the Pacific Reserve Fleet, berthed at Stockton, California. Korean War service Recommissioned at San Diego on 6 January 1951, Sanborn conducted shakedown training off southern California before transiting the Panama Canal and joining the Amphibious Force, Atlantic Fleet, at Norfolk, Virginia. She conducted numerous landing exercises at Vieques, Puerto Rico, and Onslow Beach, North Carolina, for the next three years. In May 1953, Sanborn joined the Service Force, Atlantic Fleet, and transported construction battalions between Davisville, Rhode Island, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Casablanca, French Morocco. After July 1954, she once more participated in landing exercises along the U.S. East Coast and in the Caribbean. Sixth Fleet service in the Mediterranean On 7 January 1955, Sanborn departed Norfolk bound for the Mediterranean to serve with the amphibious force of the U.S. 6th Fleet. During the next five months, she showed the flag in ports in Italy, Greece, Turkey, Crete, Sardinia, France, and Spain. Between these visits, Sanborn participated in landing exercises to maintain both the ship's company and embarked U.S. Marines in combat readiness. Stars in Hollywood movie as “USS Belinda” After her return to Norfolk, she continued to conduct amphibious training; this routine was interrupted, however, when Sanborn starred as "USS Belinda (APA-22)" in the movie Away All Boats produced by Universal International Pictures. Final decommissioning Sanborn was decommissioned and placed in reserve for the last time and berthed at Orange, Texas. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 1 July 1960 and was scrapped in 1971. Military awards and honors Sanborn earned two battle stars for her service at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Notable USS Sanborn Crew Members Eugene Curnow Byron Alfred Dary Ernest Bocolo Billy C. Jones Lloyd Kiva New References External links USS Sanborn NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive - APA-193 Sanborn Haskell-class attack transports Sanborn County, South Dakota World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Korean War amphibious warfare vessels of the United States Troop ships Ships built in Vancouver, Washington 1944 ships