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USNS ''Aiken Victory'' (T-AP-188) was a Victory ship-based troop transport that served with the United States Army Transport Service during both World War II and the Korean War. She was one of a class of 84 dedicated troop transports.〔APPENDIX B: VICTORY TROOPSHIP CONVERSIONS () p. 13〕 She was laid down as a VC2-S-AP2 hull〔Maritime Victory ship history at US DOT Maritime Administration ()〕 on 13 October 1944 at Baltimore, Maryland, by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., under a Maritime Commission contract (MCV hull 616); launched on 30 November 1944; and delivered to the Maritime Commission on 30 December 1944. She was operated under Maritime Commission contract by Mississippi Shipping. She was put in the reserve fleet in Suisun Bay on February 22, 1947.〔 She was reactivated on July 21, 1950 to join the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) during the Korean War. She was returned to the reserve fleet on December 19, 1952, and remained there until allocated for scrapping to American Ship Dismantlers, Inc., on August 10, 1971, and physically delivered August 26.〔 ==World War II== During World War II, ''Aiken Victory'' was operated by the firm Mississippi Shipping, under a contract with the Maritime Commission. Following the end of hostilities, that company continued to operate her under contract until she was put in the reserve fleet in Suisun Bay on February 22, 1947.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USNS Aiken Victory (T-AP-188)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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