The ship was transferred on 13 June 1966 to the Navy for service as USNS" Albert J. Myer" (T-ARC-6) assigned to Project Caesar, though supporting other military systems on occasion. "Albert J. Myer", along with sister ship "Neptune", were the only ships in the Navy designed and built as cable ships. Unlike "Neptune", which had been commissioned by the Navy, "Albert J. Myer" was never commissioned serving entirely as a civil service crewed ship under the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS)/Military Sealift Command (MSC). Both underwent modifications and a major rebuild in the early 1980s. "Albert J. Myer" was deactivated in 1994.