USS Phobos ( AK - 129 ) USS " Phobos " ( AK - 129 ) was a commissioned by the U . S . Navy for service in World War II . She was responsible for delivering troops , goods and equipment to locations in the war zone . " Phobos " ( AK – 129 ) was laid down as " SS Joseph H . Kibbey " under Maritime Commission contract by Houston Shipbuilding Corp . , Houston , Texas , 25 September 1943 ; launched 6 November 1943 ; sponsored by Mrs . J . S . Burrows ; and delivered to the Maritime Commission 17 November 1943 for operation by the American Export Lines . Following one cruise as a merchant vessel , " SS Joseph H . Kibbey " was acquired by the Army Transportation Service for use as a troop transport . While under conversion at Todd - Johnson Dry Docks , Inc . , New Orleans , Louisiana , she was reassigned to the Navy and named " Phobos " 15 January 1944 . She was accepted by the Navy 12 June 1944 and commissioned the same day at Algiers , Louisiana , Lt . Comdr . Edgar R . Winckler in command . World War II Pacific Theatre operations . " Phobos " steamed to the U . S . East Coast late in June ; and , after shakedown in Chesapeake Bay , she loaded dry stores for fleet issue and departed Norfolk , Virginia , 29 July . Supplying ships for the invasion of Leyte . She transited the Panama Canal 6 August en route to the South Pacific Ocean . Arriving Manus , Admiralties , 15 September , she began duty with Service Squadron 10 . Assigned to TG 30 . 9 , " Phobos " supplied ships during final preparations for the impending invasion of the Philippines at Leyte . Thence , with U . S . Marine casualties of the Palaus embarked , she sailed to Nouméa , New Caledonia , between 29 October and 7 November . After replenishing her holds , " Phobos " departed 18 November and during the rest of the month she provisioned ships of the U . S . 7th Fleet in the New Hebrides and New Guinea . On 5 December she returned to Manus where she continued issuing supplies to ships preparing for operations at Lingayen Gulf , Luzon . She completed her duty late in the month and sailed for the United States 29 December with 133 Leyte veterans embarked . Supporting the 5th fleet . " Phobos " arrived San Francisco , California , 23 January 1945 . After overhaul and loading cargo she deployed to the western Pacific 25 February , via Pearl Harbor and Eniwetok , reaching Ulithi , 24 March . During the next three months she served at this important American base and replenished ships of the U . S . 5th Fleet during the Okinawa campaign and strikes on the home islands of Japan . Between 20 June and 5 July , she sailed to Pearl Harbor where she was stocking her holds in preparation for the scheduled invasion of Japan when the Japanese ceased hostilities . End - of - war activity . In mid - September " Phobos " steamed to the Marshalls where she provisioned ships before sailing to the Far East 15 October . She reached Okinawa the 23d and resumed supply operations . Between 4 and 7 November the cargo ship sailed to Japan for fleet issue duty under Service Division 102 . During the next month she operated out of Tokyo Bay supplying provisions and medical stores . Post - war decommissioning . " Phobos " departed for the United States 15 December via Pearl Harbor , arriving San Francisco 7 January 1946 . She decommissioned there 22 March 1946 and transferred the same day to the Maritime Commission for delivery to the U . S . Coast Guard . Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 17 April 1946 . Final Disposition : she was scrapped at Oakland , California , in 1970 . Military awards and honors . No battle stars are indicated for " Phobos " in current Navy records . However , her crew was eligible for the following medals :