She was operated by the Lykes Brothers Steamship Company and sheserved in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.

After completing her US Coast Guard work in she was moved to the James River in Virginia as part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet.

SS Carroll Victory served as merchant marine ship supplying goods for the Korean War.

About 75 percent of the personnel taking to Korea for the Korean War came by the merchant marine ship.

SS Bucknell Victory made trips between 1950 and 1952, helping American forces engaged against Communist aggression in South Korea.