SS Rushville Victory was laid down on March 3, 1945 as a U.S. MARCOM Type C2 ship-based VC2-S-AP2, MCV hull #651, by Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard of Baltimore, Maryland [REF].
As a transport allocated to the U.S. Army USAT, the Rushville Victory was crewed by United States Merchant Marines, protected by a contingent of the US Naval Armed Guards, and had a complement of the US Army Transportation Corps (Water Division) aboard for troop administration [REF].