▁P us an ▁Har bor ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁September , ▁she ▁comm enced ▁loading ▁cargo , ▁supplies , ▁and ▁equipment ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Pro vis ional ▁Marine ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁Five ▁war ▁correspond ents ▁reported ▁on ▁board ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁September , ▁and ▁ 3 0 1 ▁U . S . ▁Mar ines ▁and ▁ 5 8 ▁R OK ▁Mar ines ▁emb ark ed ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁September , ▁Sem in ole ▁lower ed ▁and ▁dispatch ed ▁her ▁boats ▁for ▁the ▁opposed ▁land ings ▁on ▁Red ▁Beach , ▁In ch on . ▁ ▁From ▁▁ 1 6 – 2 0 ▁September , ▁the ▁A K A ▁continued ▁to ▁off load ▁her ▁cargo . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁September , ▁she ▁ev acu ated ▁six ▁marine ▁cas ual ties ▁and ▁deb ark ed ▁them ▁at ▁S ase bo , ▁Japan , ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁September . ▁ ▁After ▁rep airs ▁to ▁the ▁ship ▁and ▁her ▁boats , ▁Sem in ole ▁stood ▁out ▁of ▁K obe ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁In ch on ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October . ▁ ▁Sem in ole ▁began ▁loading ▁troops ▁and ▁equipment ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Marine ▁Division ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁and ▁took ▁on ▁additional ▁troops ▁and ▁cargo ▁until ▁standing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁har bor ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October . ▁ ▁Sem in ole ▁and ▁accomp any ing ▁ships ▁revers ed ▁their ▁course ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁several ▁times