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Captain

John C. Timmel

On September 8, 1999, there was a welcoming event at the Tampa Port

Authority Terminal in Florida for SS

American Victory, where the vessel will be converted into a mariners memorial and museum. The ves- sel is a Victory- class merchant ship built during World

War II that served the Korean and Viet- nam wars, carrying troops, equipment, ammunition, and supplies to support

U.S. military operations.

For the past 30 years, SS American

Victory, was anchored in the James

River Reserve Fleet in Norfolk, Va., and sailed only four months in 1985, per- forming sea trials as part of a program designed to assess the time and expense necessary to activate Reserve Fleet Vic- tory ships for use as cargo/troop carriers during military deployments.

The welcoming event held at Terminal six, included a reception, dockside wel- coming celebration, and a dignitary pre- sentation. Keynote speaker of the event was Admiral Gordon S. Holder, Com- mander of the Military Sealift Com- mand, who held sea-duty assignments on USS William C. Lowe, USS Brumby,

USS Boulder, and USS Hermitage.

SS American Victory was towed to

Tampa Bay by a 129-ft. (39.3 m) tug,

M/V Sharon Dehart, operated and donated for the welcoming by Gulfcoast

Transit/TECO Transport. The ship will be converted into the American Victory

Mariners Memorial and Museum Ship (AVMM&MS), which will honor mariners who served the U.S. in times of war and peace.

The founder and president of

AVMM&MS is Capt. John C. Timmel, an accomplished mariner, an active par- ticipant in marine-related organizations, and a native of Florida. Timmel current- ly works as a harbor pilot with the

Tampa Bay Pilots Association, piloting

American and foreign-flag vessels in- and-out of the local ports. He graduated from State University of New York -

Maritime College at Fort Schuyler in 1981, receiving a B.S. in marine trans- portation. Timmel also holds a U.S.

Coast Guard Master's and marine pilot licenses.

In October 1996, Timmel attended a

Propeller Club convention, in Baltimore

Md., aboard the reconditioned WWII- era Liberty ship, SS John W. Brown, and it was then that he began birthing the concept of bringing a similar ship to

Tampa. In February 1998, Timmel learned through Capt. Brian Basel, (Tampa's USCG captain at the time), that several Victory ships in the U.S.

Maritime Administration (MARAD) reserve fleets were destined for scrap if not acquired for memorial purposes. He then investigated the possibility of bringing a Liberty or Victory ship to

Tampa and conducted an informal feasi- bility study. The results Timmel yielded proved that he could carry-out his ven- ture. As a result, the AVMM&MS is now docked nearby the Florida Aquari- um and at her new home port of Tampa

Bay, its currently being operated by The

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