 Sailing via Tokyo, "Suamico" headed back to the United States and arrived in San Francisco on 13 December.The oiler was decommissioned on 20 January 1946 and turned over to the Maritime Commission on 4 October 1946.On 24 January 1948, "Suamico" was reacquired by the Navy and simultaneously turned over to the American Pacific Steamship Co. to be operated under contract with the United States Naval Transport Service as USNS "Suamico" (T-AO-49).