{"id":13346,"date":"2021-07-18T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=13346"},"modified":"2021-07-16T02:15:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T06:15:35","slug":"the-ss-lakeland-victory-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/07\/18\/the-ss-lakeland-victory-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"The SS Lakeland Victory ship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ss-lakeland.jpg?resize=344%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13347\" width=\"344\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ss-lakeland.jpg?w=521&amp;ssl=1 521w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ss-lakeland.jpg?resize=244%2C300&amp;ssl=1 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SS Lakeland Victory ship slid down the ways of the Richmond, California shipyard after its christening on July 18, 1945. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lakeland Victory was one of a class of cargo ships known as Victory ships that were mass-produced by the United States during World War II to carry troops and supplies to Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lakeland Victory did not see service in World War II as it was not placed in service until after the conclusion of the war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The christening program states it was named in honor of the City of Lakeland, Florida but it is not clear how a ship built in California came to be named for a landlocked city in Central Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SS Lakeland Victory ship slid down the ways of the Richmond, California shipyard after its christening on July 18, 1945. 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