The SS Georgetown Victory was laid down by the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard Corporation in 1945 under the Emergency Shipbuilding program to serve during World War II. It was another ship that was named after educational institutions, namely after Georgetown University of Washington D.C. The ship was primarily responsible for transporting goods to the troops fighting in the war, as it was a cargo ship. However, the SS Georgetown Victory was subsequently converted from a cargo ship to a troopship, which was able to carry up to 1,500 troops. In 1946, the ship was wrecked and sunk in Ireland. Since asbestos was a highly prevalent building material during the last century, the SS Georgetown Victory had over 300 dangerous products aboard, which inevitably led to exposure among military personnel. Occurring when one inhales or ingests asbestos fibers, asbestos exposure can cause awful diseases within 20 to 50 years, such as lung cancer and mesothelioma. Consequently, veterans who served on the SS Georgetown Victory should periodically undergo a medical examination, as diseases which stem from asbestos exposure are asymptomatic in their early phases.
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