After acquisition 6 September 1943 and conversion by the Navy the ship was assigned to the Naval Transportation Service.

The ship was assigned to the Naval Transportation Service on 6 April and loaded troops and cargo.

Upon her commissioning, the cargo ship was assigned to the Naval Transportation Service.

Assigned to the Naval Transportation Service, Salinas was initially in commission for only a little over six months.

Starlight, as an auxiliary transport, was assigned to the Naval Transportation Service for duty.

On 7 November 1942, she arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, to begin operations with the Naval Transportation Service.

Acquired by the Navy on 21 November 1947 she was retransferred to the Naval Transportation Service the same date.

After shakedown Pyro was assigned to the Naval Transportation Service.

On the next day, the ship was officially assigned to the Naval Transportation Service.

After the war, he was named chief of the Naval Transportation Service.