 Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service on 1 October 1949, the ship was placed in service in noncommissioned status as USNS "Cowanesque" (T-AO-79) on 18 July 1950.She was reclassified as Transport Oiler (T-AOT-79) (date unknown).The ship was sunk off Okinawa on 23 April 1972.