 In 1963, the ex-"Chicopee" was purchased by Sea-Land in 1963 for conversion to a container ship.The fore and aft sections were coupled with a new mid-body to create the 16,401-GRT long SS "San Francisco".In 1978, the extant portions of the hull of ex-"Chicopee" were scrapped, when the 1963 mid-body section was paired with new fore and aft sections, as the 17,618-GRT "Sea-Land Adventurer".