 "Jaguar" returned to the West Coast early in 1946 and arrived Norfolk, Virginia, via the Panama Canal on 20 April.She decommissioned there 10 June 1946, and was turned over to the Maritime Commission.After serving as a tanker with various American lines under the name of "Harry Peer" in 1948 and "Tini" in 1949, the ship was transferred to Panamanian flag in February 1951.