an , ▁and ▁Koch i ▁E ria , ▁H ons h ū , ▁for ▁further ▁swe eping ▁operations . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁she ▁depart ed ▁H iro ▁W an ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Ar riv ing ▁at ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California , ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁she ▁continued ▁on ▁trans ited ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁ 2 9 ▁December , ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana , ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁in activ ation . ▁Sh ifting ▁to ▁Orange , ▁Texas ; ▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Reb el ▁de comm ission ed ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Reserve ▁Fle et . ▁ ▁Re - design ated ▁MS F - 2 8 4 ▁on ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Reb el ▁was ▁shift ed ▁to ▁the ▁Green ▁C ove ▁Spr ings , ▁Florida , ▁ber thing ▁area ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Orange ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁Her ▁name ▁was ▁struck ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁list ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁and ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Mexico . ▁Reb el ▁earned ▁four ▁battle ▁stars ▁for ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁service . ▁ ▁Mexican ▁Navy ▁career ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁Reb el ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Navy ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁renamed ▁AR