 USS "Excel" was sent to the reserve fleet in the 1970s and was sent to its new home port, Treasure Island in the middle of San Francisco Bay.Rear Admiral Albert T. Church III served as captain of USS "Excel" during the late 1970s when he was a lieutenant commander.Captain Gerald F. Deconto was the Engineering Officer of "Excel" during the early 1980s when he was a newly graduated ensign; Deconto was killed at the Pentagon on 11 September 2001.