USS Lioba ( AF - 36 ) USS Lioba ( AF - 36 ) was an " Adria " - class stores ship acquired by the U . S . Navy for service in World War II . Her task was to carry stores , refrigerated items , and equipment to ships in the fleet , and to remote stations and staging areas . " Lioba " was laid down under Maritime Commission contract 23 June 1944 by Pennsylvania Shipyard , Beaumont , Texas ; launched 27 August 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs . W . B . Porter ; acquired by the Navy 17 February 1945 ; and commissioned 6 March 1945 , Lt . Sidney L . Boisdoré in command . World War II service . After shakedown in the Gulf of Mexico , the refrigerated cargo ship departed Mobile , Alabama , 30 March 1945 , for Pearl Harbor en route to Ulithi and Okinawa with mail and cargo for the fighting men pushing towards Japan and victory . Arriving Okinawa 4 June , " Lioba " supplied fresh meat and provisions to navy ships anchored off Hagushi Beach . Departing a week later , she steamed for New Zealand , arrived 19 June , loaded cargo at Auckland and Napier , New Zealand , and sailed 1 August for Pearl Harbor . Post - war activity . Arriving 8 August , she celebrated V - J Day unloading cargo , and departed 24 August for San Francisco , California . A week later the hard working reefer , loaded with 1 , 600 tons of fleet issue cargo , again steamed for the western Pacific . After discharging chilled and dry provisions for occupation forces at Guam , Saipan , Tinian and Tokyo , she returned to San Francisco 20 January 1946 . Departing 10 February , " Lioba " made one more cargo run to Yokosuka and the Pacific Islands , returned to San Francisco 10 May , and sailed 2 days later for the U . S . East Coast . Arriving Hampton Roads 30 May , for the remainder of 1946 she steamed along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean , visiting Boston , Massachusetts , Bayonne , New Jersey , Charleston , South Carolina , Puerto Rico , and Trinidad . North Atlantic operations . For the next 9 years , as the U . S . Navy provided the key bulwark for a Europe threatened by communism , " Lioba " operated with the Service Force , Atlantic Fleet , supporting the Navy ’ s effort to keep the peace in the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean . The ship departed Boston , Massachusetts , 10 January 1947 for the first of 11 Mediterranean cruises , transporting provisions to the U . S . 6th Fleet at Golfe Juan , France , and Naples , Italy . Sandwiched between Mediterranean duty , " Lioba " completed three training cruises to Guantanamo Bay , Cuba , and carried fresh meat and supplies to other Navy outposts in the Caribbean . Decommissioning . " Lioba " departed Naples , Italy , 10 April 1955 for her final passage to the United States , arriving Norfolk , Virginia , the 24th . On 30 July she steamed to Charleston , South Carolina , where she decommissioned 14 October 1955 , and entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet . She remained there until transferred to the Maritime Commission and struck from the Navy list 1 July 1960 . She entered the National Defense Reserve Fleet and was berthed in the James River , Virginia , into 1969 . Final Disposition , scrapped in 1973 . Military awards and honors . The Navy record does not reflect any battle stars awarded to " Lioba " . However , her crew was eligible for the following medals :