National Historic Landmark · corvette · San Pedro, California

Lane Victory

Victory ship of WWII in San Pedro, California. Added to the National Register in 1990, and a National Historic Landmark.

Lane Victory
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

Wikipedia · SS Lane Victory

SS Lane Victory is an American Victory-class cargo ship used in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. The ship was preserved in 1989 to serve as a museum ship in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles, California. As a rare surviving Victory ship, she was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressBerth 4, Port of San Pedro, San Pedro, CA
CountyLos Angeles County
ListedDec 14, 1990
Reference number90002222
Type of placecorvette, museum ship, preserved watercraft
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressBerth 4, Port of San Pedro, San Pedro, CA
Websitethelanevictory.org
Coordinates33.72094, -118.27454 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitSanta Monica Mountains National Recreation Area · 39 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

Explore

Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 90002222. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.