The ship’s United States Maritime Commission designation was VC2-S-AP3, hull number 80.

[2] During World War II the Clarksdale Victory was a cargo supply ship.

On the same day near by, the SS Canada Victory was hit by a kamikaze plane; the explosion in a cargo hold blew out the side of the ship, and she sank in seven minutes.

[3][4] After the war, in January of 1946 she came alongside the USS Taluga (AO-62) at Yokohama, Japan, and unloaded 220 barrels of diesel oil.

[8][9][10][11][12] [13][14][15][16] Crew of Naval Armed Guard on the SS Clarksdale Victory' earned "Battle Stars" in World War II for war action during the assault occupation of Okinawa from 26 April 1945 to 8 May 1945.