{"nrhp_refnum":"90002222","name":"LANE VICTORY","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Berth 4, Port of San Pedro","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Pedro","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":33.72093981800003,"lon":-118.27453683099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-12-14","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1990-12-14","areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Military","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Lane Victory is a World War II Victory cargo ship, built in 1945 by the California Shipbuilding Corporation and now a museum vessel berthed at the Port of San Pedro, California.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that Lane Victory is the only unaltered Victory ship, in the best material condition, set aside for preservation out of roughly 60 survivors, with the rest slated for scrapping. Victory ships were vital partners to the Liberty ships in carrying supplies and troops to the European and Pacific theaters. The form also notes the ship's complete wartime equipment and her operational condition.","narrative":"Lane Victory is a steam-powered Victory cargo ship completed in 1945 by the California Shipbuilding Corporation and moored at San Pedro, California. Welded steel and about 455 feet long, she was one of 414 Victory ships built during World War II as faster, more modern successors to the Liberty ships. The ship retains her wartime equipment, including radio gear, galley fittings, cargo booms and winches, a turbine engine plant and boilers, along with mounts for her original guns. A 5-inch gun has been reinstalled aft. Her holds still contain wartime spare parts, and the nomination describes her as unaltered and able to travel under her own power. It argues that she is the only Victory ship chosen for preservation and display, while most remaining sister ships were expected to be scrapped. Rehabilitation work focused on repainting and reactivating systems, with plans for public tours, occasional cruises and training use.","period_of_significance":"1945-1950","architect_builder":"California Shipbuilding Corporation","architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Undergoing rehabilitation as a museum vessel; the form says all systems are operational and the ship can move under her own power, with Hold No. 4 being converted to a museum and auditorium.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.757392-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/90002222_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90002222/c794287c42-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90002222/c794287c42-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"User:Wknight94","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vincent_Thomas_Bridge.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Wknight94</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vincent_Thomas_Bridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123857930","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Lane_Victory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2376481"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/lane-victory-90002222/"}