USS Troilus ( AKA - 46 ) USS " Troilus " ( AKA - 46 ) was an named after the minor planet " 1208 Troilus , " which in turn was named after a Trojan prince . She served as a commissioned ship for 12 months . " Troilus " ( AKA - 46 ) was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract ( MC hull 1907 ) on 18 March 1945 at Providence , R . I . , by the Walsh - Kaiser Co . , Inc . ; launched on 11 May 1945 ; sponsored by Mrs . Arthur G . B . Metcalf ; acquired by the Navy and commissioned on 8 June 1945 , Lt . Comdr . Nathan McKenzie , USNR , in command . Service history . Following shakedown training in the Chesapeake Bay , " Troilus " departed Norfolk on 11 July and steamed independently via the Canal Zone to Hawaii . She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 1 August , disembarked passengers , fueled , and again got underway . Until 15 August , when the surrender of Japan was announced , she conducted intensive amphibious exercises in Maalaea Bay , Maui , operating with units of Transport Squadron 22 . With news of the war ' s end , she returned to Pearl Harbor and began loading ammunition , equipment , gasoline , trucks , trailers , and even airplanes for the occupation of Japan . On 7 September , " Troilus " departed the Hawaiian Islands and proceeded via the Marianas to Japan . She anchored in Wakayama harbor on the morning of 27 September and had all her boats in the water in less than 40 minutes . Despite continuous heavy rainfall and a rough eight - to - ten - foot surf which tossed two LCVP ' s high on the beach beyond retraction , " Troilus " unloaded cargo throughout the day . On the 29th , she disembarked over 200 troops from the 98th Division ' s 368th Field Artillery . After the successful completion of her mission , " Troilus " departed Wakayama on 1 October , bound for the Philippines . Early in October , she stopped at Subic Bay and at Manila Bay before anchoring in Lingayen Gulf on the 12th to take on additional passengers and cargo for the occupation of Japan . She discharged troops at Wakayama harbor on the 25th , then continued on to anchor at Nagoya on the 27th . Early in November , she began " Magic Carpet " duties transporting American troops back to the United States . She embarked 485 passengers at Buckner Bay on 11 November ; then set her course for California the following day . " Troilus " arrived at San Francisco on the morning of 29 November and lost no time in disembarking her homeward - bound passengers . Following repairs at Graham Shipyard , Oakland , the attack cargo ship got underway for Japan on 24 December 1945 , but en route received orders diverting her to Hawaii . " Troilus " put in at Pearl Harbor on 16 January and , on the 23d , set her course for California . She discharged passengers and mail at San Pedro on 30 January and then returned to San Francisco to take on a capacity load of landing craft for transportation to the East Coast . She departed that port on the 12th and steamed via the Panama Canal and Norfolk to New York . During March , crews removed equipment and gear from the vessel in preparation for her disposition . On 11 April , " Troilus " made her last voyage under her own power , steaming up the Hudson River to moor at the Eureka Shipyard , Newburgh , New York , to remove remaining materials and to undergo preservation procedures . Her decommissioning took place minutes before noon on 14 June 1946 . Her name was struck from the Navy list on 8 July 1946 , and she was delivered to the War Shipping Administration on 28 August 1946 . She was laid up by that agency until 17 April 1967 when she was sold to the Union Metals and Alloy Corporation , of New York City , and scrapped .