The Logan Victory was launched January 16, 1945, by Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California and completed on February 6, 1945.

[2] SS Logan Victory steamed from San Francisco, California on February 18, 1945, to join the Pacific War efforts.

Logan Victory had the job of delivering 6,000 pounds (2,700 kg) of ammunition for troops in the Pacific during World War II to Naval Base Okinawa.

In the explosion twelve of her civilian crew and three of her armed guards were killed, including the ship's captain, Edson Baxter Cates.

[12] Logan Victory was one of forty-seven ships sunk by kamikaze attack during World War II.

The other ammunition ship at Okinawa was the SS Berea Victory[13][14] Crew of the Naval Armed Guard on SS Logan Victory earned "Battle Stars" in World War II for war action during the assault and occupation of Okinawa from April 26 to May 8, 1945.