 mm) to 36 inches (910 mm), making the ships less stiff and more able to flex. Like Liberty ships, the hull was welded rather than riveted. The VC2-S-AP2, VC2-S-AP3, and VC2-M-AP4 were armed with a 5-inch (127 mm)/38 caliber stern gun for use against submarines and surface ships, and a bow-mounted 3-inch (76 mm)/50 caliber gun and eight 20 mm cannon for use against aircraft. These were manned by United States Navy Armed Guard personnel. The VC2-S-AP5 Haskell-class attack transports were armed with the 5-inch stern gun, one quad 40 mm Bofors cannon, four dual 40 mm Bofors cannon, and ten single 20 mm cannon. The Haskells were operated and crewed exclusively by U.S. Navy personnel. The Victory ship was noted for good proportion of cubic between holds for a cargo ship of its day. A Victory ship's cargo hold one, two and five hatches are a single rigged with a capacity of 70,400, 76,700, and 69,500 bale cubic feet respectively. Victory ship's hold three and four hatches are double rigged with a capacity of 136,100 and 100,300 bale cubic feet respectively. Victory ships have built-in mast, booms and derrick cranes and can load and unload their own cargo without dock side cranes or gantry if needed. The world-class SS American Victory was built in 55 days and was delivered to the U.S. War Shipping Administration by the California Shipbuilding Yard on May 24, 1945. After serving in WWII, and the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the ship went through a $2.5 million restoration in June 1985. In October, 1996, Captain John C. Timmel learned the SS American Victory was earmarked for scrap if not acquired for memorial purposes. Feeling that a museum would be feasible in Tampa, FL and that it would act as a purveyor or maritime memories, the ship was towed from Virginia to its permanent location in the Channelside District in downtown Tampa. Currently, the SS American Victory is only one of 3 fully-functioning ships in the country. #victoryship #ww2 #usmerchantmarine #americanvictory #tampabay

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The MV Loujaine is docked in the GBX Company's section of Erie Basin. Previously named the Abu LouJaine, and before that the Bahme, she was built in 1966, in Nagoya, Japan for the Saudi Arabian company Arabian Bulk Trade. In the 1980s the ship was converted to carry cement. GBX, whose main business was once cement, later acquired her, to use as floating storage. She is permanently anchored along their long dock, and is now classified as “storage/production” and is used as a backdrop for special events. #cargoship #decommisionedship #bulkcarrier #mvloujaine #loujaine #redhook #redhookterminal #drones #djimavic3pro #drone #dji #djidrone #djipilot #djidrones #dronestagram #dronepilot #dronelife #dronevideo #dronevideos #dronevideography #droneoftheday #djiglobal #travel #droneshots #dronefly #aerial #quadcopter

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Anthem of the Seas is a Quantum-class cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean International (RCI) and the second ship of her class. The Quantum class is the third largest class of cruise ships behind MSC Cruises's Meraviglia class and Royal Caribbean International's Oasis class by gross tonnage. Anthem of the Seas has 16 passenger-accessible decks with a total of 2090 passenger cabins. Her facilities include a Wave Loch Flowrider surf simulator, a rock-climbing wall, a skydiving simulator, swimming pools, a solarium, a Spa and Fitness Center, a theater and a casino. #cruising #cruise #cruiselife #cruiselifestyle #royalcaribbean #royalcaribbeancruiseline #rcl #anthemoftheseas #quantumclass #drones #djimavic3pro #drone #dji #djidrone #djipilot #djidrones #dronestagram #dronepilot #dronelife #dronevideo #dronevideos #dronevideography #droneoftheday #djiglobal #travel #droneshots #dronefly #aerial #quadcopter

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Anthem of the Seas is a Quantum-class cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean International (RCI) and the second ship of her class. The Quantum class is the third largest class of cruise ships behind MSC Cruises's Meraviglia class and Royal Caribbean International's Oasis class by gross tonnage. Anthem of the Seas has 16 passenger-accessible decks with a total of 2090 passenger cabins. Her facilities include a Wave Loch Flowrider surf simulator, a rock-climbing wall, a skydiving simulator, swimming pools, a solarium, a Spa and Fitness Center, a theater and a casino. #cruising #cruise #cruiselife #cruiselifestyle #royalcaribbean #royalcaribbeancruiseline #rcl #anthemoftheseas #quantumclass #drones #djimavic3pro #drone #dji #djidrone #djipilot #djidrones #dronestagram #dronepilot #dronelife #dronevideo #dronevideos #dronevideography #droneoftheday #djiglobal #travel #droneshots #dronefly #aerial #quadcopter

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Norwegian Getaway is a cruise ship of the Norwegian Cruise Line. It was built by Meyer Werft in Papenburg, Germany, and was delivered to its owner on 10 January 2014. At the time of its christening it was the world's ninth-largest cruise ship with a passenger capacity of 3,969 and a crew of 1,640. David "LEBO" Le Batard was commissioned by NCL to design the mural on the hull of the ship. Amenities on board the ship include restaurants by chef Geoffrey Zakarian, an entertainment venue devoted to magic called the "Illusionarium", and another entertainment venue themed in conjunction with the Grammy Awards. The ship is based in Miami and mostly sails seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruises. #cruising #cruise #cruises #cruiselife #cruiselifestyle #ncl #nclgetaway #norwegiangetaway #norwegiancruiselines #drones #djimavic3pro #drone #dji #djidrone #djipilot #djidrones #dronestagram #dronepilot #dronelife #dronevideo #dronevideos #dronevideography #droneoftheday #djiglobal #travel #droneshots #dronefly #aerial #quadcopter

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Taking on passengers for a trip to Port Canaveral and The Bahamas #cruising #cruise #cruiselife #cruiselifestyle #msc #msccruiseline #mscmeraviglia #drones #djimini4pro #drone #dji #djidrone #djipilot #djidrones #dronestagram #dronepilot #dronelife #dronevideo #dronevideos #dronevideography #droneoftheday #djiglobal #travel #droneshots #dronefly #aerial #quadcopter

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Taking on passengers for a trip to Port Canaveral and The Bahamas #cruising #cruise #cruiselife #cruiselifestyle #msc #msccruiseline #mscmeraviglia #drones #djimini4pro #drone #dji #djidrone #djipilot #djidrones #dronestagram #dronepilot #dronelife #dronevideo #dronevideos #dronevideography #droneoftheday #djiglobal #travel #droneshots #dronefly #aerial #quadcopter

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Carnival Venezia is a Vista-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. Originally intended to serve the Chinese market, she debuted as Costa Venezia for sister brand Costa Cruises in Shanghai on 18 May 2019. At 135,225gross tonnage(GT) and with a capacity of 4,208 passengers, she briefly became the largest ship in the Costa fleet until the debut of Costa Smeralda in late 2019. In 2023, amid a corporate fleet reshuffling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the industry, Costa Venezia was transferred to Carnival under a new sub-brand named "Costa as Carnival" operating as "Carnival Fun Italian Style". In March 2023, she was officially renamed Carnival Venezia during her pre-delivery renovation and debuted for Carnival the following May as the lead vessel for the new sub-fleet of Venice-class ships. Carnival Venezia sails year-round from her homeport in Manhattan to the Caribbean and beginning in December 2024, she will also operate week-long Caribbean voyages from Port Canaveral on a seasonal basis. #cruising #cruise #cruises #cruiselife #cruiselifestyle #venezia #carnivalvenezia #carnivalcruise #carnivalcruiseline #drones #djimavic3pro #drone #dji #djidrone #djipilot #djidrones #dronestagram #dronepilot #dronelife #dronevideo #dronevideos #dronevideography #droneoftheday #djiglobal #travel #droneshots #dronefly #aerial #quadcopter

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