After The War
Following the war, the tug served with the Atlantic Fleet for nearly a decade. During that period, she operated along the Atlantic seaboard and in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. She made tows, delivered mail, towed targets, and performed other general duties. Alsea was placed out of commission at Norfolk on 15 April 1955, and was berthed with the Maritime Administration's James River Group, National Defense Reserve Fleet. Though her name was struck from the Navy List on 1 September 1962, the tug remained at the James River facility until 14 May 1975 when she was returned to the USN for stripping. Although the DANFS shows the Alsea was sold for scrapping in the fall of 1975, it is incorrect. The Alsea was sold on 14 June 1976 to John S. Latsis of Piraeus, Greece. She was then reactivated for commercial service under the name Ikosiena for Amphitrite Shipping & Trading Corp. S.A., Panama. She served until she was sold on 20 June 1996 for scrapping thus ending her days at the scrapyard in Aliaga, Turkey starting 25 July 1996
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