She made two Pacific cruises, beginning July 10, 1945, to Manus Island, and the second starting August 30, 1945, to Guam, Saipan and Hawaii.

Lane Victory offloaded troops, vehicles and cargo as the cruiser USS Saint Paul and destroyers laid down a covering fire.

[4] An annual Korean War tribute day is held aboard SS Lane Victory in honor of those saved.

Because of the ship's excellent condition in storage at Suisun Bay, the Maritime Administration decided to set aside Lane Victory for preservation.

Joe Vernick, John Smith and a group of Merchant Marine veterans had worked for years for the ship to be released from the Reserve Fleet.

[5][6] In May 1994 Lane Victory sailed south along the Baja Peninsula with the intention of joining the Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien on the 50th Anniversary of D-Day in France.

Before reaching the Panama Canal the Lane Victory had engine problems that prevented it from going across the Atlantic Ocean in time to arrive for the D-Day Anniversary.

[7] In June 1994 Lane Victory participated in a mock Normandy invasion in the Santa Barbara Channel in celebration of the 50th anniversary of D-Day.

On October 9, 2007, SS Lane Victory received a Special Heritage Award from the World Ship Trust in San Diego.

Merchant Marine Veterans of World War II, Lane Victory was towed to the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro on June 12, 1989.

Merchant Marine to the nation during times of conflict: "Whereas vessels of the United States merchant marine fleet, such as the S.S. LANE VICTORY, provided critical logistical support to the Armed Forces by carrying equipment, supplies, and personnel necessary to maintain war efforts"[9] In February 2012 she moved from Berth 94 in Los Angeles Harbor by the Vincent Thomas Bridge to Berth 46 in Los Angeles Harbor at the end of Harbor Boulevard-Miner Street, south of the bridge.

[14] Some TV shows she was featured in are: Alias, Baywatch, California Gold, Mail Call (episode #70), MacGyver, Murder She Wrote, the National Geographic Channel, NCIS, Port Chicago Mutiny (TV movie), Return of the Pirates (History Channel), Special Ops Mission and Unsolved Mysteries.

In the Season 6 King of the Hill episode "Returning Japanese: Part 2" (2002), Cotton is sent back to the U.S. aboard Lane Victory.