▁to ▁last ▁longer ▁and ▁serve ▁the ▁US ▁Navy ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁The ▁Vict ory ▁ship ▁differ ed ▁from ▁a ▁Liber ty ▁ship ▁in ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁faster , ▁longer , ▁wider , ▁t aller , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁th inner ▁stack ▁set ▁farther ▁toward ▁the ▁super structure ▁and ▁a ▁long ▁raised ▁forec ast le . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁For ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁Bere a ▁Vict ory ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁W ey er ha e user ▁SS ▁Company . ▁She ▁had ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁Ar med ▁Guard ▁to ▁man ▁the ▁deck ▁guns . ▁She ▁took ▁cargo ▁to ▁support ▁troops ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁War . ▁The ▁goods ▁were ▁for ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ok ina wa ▁operations , ▁that ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 1 ▁April ▁until ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁The ▁SS ▁Bere a ▁Vict ory ▁had ▁the ▁dangerous ▁job ▁as ▁being ▁an ▁am mun ition ▁ship ▁for ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ok ina wa . ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Bere a ▁Vict ory ▁depart ▁Lu zon ▁to ▁Nak ag us u ku ▁Bay , ▁Ok ina wa ▁with ▁am mun ition . ▁The ▁ships : ▁SS ▁K ota ▁A go eng , ▁SS ▁Cape ▁Const ance ▁and ▁SS ▁Green ville ▁Vict ory ▁were ▁in ▁her ▁con voy . ▁ ▁From ▁Nak ag us u ku ▁Bay ▁she ▁move ▁to ▁Y on ab aru ▁as ▁the ▁troops ▁there ▁were ▁low ▁of ▁am mo . ▁ ▁The ▁XX IV ▁Corps ▁Or dn ance