 The name "Tillamook" became free in 1947 when the old tug USS "Tillamook" (YTM-122) was retired, and, on 31 May 1948, "ATA-192" was named USS "Tillamook" (ATA-192).Until 25 April 1952, "Tillamook" operated out of the City of Kodiak/Kodiak Island [17th Naval District], when she began operations out of Naval Station Adak, Alaska in the Aleutian Islands.In addition to the usual towing operations she performed, "Tillamook" also conducted search and rescue missions in the cold and treacherous waters of the Bering Sea, as well as humanitarian work for Native Alaskans.