USS Megrez ( AK - 126 ) USS " Megrez " ( AK - 126 ) was an commissioned by the U . S . Navy for service in World War II , named after Megrez , a star in the constellation Ursa Major . She was responsible for delivering troops , goods and equipment to locations in the war zone . " Megrez " , built under a Maritime Commission contract by the California Ship Building Corporation , was launched as SS " General Vallejo " ( MC hull No . 1642 ) on the 23 April 1943 and was sponsored by Mrs . J . R . Jago . She was then acquired by the Navy tinder bareboat charter from the Maritime Commission on the 7 October 1943 ; renamed " Megrez " 11 October 1943 ; converted by the Bethlehem Steel Co . , Shipbuilding Division , San Francisco , California ; and finally commissioned 26 October 1943 , with Lt . Comdr . J . E . Dow , USNR in command . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . Departing San Francisco Bay on November 13 , 1943 , " Megrez " headed for Micronesia . The boat operated out of Funafuti and on March 6 , 1944 in Kwajalein became the " wholesaler " , distributing dry provisions , clothing , medical supplies , and store stock to supply base craft , which in turn distributed supplies directly to the consumer units of the fleet . Disembarking Material at Saipan and Tinian . USS Megrez returned to Pearl Harbor on June 2 , 1944 and took on a cargo of rolling stock , sheet metals , and ammunition for transportation to the Marianas in support of Saipan and Tinian operations . Leaving Hawaiian waters on June 19 , 1944 , USS Megrez headed , via Kwajalein and Eniwetok , for Saipan , arriving on August 14 , 1944 . Two days later , USS Megrez moved to Tinian where she discharged the cargo at the rate of 590 tons a day . A floating supply ship . USS Megrez next sailed for Eniwetok , arriving on August 31 , to become a floating supply and freight depot once again . In October she was reassigned and on her arrival at Ulithi on October 14 , she became a station ship for the issuance of lube oil to the U . S . 3rd Fleet and the U . S . 5th Fleet . Megrez served in this capacity for the next 7 months , supplying this vital fluid to the warships as they pressed closer to the enemy ' s home islands . Supporting Philippine operations . On April 13 , 1945 , her tour as a floating supply center completed , " Megrez " departed Ulithi for Kossol Roads carrying fleet freight and general stores and supplies . She arrived in the Palau Islands on the 14th , unloaded her cargo and departed for San Pedro Bay , Philippine Islands , on the 18th . End - of - war activity . Through September , " Megrez " freighted cargo among the Philippines and between San Pedro Bay and Ulithi . On October 5 , 1945 she departed for Buckner Bay , Okinawa , arriving on the October 13th and then continued on to Japan on November 3 . Arriving at Yokosuka on November 7 , she then supplied ships in the Sea of Japan , the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea before departing for Pearl Harbor in early 1946 . Post - war decommissioning . The USS Megrez was decommissioned at Pearl Harbor on May 29 , 1946 and was towed to San Francisco , California a year later . Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on August 1 , 1947 and she was turned over to the Maritime Commission on September 18 , 1947 . She was then laid up at Suisun Bay , Benicia , California , as a unit of the National Defense Reserve Fleet . In 1974 , she was scrapped . Military awards and honors . Navy records do not record battle star s awarded to this ship . However , Megrez ’ s crew was eligible for the following medals :