 From 28 August until 20 September "FS-278" transported General Douglas MacArthur's defense planning staff for the Philippine Islands.She was decommissioned 3 October 1945.The ship was acquired by the Navy in April 1960; converted by Pacific Ship Repair, San Francisco, California; and placed in service with the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as "T-AG-161" on 22 June 1960, Capt.