Military Sealift Command Service
Tioga County was reactivated in mid-1972 to serve as a cargo ship in a non-commissioned status with a civil service crew with the Military Sealift Command, being designated the United States Naval Ship USNS Tioga County (T-LST-1158). This service continued until she was stricken from the Navy List on 1 November 1973.
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