Upon completion of shakedown, Octavia departed Galveston, Texas, 12 July 1945 for Pearl Harbor, sailing via the Panama Canal and San Pedro, California.

On 8 January 1946, with a full load of stores, she sailed to Subic Bay, Manila, and Samar in the Philippines, returning to Seattle on 26 March.

Decommissioned 12 August, Octavia was turned over to the War Shipping Administration the same day and was struck from the Navy List 8 October.

[1] Yardarm Knot Inc. operated her as their primary ship for over a decade, moving over a million pounds a day of fish through her processing lines at peak.

Octavia’s crew was eligible for the following medals: This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.