USNS Greenville Victory ( T - AK - 237 ) USNS " Greenville Victory " ( T - AK - 237 ) was a " Greenville Victory " - class cargo ship , launched in 1944 , that served as a commercial cargo ship during World War II . Post - war she was acquired by the U . S . Army as USAT " Greenville Victory " . She was acquired by the U . S . Navy in 1950 and assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service ( MSTS ) who operated her safety through the Korean War and Vietnam War campaigns . She returned home with two battle star s to her credit and was struck in 1987 . Victory built in California . " Greenville Victory " ( T - AK - 237 ) was laid down under U . S . Maritime Commission contract by California Shipbuilding Corporation , Los Angeles , California ; 21 March 1944 ; launched 28 May 1944 ; sponsored by Miss Mary J . Vukov ; and delivered to the War Shipping Administration ( WSA ) 8 July 1944 . World War II operations . During the remainder of the war , " SS Greenville Victory " served as a merchant ship under charter to Sea Shipping Company of New York City . U . S . Army service . Following World War II , she transported cargo in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean . She was transferred to the Army Transportation Service in the spring of 1948 . Acquired by the Navy 1 March 1950 , she was assigned to MSTS . Korean War era service . Manned by a civilian crew , " Greenville Victory " , from 1950 to 1953 , operated in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean , carrying military cargo to French , English , and German ports ; Guantanamo Bay ; and the Panama Canal Zone . Between 19 February and 9 May 1953 , she sailed out of New York City to the Far East and back , loaded with ammunition for Korea . After completing a run to Europe and back , she again departed New York 9 July 1953 for the Far East . She reached Yokohama , Japan , 9 August and during the next 2 months operated in the Western Pacific Ocean , carrying ammunition to Formosa and to French forces fighting Communist Viet - Minh guerillas in French Indochina . Sailing from Yokohama 4 1953 October via San Francisco , California , she reached New York City 6 November 1953 to resume cargo runs to Europe . Services at the world ' s poles . During the next 2 years , " Greenville Victory " steamed primarily between New York City and West European ports . In June and July 1954 she sailed to the Western Mediterranean to replenish at - sea ships of the U . S . 6th Fleet . On 16 November 1955 , she departed Newport , Rhode Island , for Antarctica and arrived at McMurdo Sound 16 January 1956 to provision ships of Task Force 43 , as part of the Navy ' s Operation Deep Freeze . Departing Antarctica on 5 February 1956 , and travelling via New Zealand , she arrived in New York on 28 March . Between 1956 and 1964 " Greenville Victory " maintained a busy schedule transporting cargo to American bases scattered throughout the world . She replenished Task Force 43 on three more Antarctic deployments ; and , from December to February 1956 – 57 , 1957 – 38 , and 1960 – 61 , she operated in Antarctic waters . Cargo runs sent her to the Caribbean in 1958 , 1960 , and 1962 and to Thule , Greenland , during September and October 1958 . She also deployed with the 6th Fleet five times between June 1956 and March 1964 . On two deployments in 1963 and 1964 she transited the Suez Canal , steaming to India and Pakistan . " Greenville Victory " departed Norfolk , Virginia , 6 October 1964 to participate in the massive transatlantic trooplift exercise , " Steel Pike I . " Departing Morehead City , North Carolina , 8 October , she closed the Spanish coast off Rota 19 October . For more than 2 weeks she discharged supplies and cargo in support of amphibious and shore operations . Departing Rota 7 November , she steamed via Morehead City to New York , arriving 20 November . Vietnam War era services . In response to American determination to protect South Vietnam from Communist forces , " Greenville Victory " departed New York 22 November 1964 for duty in the Western Pacific . Sailing via San Diego , California , she arrived Guam 24 December . During the next month she steamed to Okinawa , Korea , and Japan , carrying cargo . Arriving at Manila , Philippine Islands , on 26 January 1965 , she sailed the 28th for Pearl Harbor and San Francisco , California . After reaching the U . S . West Coast on 25 February , she made a run out of San Francisco , California , to Seattle , Washington , then sailed for the U . S . Gulf Coast on 15 March , arriving New Orleans , Louisiana , on 28 March 1965 . During the next 5 months , " Greenville Victory " made cargo runs in the Atlantic out of Norfolk , Virginia , and New York . She departed New York 20 October 1965 after a voyage to Labrador and back . Steaming via Norfolk , Virginia , and Long Beach , California , she reached Yokohama , Japan , on 22 November 1965 . Loaded with military cargo , she sailed for South Vietnam 30 November and arrived at Saigon 16 December . The following day she sailed via Vũng Tàu for the U . S . West Coast , arriving San Francisco 3 January 1966 . " Greenville Victory " replenished her holds with military supplies for anticommunist forces in Southeast Asia before returning to the Western Pacific . Sailing via Sasebo , Japan , she reached Bangkok , Thailand , on 13 February 1966 . She sailed 22 February for South Vietnam and arrived Vũng Tàu the next day . Having unloaded , she sailed 1 March 1966 for the U . S . West Coast to transport additional military material from the United States to Vietnam . She continued operations between the United States and the Western Pacific until transferred to the Atlantic at mid - year . In 1967 she was busy supplying NATO forces in Europe . Post - war decommissioning and career . On 22 March 1976 " Greenville Victory " was transferred to the U . S . Maritime Administration who placed her in the National Defense Reserve Fleet , James River Group , at Lee Hall , Virginia . On 26 May 1983 she was sold for scrapping . She was struck from the Navy List on 16 January 1987 . Honors and awards . " Greenville Victory " participated in the following campaigns : Eligible " Greenville Victory " personnel were authorized the following :