igua , ▁St ▁Lu cia , ▁C ura ça o , ▁St ▁K itt s , ▁T ort ola , ▁St ▁Vincent , ▁Car ri ac ou , ▁N ass au , ▁Free port ▁Grand ▁Bah ama , ▁trans iting ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁again ▁to ▁San ▁Diego ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ; ▁returning ▁via ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁to ▁Tr in idad . ▁ ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁Cart ag ena , ▁Domin ica , ▁St ▁Martin , ▁Be quia , ▁Ge or get own , ▁Bel ize , ▁Fort ▁La ud erd ale ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Port sm outh ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁Are th usa ▁was ▁guard ▁ship ▁for ▁the ▁hand - over ▁of ▁independence ▁to ▁British ▁Gu iana . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁after ▁vis its ▁to ▁Lor ient ▁and ▁Es b jer g , ▁Are th usa ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁via ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁her ▁first ▁Be ira ▁Pat rol , ▁While ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁she ▁visited ▁Pen ang , ▁Singapore , ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁N ago ya , ▁and ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁On ▁returning ▁to ▁Singapore ▁she ▁helped ▁esc ort ▁the ▁Queen ▁and ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁on ▁their ▁South ▁East ▁Asian ▁tour . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Are th usa ▁under to ok ▁a ▁further ▁Be ira ▁Pat rol ▁which ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁prevent ▁oil ▁reaching ▁the ▁land locked ▁country ▁of ▁Rh odes ia ▁via ▁the ▁then - Port ug uese ▁col ony ▁of