4th ship leaves MarAd Suisan Bay fleet
The U.S. Maritime Administration said a fourth obsolete vessel from its reserve fleet in Suisan Bay, Calif., departs Thursday for scrapping.
The Winthrop Victory, a Victory cargo ship built during World War II, will be towed to BAE Systems' San Francisco shipyard, where it will be cleaned of marine growth and loose exterior paint prior to departure from the area.
The vessel will be followed by the Rider Victory, the third MarAd vessel recently removed from the Suisan Bay Reserve Fleet for disposal. Both vessels will be sent to Brownsville, Texas, for recycling.
MarAd said the Winthrop is the last Victory ship in the Suisan Bay Reserve Fleet and is the fourth to leave the fleet since Oct. 22, 2009, when the Obama administration pledged to clean up the Suisan Bay fleet.
The next vessel, Mission Santa Ynez, is scheduled to depart the fleet on March 31. The tanker was built for the U.S. Maritime Commission during World War II.
4th ship leaves MarAd Suisan Bay fleet
