Wheaton Victory was assigned to Marine Transport Line, under a standard WSA operating agreement at that time.

Wheaton Victory was converted from a cargo ship to a troopship to bring troops home after the war as part of Operation Magic Carpet.

Later she was used to bring the US soldiers home as part of Operation Magic Carpet from port cities known as Cigarette Camps.

On January 26, 1946, the Wheaton Victory arrived at New York from Le Havre, France with 1,518 troops including 602nd antiaircraft artillery battalion and the 196th general hospital.

On March 8, 1946, the Wheaton Victory arrived at New York from Antwerp with 1,501 troops, including 559th anti-aircraft artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion and the 825th Medical Detachment.

On April 10, 1946, the Wheaton Victory arrived at New York from Antwerp with 931 troops, including 465th and 958th Quarter Masters companies.

[8][9] In 1947 the Wheaton Victory was sold to the Van Nievelt, Goudriaan & Company of Rotterdam and renamed the SS Alpherat.