 On 3 October, she was turned over to the War Shipping Administration; and her name was struck from the Navy List.However, on 2 February 1948, she was reacquired by the Navy and, on 1 October 1949, transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (now the Military Sealift Command) to serve as USNS "Tallulah" (T-AO-50), later redesignated T-AOT-50.Manned by a civilian crew, she plied the oceans of the world, visited most major ports, and kept the Navy supplied with oil and other important liquid cargoes, seeing service in the Korean War in early 1952.