from the Reserve Fleet and sent to the breaker's yard in Rotterdam. Artifacts The christening bottle for the M. I. T. Victory'' is in the MIT Historical Collection. The brass builder's plate was likely removed by MARAD, but has not been cataloged as of this writing. External links Photo of USAT MIT Victory on the Naval Armed Guards site. More on Alexander Niniger. MARAD Data on MIT Victory/Nininger References World War II merchant ships of the United States 1945 ships Victory ships Massachusetts Institute of Technology Troop ships of the United States