SS Lincoln Victory 1944 - 1947
15/06/44, California Shipbuilding Corp., Los Angeles, Ca (V13-MCV-13) design: VC2-S-AP3.
1944 LINCOLN VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles (Eastern SS Lines), troop transport.
1946 Laid up James River.
1947 AARDIJK, Holland America Line, Rotterdam.
1954 AARDYK, Same owners.
1962 SIANG-YUNG, Chinese Maritime Trust, Keelung, Taiwan.
06/12/70 Struck bank in Gaillard Cut, Panama Canal and sank. Abandoned as CTL. 29.10.72 Refloated after several attempts, towed to Balboa. 1.11.72 towed to sea and scuttled at 07.44N 79.21W.
SIAN-YUNG, docked on the south side of Pier 3 North, Philadelphia, on 5th of July, 1969.
Photo: David Boone Collection