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Join us on our 2008 Summer Cruises - July 12 & 13, August 16 & 17, Sept. 27 & 28 |
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Important Dates in the Life
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| 1945 | March | Lane Victory named for former slave, Isaac Lane, founder of Lane College, Jackson, Tennessee |
| April 5 | Keel laid for the Maritime commission, hull #V-794 | |
| May 31 | The Lane Victory christened by Mrs. Florence Cleaves Evans, Bishop Lane's granddaughter | |
| June | Sea trials completed | |
| June 27 | The Lane Victory delivered to the American President Lines by the War Shipping Administration | |
| July 2 | Lane Victory begins her first assignment, WWII | |
| October 8 | Second voyage began | |
| 1946 | February 27 | Second voyage ended. All guns removed |
| March | Lane Victory chartered by American President Lines for use in the Marshall Plan | |
| 1948 | May 11 | Lane Victory laid up at Suisan Bay |
| 1950 | October | Lane Victory sailed her first trip in the Korean War |
| December 5 | The Lane Victory rescued over 7000 Korean men, women and children | |
| 1953 | October 30 | Lane Victory laid up at Suisan Bay |
| 1966 | September | Lane Victory joins the Vietnam War |
| 1971 | February 17 | Lane Victory returns to Suisan Bay Fleet |
| 1988 | October 18 | President Ronald Reagan signed a Bill conveying the Lane Victory to the U.S. Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II |
| 1989 | June 7 | The Lane Victory's pink slip arrived |
| June 12 | The Lane Victory arrived in the Los Angeles Harbor | |
| 1990 | Jun 27 | The Lane Victory nominated for consideration as a historic landmark |
| 1991 | December 14 | The Lane Victory recognized as a National Historic Landmark |
| The National Historic Landmark celebration. The Lane Victory has steam up and blows the whistle! | ||
| 1992 | April 30 | The Lane Victory goes to dry dock |
| May 15 | The Lane Victory is out of shipyard to Berth 53 | |
| July & August | The United States Coast Guard inspections continue | |
| September 10 | The Lane Victory Sea Trials | |
| October 3 & 4 | The Lane Victory Inaugural Cruise | |
| 2001 | Newspaper Article on San Diego Voyage | |
Open Daily*** 9 AM - 3 PM
Admission AT THE DOCK $3.00 for adults
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Veterans PTSD Discussion Group 10 AM Friday mornings Come on board, ask for George Henning. For more info. call 562-425-8178 |
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Located at Berth 94, P.O. Box 629 San Pedro, CA 90733-0629 310.519.9545 Fax 310.519.0265 General Email More Contact Info Open Daily*** 9 AM 3 PM Admission AT THE DOCK $3.00 for adults Email Webmaster Steve Shorr - Web Design
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