Decommissioned on 3 June 1946, and turned over to the Maritime Commission for disposal, Admiral W. S. Benson was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 3 July 1946. Transferred to the Army Transport Service, the ship was renamed General Daniel I. Sultan in honor of the late General Daniel Isom Sultan, USA
Name:
USS Admiral W. S. Benson (AP-120)
Namesake:
Admiral William S. Benson, US Navy
Builder:
Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyard Inc.,
Alameda, California
Laid down:
10 December 1942
Launched:
22 November 1943
Sponsored by:
Miss Dorothy Lucille Benson
Completed:
26 January 1944
Identification:
IMO number: 8332837
Renamed:
USAT General Daniel I. Sultan, circa 1946
Namesake:
General Daniel I. Sultan, USA
Renamed:
USNS General Daniel I. Sultan (T-AP-120), 1 March 1950
