USS '' San Jose '' ( AFS-7 ) was a '' Mars '' - class combat stores ship acquired by the U.S. Navy ( USN ) in 1970 . She served as a Navy ship until November 1993 , and was involved in the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War . The ship was transferred to the Military Sealift Command ( MSC ) , and was redesignated USNS '' San Jose '' ( T-AFS-7 ) . As an MSC vessel , '' San Jose '' was involved in the INTERFET peacekeeping taskforce , the response to the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami , as well as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq . The ship was deactivated in 2010 , and is awaiting scrapping
December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
USS San Jose (AFS-7)