California State was renamed Golden State in 1941 under a Maritime Commission policy, which renamed the training ships to their states' nicknames. She was returned to the reserve fleet on 13 August 1946, and her successor, T/S Golden Bear was commissioned on 7 September 1946.
The renaming of California State in 1941 under a Maritime Commission policy that also changed the names of training ships to their state nicknames led to its return to reserve duty on August 13, 1946, and the commissioning of her successor, T/S Golden Bear, on September 7, 1946.