operations. The Northeastern Victory wreck was identifiable on the sands until a storm drove its masts under the waters in January 1995. . The SS Luray Victory made the same error and sank on the Goodwin Sands on January 30, 1946. References Sources Sawyer, L.A. and W.H. Mitchell. Victory ships and tankers: The history of the ‘Victory’ type cargo ships and the tankers built in the United States of America during World War II, Cornell Maritime Press, 1974, 0-87033-182-5. United States Maritime Commission: Victory Cargo Ships Victory ships Ships built in Richmond, California United States Merchant Marine 1945 ships World War II merchant ships of the United States