Victory Ships Named for Places in Maine Albion Victory, Bates Victory, Biddeford Victory, Bowdoin Victory, Colby Victory, Greenville Victory, Knox Victory, Lewiston Victory, Madawaska Victory, Mercer Victory, Minot Victory, Pittston Victory, Rockland Victory, Waterville Victory, and Winthrop Victory Colby Victory      01      02      3.45      1945 COLBY VICTORY, U.S. War Shipping Admin., Los Angeles. 1947 AXELDIJK, Holland America Line. 1954 AXELDYK, same owners. 1963 MONIQUE, International Union Marine Corp, Monrovia, Liberia. 1965 Pacific Coast Shipping Co, Monrovia. 1971 Scrapped Taiwan VMC #       Shipyard       Hull #       Original Name       Type       Keel Laid       Launched       Delivered       Days on Ways       Days in Water       Total Days       Disposition 84       CalShip       V50       Colby Victory       VC2-S-AP2       19-Dec-44       13-Feb-45       12-Mar-45       56       27       83       Troopship 1945, sold private 1947, scrapped 1971 The records of ships used to carry troops to their theaters of operations were destroyed intentionally in 1951. "According to our [U. S. National Archives] records, in 1951 the Department of the Army destroyed all passenger lists, manifests, logs of vessels, and troop movement files of United States Army Transports for World War II." (Sorry, but there was no word on why the records were destroyed.) Thus there is no longer an official record of who sailed on what ship, though there are still valuable sources that can be found. So this web page is an informal collecting ground for information about troop ship crossings. Departure Date Embarkation Place Vessel Units on Board Convoy Number Debarkation Place Arrival Date Source of 46-08-31 New York, NY Colby Victory Japanese Occupation Forces (Army) Sailed alone Yokohama, Japan (via Panama Canal, San Pedro, CA, and Honolulu, HI) 46-09-30 Discharge papers of Pvt. Joseph J. BurnettAugust 4, 1946     The Brazil, from which diptheria anti-toxin was transferred to the troopship Colby Victory at sea last week, arrived at Pier 54, North River from Le Havre, Cobh and Southampton with 531 passengers.  It was the last crossing before reconversion from a wartime transport to a regular passenger and cargo vessel. Brazil's transfer of the diphteria anti-toxin to the Colby Victory was carried out after she had intercepted a 9:30 a.m. radio message from the troopship, which was carrying 1,009 replacement troops from New York to Bremerhaven.  One of the troops had died from what was described as laryngeal diphtheria in a preliminary diagnosis and the anti-toxin was requested to prevent further cases of the disease.  Brazil's course was altered to bring her alongside the Colby Victory 500 miles off Argentia, Newfoundland. It was discovered later that the death was caused by pneumonia and that there had been no diphtheria cases on the ship.  Scroll down to photo ss Axeldyk http://www.halfansite.nl/vlootlijst_2.htm Bob Colby --- On Sun, 6/28/09, Ronald Colby <ronaldcolby@q.com> wrote: From: Ronald Colby <ronaldcolby@q.com> Subject: Colby Victory Ship To: "Robert Colby" <roccos1023@sbcglobal.net> Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 6:34 PM I had a young lady send me 21 pictures taken by her father of the troops boarding the Colby Victory Ship and arrival in New York in fall of 1946.  I have permission to put them on my site. A couple of years ago we discussed this ship on the Colby list but not much info was given.  What info do you have on the Colby Victory Ship. Information is scarce on the internet. Thanking you in advance Ron