of Europe, especially Germany. Ready Reserve Fleet and scrapping The ship was preserved in mothball status at the Beaumont Reserve Fleet in Beaumont, Texas. It was laid up in 1950. From 1983 to about 1990 the Fredrick C. Murphy was used as the fleet utility ship at Beaumont Reserve. In this role some offices were maintained aboard the ship. The National Park Service's Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) visited the Private Frederick C. Murphy in 2006 to document the ship. , the ship has been removed from inventory of Beaumont Reserve. It is now located at Esco in Brownsville, Texas and awaits scrapping. Scrapping may be complete as soon as September 2006. Known sailings See also SS American Victory, a similar VC2-S-AP2 vessel preserved as a museum ship List of Victory ships Liberty ship Type C1 ship Type C2 ship Type C3 ship References External links Photos of Maritime Victory / Pvt. Frederick C Murphy Department of Transportation Maritime Administration The Cigarette Camps 1945 ships World War II merchant ships of the United States Victory ships Troop ships of the United States Historic American Engineering Record in Texas