The fleet oiler later had an eventful career, in so far as it was decommissioned four times and twice stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.

Kennebec was decommissioned on 4 September 1950 at San Diego, California, and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet for only four months.

This time the ship was stricken from the Naval Register on 14 January 1959 and transferred to the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for laying up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet.

Today, the ships bell sits inside the Naval Talent Acquisition Group Pacific Northwest HQ office in Seattle, WA.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.