Edgar F. Luckenbach
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Edgar Frederick Luckenbach, Sr. was an American shipping magnate who inherited his father's steamship company, which he incorporated in 1913 under the name Luckenbach Steamship Company, Inc.. He was a
Edgar F. Luckenbach and his wife
Elm Court, Sands Point, New York. Gilded age mansion of shipping magnate Edgar Luckenbach
Elm Court, built in 1921 and designed by Egerton Swartwout
USS Edgar F. Luckenbach (ID-4597)
Victory ship
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The Victory ship is a class of cargo ships produced in large numbers by American shipyards during World War II. They were a more modern design compared to the earlier Liberty ship, were slightly large
Edgar F. Luckenbach
…Steamship Company chartered ships from the Maritime Commission and War Shipping Administration. During wartime, the Luckenbach Steamship Company operated Victory ships, Liberty ships, and a few Empire ships. After the war, the company purchased some of the low-cost post-war cargo ships. Luckenbach Steamship Company…
SS Red Oak Victory, now a museum ship
Victory cargo ships are lined up at California Shipbuilding Corporation in Los Angeles, California.
Model of a Victory ship's superstructure and center cranes. The engine room is located below the superstructure. This model is on display at the American Merchant Marine Museum in Kings Point, New York.
War Shipping Administration photo showing early 1944 Victory ship construction at California Shipbuilding Corporation with a May 1945 war tonnage production chart