The rest of his belongings would be packed and transferred to one of the station's cargo stores until he provided a final destination for them.

She kicked out a vent, and one by one they dropped into an auxiliary cargo store two tiers down from the detention level.

She underwent repairs to damaged machinery and continued duty as cargo stores barge until 2 August 1946 when she was placed out of service and delivered to War Shipping Administration.

She was converted to a cargo stores ship 17 January to 2 March by Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp., Oakland, California, and upon completion, moved to San Diego, California, 24 March.