[1] Smith Victory under Maritime Commission contract by Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland; laid down on 20 July 1944, launched on 5 October 1944, completed on 9 November 1944 and delivered to her operator, American West African Lines.

[2][3] SS St. Albans Victory was christened before sliding into the Patapsco River near Baltimore, Maryland.

Smith Victory could carry 10,800 tons of supplies or 1,500 troops at a top speed of 15 knots.

St. Albans Victory was converted to a troopship and used to bring troops home as part of Operation Magic Carpet.

In 1951 she was sold to the Argosy Steamship Company of Panama and renamed SS Hafez.