Operation Magic Carpet was the post–World War II operation by the U.S. War Shipping Administration to repatriate over eight million American military personnel from the European, Pacific, and Asian th
Homeward bound GIs onboard the carrier USS Enterprise during Operation Magic Carpet
USS Anzio lying off Shanghai, China on 1 December 1945, during Operation Magic Carpet
A total of 29,204 servicemen returned aboard USS Saratoga, more than on any other individual ship
The Victory ship is a class of cargo ships produced in large numbers by American shipyards during World War II. They were a more modern design compared to the earlier Liberty ship, were slightly large
Operation Magic Carpet
…WSA) to repatriate over eight million American military personnel from the European (ETO), Pacific, and Asian theaters. Hundreds of Liberty ships, Victory ships, and troop transports began repatriating soldiers from Europe to the United States in June 1945. Beginning in October 1945, over 370 United States Navy…
SS Red Oak Victory, now a museum ship
Victory cargo ships are lined up at California Shipbuilding Corporation in Los Angeles, California.
Model of a Victory ship's superstructure and center cranes. The engine room is located below the superstructure. This model is on display at the American Merchant Marine Museum in Kings Point, New York.
War Shipping Administration photo showing early 1944 Victory ship construction at California Shipbuilding Corporation with a May 1945 war tonnage production chart