After World War II
After two voyages to the Far East between August and November transporting occupation troops and returning veterans, Lyon arrived in San Francisco on February 3, 1946. She departed Oakland, California, on March 2 with 1,000 German prisoners of war bound for Liverpool, England, and returned to New York on April 12. She decommissioned on May 3, 1946 and was returned to her owners, the Moore-McCormack Lines, and her original name.
Mormactide remained under the ownership of Moore-McCormack Lines until 1966, when she was acquired by Grace Lines and renamed Santa Regina.
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