 Her name was again struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 9 October 1969.In 1978 the transport was reacquired by the Navy a second time and her name reinstated on the Naval Vessel Register.Redesignated an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, IX-507, "General Hugh J. Gaffey" was placed in service in November 1978 at Bremerton, Washington, to serve as a barracks ship for the crews of ships undergoing major overhaul.