I am also looking for information on this ship. I travelled with my mother on the SS Permanente from Auckland, New Zealand to San Francisco, Ca in 1946. I was a 1 year old child of an American serviceman, and my mother was his wife. This ship had been staged by the US Government in New Zealand for the purpose of transporting the spouses and dependents of US servicemen to the States.
I have one of the original travel orders and the manifest of all the passengers, and where they were traveling to in the US. Let me know if you want a copy and also if you know that we are talking about the same ship. Best Wishes, Tom