September 1942. On 17 October, she departed San Francisco for Alaskan waters where she issued a load of mines to smaller ships to be planted as a defense for the base at Adak. She returned to San Francisco on 19 November. She departed San Francisco 8 December 1942, and upon arrival at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides Islands, on 2 January 1943, became primary ammunition ship for various fleet units that were operating in the area. Pyro steamed for San Francisco 2 August, arriving 7 September. Departing San Francisco on 11 November 1943 for Brisbane, Australia, she reported to Commander, Service Force, 7th Fleet on 7 December 1943. From that date until 8 April 1944, Pyro transported ammunition from Australia, New Caledonia and the New Hebrides to Milne Bay, New Guinea. From 13 April through 12 July 1944, she replenished combatants engaged in the Admiralty Islands and Hollandia, campaigns at various New Guinea harbors. Pyro arrived at Sydney, Australia, on 18 July 1944 for six weeks of repairs, returning 9 September to the new base of operations at Hollandia, where units of the fleet assembled for the invasion of Leyte. The ship remained at Hollandia until 3 November when she steamed to Seeadler Bay, Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, for emergency repairs and reloading, returning to Hollandia on 1 December 1944. She steamed for Leyte Gulf on 19 December, arriving one week later and remaining in the Philippine area replenishing combatants until 4 August 1945. Pyro then steamed for the Admiralty Islands for repair and overhaul. She departed the Admiralty Islands on 17 October with a load of serviceable ammunition for transfer to the United States. After embarking troops en route at Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, she arrived at Seattle on 21 November 1945. She remained there until 17 February 1946 and then steamed for San Francisco Bay, arriving the next day. After discharging her ammunition, she returned to Seattle on 2 April. Pyro decommissioned at Seattle on 12 June and was struck from the Navy List on 3 July. Late history The ship was turned over to the War Shipping Administration on 14 July 1946, and in March 1950 she was sold to the National Metal and Steel company of Terminal Island, California, for scrapping. In July 1951, the ship was reported as "now being scrapped", with its steam whistle donated for emergency use by the port of Wilmington, Los Angeles. Since