SS Red Oak Victory

02/03/2025

We are happy to announce our Pancake Breakfast schedule for 2025:
Sunday, May 11: Mothers Day
Sunday, June 15: Fathers Day
Sunday, July 13: Celebrate Summer
Sunday, August 10: End of WW II
Sunday, September 14: Tiki
Sunday, October 12: Fleet Week
Note that we have added a sixth Pancake Breakfast this year! To be notified when tickets are available, please join our mailing list at

12/30/2024

The Red Oak Victory crew is in the middle of a couple of weeks of well-deserved vacation. But before the Holidays, they were as busy as ever including these painting projects:

12/30/2024

Please note new prices for admission to Red Oak Victory, effective January 1, 2025:
- Admission and Self-Guided Tour $15
- Admission and Docent-Led Upper Decks Tour $20
- Admission and Docent-Led Tour plus Lower Engine Room $25

Guests going on the lower engine room tour must be 12 years of age or older.

Special pricing available for schools and Scout groups. Contact us for more information.

12/26/2024

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah today. Ship's mascot, Snafu, is living his best life down in San Diego, CA. Do you have a pet Snafu? Please share your Snafu or other pet holiday pics with us below in the comments. 👇

12/24/2024

Red Oak Victory's sailors spent Christmas 1944 and 1945 overseas in the Pacific Theater. We hope their friends and family mailed their Christmas pacakges in time! (Image from the U.S. Naval Institute's 2024 Holiday message)

12/21/2024

Do you have family or friends in town for the Holidays? Red Oak Victory will be OPEN, Sunday December 22 and Sunday December 29. Treat your guests to the unique experience of seeing one of only three surviving World War II Victory Ships in the world and the *only one* on display in the shipyards where she was built 80 years ago! Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all of our friends who support the ship throughout the year!

12/18/2024

We are happy to announce the schedule for our Thursday-night film series for Spring 2025. We'll be featuring the wartime films of the classic thriller director Alfred Hitchcock.

12/08/2024

On 3 June 1945, the ships of Task Group (TG) 38.1, built around aircraft carriers USS Hornet (CV-12) and USS Bennington (CV-20), and the oilers in Task Group 30.8 were operating east of Okinawa. Although a tropical disturbance had been reported forming east of the Philippines, confused sighting reports and communications delays deprived Third Fleet of timely and accurate location information. On 5 June, the small and tight typhoon overtook TG 38.1, which passed through the eye of the storm at 0700 that morning. Hurricane force winds of 70 knots (80.5 miles per hour), with gusts up to 100 knots (115 miles per hour), damaged almost every ship in TG 38.1 and TG 30.8. In the former, heavy cruiser USS Pittsburgh (CA-72) lost her bow (see the photo below). The bow section, being essentially water tight, remained afloat and was eventually towed back to port. Even in the face of mortal danger, sailors will never miss an opportunity for humor. They dubbed the bow section "USS McKeesport", which is a suburb of Pittsburgh.

12/08/2024

During the winter, a lot of work gets done on Red Oak Victory. Here are just a couple examples. If you would like to be a member of Red Oak Victory's crew and help us complete projects such as these, visit www.bit.ly/ROVVolunteer

12/03/2024

Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. Please consider donating, volunteering, or seeing how you can help at the Red Oak Victory!

https://redoakvictory.us/support-us/donate/
https://redoakvictory.us/support-us/volunteer/
https://shop.redoakvictory.us/

12/02/2024

Holiday traditions are reminders of our past and a means of looking forward as well. One of the best holiday traditions at Red Oak Victory is the movie "It's A Wonderful Life". Starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, and a host of other recognizable character actors, this film is seen as not only a great holiday movie but one of the best pictures of all time. Come to Red Oak Victory on Thursday night, December 12 for our showing of "It's A Wonderful Life". Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the movie starts at 6:30. There are no reservations and admission if free (although a $10 donation is much appreciated!). Snacks and drinks are available for purchase.

11/29/2024

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone from the crew of the Red Oak Victory. Heres a great article on the front page of the Richmond Post about our 80th Anniversary Fundraiser Dinner-Dance. We'll do it again next year so if you missed it this time, you'll have another chance in 2025!

11/26/2024

Cargo ships in World War II carried vital supplies. Red Oak Victory carried fleet ammunition to keep the US Navy's Pacific Fleet in the fight. But one of the more important tasks for a cargo vessel during the war was "The Great Turkey Lift" in November, 1944. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

On Thanksgiving, we're looking back at an unsung hero of the holiday during World War II, a merchant ship called SS Great Republic.