After receiving medical attention, most of the USS Pringle survivors were transferred to the 
USS Starlight AP-175 a C2-S-AJ1 transport ship, and returned to San Francisco. 

Photo of USS Starlight AP 175      
Fate of the USS Starlight AP 175 (re-commissioned as the SS Badger State)  (off-site link)

Photo of the Starlight's sister ship, Storm King AP 171 (also a C2-S-AJ1 transport ship)

  AP-175

• Displacement: Navy Light: 4,600, M.C. Deadweight: 10,700, Full Load: 14,960
• Length: 459’2”
• Beam: 63’
• Draft light: 23’   Max. Draft: 27'9"
• Speed: 16.5 k
• Armament: 1 5”; 4 3”; 12 20mm
• Complement: 360
• Troop Capacity: 1,375
• Turbine engines: HP 6,000
• 1st Navy Commissioning: 1943
• Class: STORM KING
• Maritime Commission Standard Type: C2-S-AJ1