Acquired by the Navy 16 October 1947 she was chartered to Pacific Tankers, Inc. for operation and placed under the operational control of the Naval Transportation Service as Mission Soledad (AO-136).
The acquisition of a ship by the Navy on 16 October 1947, followed by its leasing to Pacific Tankers, Inc., and subsequent operational control by the Naval Transportation Service under the designation Mission Soledad (AO-136).