 The ship briefly came out of reserve 20 November 1951 – 9 June 1952 for operation by U.S. Navigation Company under a Military Sea Transportation Service charter before again being laid up at Wilmington.Another period of activity was from 29 November 1956 – 17 March 1958 with American Coal Shipping, Inc., under bareboat charter for transporting coal to Europe until delivered to Arrow Steamship at Norfolk, Virginia for deactivation and then lay up in the James River Reserve Fleet on 31 March.On 23 August 1966 the ship was transferred to the United States Navy to be converted into a Minesweeper, Special by American Shipbuilding of Lorain, Ohio.