Completed on March 31, 1945 the "New Bern Victory" did not operate during active World War II operations, as the surrender of Imperial Japan was announced on August 15, 1945. She was operated by the Prudential SS Company as a troop transport as part of Operation Magic Carpet. The "New Bern Victory" along with 96 other Victory ships, were converted to troopships to bring the US soldiers home as part of Operation Magic Carpet. She departed the so-called Cigarette Camps in Europe to bring troops home. On 4 June 1945 the "New Bern Victory" was damaged by a mine as she steamed from the Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea. She was repaired and put back in service. One of her troop trips was from Leghorn, Italy to New York in August of 1946.