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S.S. Lane Victory
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By Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011 | |
| | | 1. S.S. Lane Victory and Marker at Pier 94, | | Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro, California. | | |
Inscription.
Panel 1:
1945:
March: Lane Victory is named for the former slave, Isaac Lane, founder of Lane College, in Jackson, Tennessee. The Victory Ship was one of a class of cargo ships designed and built during World War II by the United States Maritime Commission.
June: Sea Trials completed.
June 27: The Lane Victory delivered to the American President Lines by the War Shipping Administration.
July 2: Lane Victory begins her first assignment, World War II.
October 8: Second war supply voyage began.
1946:
February 27: Second voyage ended. Changed from war ship carrying war material, to one carrying humanitarian aid after World War II.
March: Lane Victory charted by American President Lines for delivering the Marshall Plan Aid to Europe.
Panel 2 :
1948
May 11: Lane Victory laid up at Suisan Bay, California, the Navy’s formal storage yard
1950
October: Lane Victory sailed her first trip in the Korean War
December 5: The Lane Victory rescued over 7,000 Korean men, women and children
1953
October 10: Lane Victory laid up at Suisan Bay, California
Panel 3:
1966
September: Lane Victory | | | | 
By Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011 | |
| | | 2. S.S. Lane Victory Marker - Panel 1 | | |
commissioned for the Vietnam War
1970
February 17: Lane Victory is laid up at Suisan Bay, California.
1988
October 18: President Ronald Reagan signed a Bill conveying the Lane Victory to the U.S. Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II (USMMV), saving her for future generations.
Panel 4 :
1989
June 7: Purchased by the USMMV WWII
June 12: The Lane Victory arrived in the Port of Los Angeles Harbor, USMMV volunteers begin the ship restoration.
1990
December 14: The Lane Victory recognized as a National Historic Landmark.
2004
The landmark S.S. Lane Victory houses two museums, conducts Coast Guard testing and hosts annual cruises to Catalina Island. It also has been used on television and in feature films.
N.H.L. Marker:
S.S. Lane Victory
National Historic Landmark
This vessel possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1990
National Park Service
United States of America
Erected 1990 by National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior.
Marker series. This marker is included in the National Historic Landmarks marker series.| | | | 
By Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011 | |
| | | 3. S.S. Lane Victory Marker - Panel 2 | | |
Location. 33° 44.923′ N, 118° 16.438′ W. Marker is in San Pedro, California, in Los Angeles County. Marker is on Pier 94 east of the Catalina Air-Sea Terminal Heliport. Click for map. Pier 94 is accessible from I-110 and I-710 via the Seaside Freeway (State Rte. 47), west of the Vincent Thomas Bridge, using the off-ramp to Swinford St. and the Catalina Air-Sea Terminal Heliport. Marker is in this post office area: San Pedro CA 90733, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Liberty Hill (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fishing Industry Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Harry Bridges Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); U.S.S. Los Angeles (approx. 0.7 miles away); American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial Wall of Honor (approx. ¾ mile away); American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Municipal Ferry Building - Maritime Museum (approx. ¾ mile away); Anna Lee Fisher - Astronaut (approx. 0.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in San Pedro.
Also see . . .
1. HNSA: Lane Victory. (Submitted on December 24, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. S.S. Lane Victory. (Submitted on December 24, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
3. WWII U.S. Navy Armed Guard, U.S. Merchant Marine. (Submitted on December 24, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
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By Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011 | |
| | | 4. S.S. Lane Victory Marker - Panel 3 | | |
4. Autobiography of Isaac Lane. (Submitted on December 24, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
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By Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011 | |
| | | 5. S.S. Lane Victory Marker - Panel 4 | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011 | |
| | | 6. S.S. Lane Victory National Historic Landmark | | - plaque mounted below the ship's bell on her quarterdeck. | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011 | |
| | | 7. S.S. Lane Victory | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011 | |
| | | 8. S.S. Lane Victory - view toward the starboard bow from the pier near the Marker panels. | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011 | |
| | | 9. S.S. Lane Victory wheel house | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011 | |
| | | 10. S.S. Lane Victory - view aft from the port side | | signal bridge with the ship's service ribbons displayed on the railing at left. | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011 | |
| | | 11. S.S. Lane Victory - 5" gun mount on fantail | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011 | |
| | | 12. S.S. Lane Victory - twin 20 mm. gun mount on starboard side. | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011 | |
| | | 13. S.S. Lane Victory: the role of U.S.N. Armed Guard sailors as gunners and signalmen on | | merchant vessels - signage on the signal bridge. | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011 | |
| | | 14. Port of Los Angeles' giant container cranes - on Terminal Island, across the harbor channel | | from S.S. Lane Victory. | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, December 8, 2011 | |
| | | 15. The Vincent Thomas Bridge linking Long Beach and Terminal Island to San Pedro north of | | S.S. Lane Victory. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on December 24, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 341 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on December 24, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. submitted on December 25, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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