Photo #: None S.S. Victorious (American Freighter, 1918) Photographed on 23 September 1918 at the yard of her builder, Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Union Plant, Potrero Works, San Francisco. Of the four destroyers under construction in the foreground the nearest is USS Ingraham (DD-111) and the one with her smokestacks fitted is USS Harding (DD-91). Source: U.S. National Archives, RG-32-S.
Photo #: NH 65035 S.S. Victorious (American Freighter, 1918) Probably photographed in San Francisco Bay, California, in October 1918, at the time of her trial trip. Built by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at Alameda, California, she was acquired by the Navy upon completion, on 19 October 1918, and placed in commissioned two days later as USS Victorious (ID # 3514). She was decommissioned on 24 February 1919 and returned to the U.S. Shipping Board. Note her pattern camouflage. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 50KB; 740 x 485 pixels
Photo #: NH 100121 S.S. Victorious (American Freighter, 1918) Probably in San Francisco Bay, California, in October 1918, at the time of her trial trip. Built by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at Alameda, California, she was acquired by the Navy upon completion, on 19 October 1918, and placed in commissioned two days later as USS Victorious (ID # 3514). She was decommissioned on 24 February 1919 and returned to the U.S. Shipping Board. Note her pattern camouflage and how high she is riding, with nearly half of her propeller exposed. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 43KB; 740 x 410 pixels