 Five years later she was acquired by the U.S. Navy, renamed "Dutton", and converted to a oceanographic survey ship (AGS) at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard from 8 November 1957 to 16 November 1958.USNS "Dutton" T-AGS-22 was placed in service on 1 November 1958 and assigned to the Military Sea Transportation Service, manned by a civilian crew.