 "Cache" was reacquired by the Navy on 10 February 1948 and assigned to the Naval Transportation Service, where she operated under contract as USNS "Cache" (T-AO-67).She carried oil from Bahrain to Japan and the west coast until 1 October 1949, when she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service.She continued to operate in a noncommissioned status until May 1972 when she went out of service and moved into Maritime Administration custody.