The launching of The SS New Zealand Victory splashed into the water of Wilmington, Los Angeles.

[3][4][5][6][7] SS New Zealand Victory served in the Pacific War as a cargo ship in World War II as a United States Merchant Marine ship operated by Waterman Steamship Company.

[8] She was laid up for a short time in 1948 in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, till she was put back in service for the Korean War.

SS New Zealand Victory served as merchant marine naval ship supplying goods for the Korean War.

About 90 percent of the cargo was moved by merchant marine naval to the Korean war zone.