the area, but departed Borneo safely on 9 May for San Pedro Bay. After repairs in a floating drydock, Holt was assigned to weather patrol, and cruised the eastern South China Sea, sending reports to help guide movements of the vast fleets then operating in the Pacific. On this duty until 18 December 1945, she departed that date with 75 persons on board for San Francisco via the Marshalls and Pearl Harbor, arriving on 9 January 1946. Decommissioning and sale Decommissioned on 2 July 1946, Holt was assigned to San Diego Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet, until December 1962, when she began preparations for transfer to a foreign country. Loaned to the Republic of Korea on 19 June 1963 under the Military Assistance Program, she served as Chung Nam (D-73). Purchased outright by South Korea on 15 November 1974, Chung Nam's hull number was changed to DE-821 in 1980. She was stricken on 31 January 1984. Military awards and honors References External links ussholt.com: USS Holt Rudderow-class destroyer escorts Ships built in Bay City, Michigan World War II frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Republic of Korea Navy 1944 ships