Service As A Commercial Freighter
From 29 June 1943 until April 1950, she served as SS Great Republic for various private companies, including United Fruit Co., and Pacific Far East Lines of San Francisco, California. In April 1950, she was returned to the Maritime Commission and was moored in an inactive status in Suisun Bay, California.
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