SS Ocean Victory

	Sister ship Ocean Traveller launched August, 1942
History
Name	Ocean Victory (1942-43); Jan Steen (1943-1947); Amstelveen (1947-1959); Polly (1959-1963);
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1942-43); Dutch Government (1943-1947); NV Reederij Amsterdam (1947-1959); Eddie Steamship Co (1959-1963);
Operator	McCowan & Cross (1942-43); NV Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (1943-1947); NV Reederij Amsterdam (1947-1959); Eddie Steamship Co (1959-1963);
Port of registry	Liverpool (1943); Den Haag (1943-1947); Amsterdam (1947-1959); Hong Kong (1959-1963);
Builder	Kaiser Richmond No. 1 Yard
Way number	No. 1 Yard
Launched	27 June 1942
Completed	July 1942
Identification	Code Letters BDYG (1943); ; Code Letters PEZR (1943-59); ; United Kingdom Official Number 165837 (1943);
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Ocean ship
Tonnage	7,174 GRT; 4,272 NRT;
Length	425 ft 1 in (129.57 m)
Beam	57 ft 0 in (17.37 m)
Draught	26 ft 11 in (8.20 m)
Depth	34 ft 8 in (10.57 m)
Installed power	Triple expansion steam engine
Propulsion	Screw propellor
Speed	11 knots (20 km/h)

Ocean Victory was a 7,174 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1942 for the British Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). In 1943, she was transferred to the Dutch Government and renamed Jan Steen. In 1946, she was sold into merchant service and renamed Amstelveen. A sale to Hong Kong in 1959 saw her renamed Polly. She served until 1963 when she was scrapped.

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