She supported American troops in the Korean War in the early 1950s and performed similar service in the Vietnam War in the mid-1960s.
On 4 November 1968, General Hugh J. Gaffey was transferred to the Maritime Administration on a temporary basis to be laid up with the National Defense Reserve Fleet facility at Suisun Bay, California.

On 31 August 1969 she was transferred permanently to Maritime Administration custody.
Her name was again struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 9 October 1969.
She supported American troops in the Korean War in the early 1950s and performed similar service in the Vietnam War in the mid-1960s. On 4 November 1968, General Hugh J. Gaffey was transferred to the Maritime Administration on a temporary basis to be laid up with the National Defense Reserve Fleet facility at Suisun Bay, California.
On 31 August 1969 she was transferred permanently to Maritime Administration custody. Her name was again struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 9 October 1969.
USS Admiral W. L. Capps