[2] In 1988 the ship was transferred to MARAD, renamed SS Cape Gibson and mothballed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Alameda, California.

She was assigned to the Military Sealift Command as a Modular Cargo Delivery System Ship and capable of being reactivated in five days.

[3] In November 2002 the Cape Gibson was activated in preparation for Operation Iraqi Freedom with a West Coast US Merchant Marine crew.

It then steamed into the Persian Gulf as part of the USS Constellation Carrier group Where it provided ammunition to the Fleet (VERTREP) for the duration of hostilities.

In 2009 SS Cape Gibson was reactivated as training ship for Texas A&M Maritime Academy cadets, serving until 2012 until being replaced by TS General Rudder.