▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁at ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁by ▁the ▁Beth le hem - F air field ▁Sh ip yard , ▁Inc .. ▁She ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁J . W . A . ▁W aller , ▁and ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁Navy ▁on ▁a ▁loan ▁basis ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁renamed ▁X anth us ▁and ▁designated ▁AR - 1 9 . ▁She ▁was ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁with ▁Commander ▁Stanley ▁G . ▁Nich ols ▁in ▁command . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁operations ▁Following ▁training ▁operations ▁and ▁a ▁trans it ▁of ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal , ▁X anth us ▁arrived ▁at ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁to ▁serve ▁there ▁as ▁a ▁repair ▁ship . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁August , ▁she ▁sa iled ▁for ▁Ad ak , ▁Al aska , ▁to ▁join ▁forces ▁mass ing ▁there ▁for ▁the ▁project ed ▁assault s ▁on ▁the ▁Kur ils ▁and ▁northern ▁Japan . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁capit ulation , ▁however , ▁ob vi ated ▁such ▁operations . ▁Instead ▁of ▁an ▁invasion ▁there ▁was ▁now ▁an ▁occupation . ▁ ▁End - of - war ▁activity ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁Task ▁Group ▁( T G ) ▁ 4 0 . 2 , ▁X anth us ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Japan ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁O min