SS Bates Victory

History
Name
  • Bates Victory (1945–50)
  • Remsen Heights (1950–68)
  • Eastern Star (1968–70)
  • Philomila (1970–71)
BuilderCalifornia Shipbuilding, Los Angeles
Yard number
  • 787
  • MC hull #V71
Laid down9 March 1945
Launched2 May 1945
Completed26 May 1945
IdentificationOfficial number: 247865
FateScrapped 1971
General characteristics
Tonnage7,607 GRT, 10,850 DWT
Length455 ft (138.7 m)
Beam62 ft (18.9 m)
Draft28 ft (8.5 m)
Depth of hold38 ft (11.6 m)
Propulsion
  • oil-fired boilers
  • steam engine
  • single screw
Speed15–17 knots (28–31 km/h)

SS Bates Victory was a World War II Victory ship named after Bates College in Maine.

The ship was a standard Victory cargo type VC2-S-AP2 constructed by the California Shipbuilding Corporation, in Los Angeles for the United States Maritime Commission (MC).

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