Disneyrewind - June 16, 1945 Lillian Disney christens the SS Rice Victory
June 16, 1945: Walt Disney's wife Lillian christens the SS Rice Victory,
a 10,500-ton U.S. warship.
SS Rice Victory is named after Rice University in Houston Texas.
534 Victory Ships were built to replace ships lost to German Submarines. Based on earlier designs, Liberty Ships. each was 455 feet long at the waterline, 62 feet wide, and 28 feet draft (loaded)
The Rice victory although a cargo ship would have been armed with a 5" stern antisubmarine gun, a 3" bow anti-aircraft gun and 8 - 20mm cannons
Hull Number: 797
Name: SS Rice Victory
Classification: VC2-S-AP2
Keel built: April 24, 1945
Launched: June 16, 1945
Delivered: July 12, 1945
engine: single screw oil fired reciprocating Lenz steam engine
hp: 6,000 hp (4.5 MW)
type: general cargo vessels
Builder: California Shipbuilding Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
Built during WWII as a improved version of the highly successful Liberty Ships, these vessels were mass produced all over the US to serve as cargo transport ships for the War effort in both the Atlantic and Pacific.
The SS Rice Victory was sold at a scrap sale November 18, 1988 quietly ending her 43 years of service.
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