Pan American Victory Left Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Monday, November 30th, 2009 ................................................................ From: Maritime Executive Saturday, April 17th, 2010 Photos by: Martinihenry Notice, she has a
pronounced list to starboard. |
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| The ship
was the first of two to be removed from California MARAD Ghost
Ship Fleet since revision of DOT’s ship disposal policies for U.S. West
Coast tonnage. |
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The
Pan American Victory was towed to the BAE Systems San Francisco Ship
Repair,
where it was cleaned of marine growth and loose exterior paint.
The
drydock is being pumped out, and the
USS Pan American Victory Ship is one of the first to be moved
from the Suisun Bay
mothball fleet to be prepared for
it's trip to Texas.
She was one of 531 ships built for WWII. Photo by daver6
After
cleaning, the
Pan American Victory was towed via the PANAMA
CANAL to Brownsville,
Texas,
to
be dismantled and recycled at All Star Metals, LLC.
For
sale on Ebay
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