SS Gainesville Victory served in the Pacific Ocean during World War II.

The Gainesville Victory moved horses, heifers, mules, chicks, rabbits, and goats.

SS Gainesville 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 Gainesville Victory made trips between 18 November 1950 and 23 December 1952, helping American forces engaged against Communist aggression in South Korea.

[9][10][11] Gainesville Victory was reactivated again as part of the buildup of naval forces for the Vietnam War.

On August 1, 1965 the Gainesville Victory was removed from the National Defense Reserve Fleet at the James River.

On 1 February 1966, while returning from Vietnam, the Gainesville Victory came to the aid of a distress call northwest of the Hawaiian Islands.