SS Bluefield Victory served in the Pacific Ocean during World War II and was operated by the Mississippi Shipping Company.

On October 20, 1944, the SS Bluefield Victory had the dangerous job of delivering ammunition for troops.

Because of her dangerous cargo, she stayed in Kossol Roads away from the main fleet until called on to deliver supplies.

[10][11] She supplied the destroyer USS Fletcher (DD-445) with ammunition on February 20, 1945, at Mangarin Bay[12] In March 1945 the SS Bluefield Victory anchored at the Ulithi atoll and supplied ammunition to a number of ships at the Leyte-Samar Naval Base for the Battle of Leyte and other actions.

[13] In 1948 the SS Bluefield Victory was laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Mobile, Alabama.

[14] SS Bluefield Victory (V-4377, ID 246004) served as Merchant Marine Naval ship supplying goods for the Korean War.

On June 7, 1957, the SS Alaska Bear ran aground and was taking on water near the entrance to Tokyo Bay.

The USS Current, a rescue and salvage ship came to her aid, and pumped water out of flooded cargo holds.