▁built ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Emer gency ▁Sh ip building ▁program ▁by ▁P erman ente ▁Met als ▁Corporation ▁in ▁Y ard   2 ▁of ▁the ▁Richmond ▁Sh ip y ards ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁California . ▁La unch ed ▁in ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁Bere a ▁Vict ory ▁delivered ▁supplies ▁for ▁the ▁Pacific ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁SS ▁Bere a ▁Vict ory ▁ke el ▁was ▁laid ▁on ▁January   2 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁before ▁being ▁christ ened ▁on ▁March   2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁The ▁Bere a ▁Vict ory ▁was ▁a ▁US ▁Mar itime ▁Administration ▁armed ▁cargo ▁ship . ▁She ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Bere a ▁College ▁in ▁Bere a , ▁Kentucky ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 ▁educational ▁institutions ▁which ▁had ▁Vict ory ▁ships ▁named ▁after ▁them . ▁Con struct ed ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁Mar itime ▁Commission ▁( MA R COM ), ▁this ▁ 1 0 , 6 0 0 - ton ▁ship ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Sh ip building ▁yards ▁in ▁just ▁ 6 7 ▁days . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁W ey er ha e user ▁SS ▁Company . ▁under ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Mer chant ▁Marine ▁act ▁for ▁the ▁War ▁Sh ipping ▁Administration . ▁ ▁Vict ory ▁ships ▁were ▁designed ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁earlier ▁Liber ty ▁ships . ▁Liber ty ▁ships ▁were ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁sole ly ▁for ▁World ▁War   II . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁Vict ory ▁ships ▁were ▁built