3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁for ▁Hawai i . ▁En ▁route , ▁she ▁spent ▁ 1 0 ▁days ▁at ▁Bal boa , ▁Canal ▁Zone , ▁for ▁tur bine ▁rep airs ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁April . ▁Between ▁ 4 ▁May ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁August , ▁she ▁made ▁five ▁round ▁tri ps ▁between ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁and ▁Hawai i ▁with ▁passengers ▁and ▁cargo . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁September ▁she ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁with ▁occupation ▁troops ▁for ▁Japan , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁S ase bo ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁September . ▁She ▁then ▁made ▁one ▁voyage ▁to ▁Man ila ; ▁returned ▁to ▁S ase bo ; ▁and ▁reported ▁for ▁" Operation ▁Magic ▁Car pet " ▁duty ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁October . ▁After ▁making ▁two ▁voy ages ▁returning ▁troops ▁home ▁from ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁" Mag ic ▁Car pet " ▁duty ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁San ▁Diego ▁for ▁in activ ation ▁on ▁ 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁▁ ▁S aug us ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁but ▁remained ▁" in ▁service , ▁in ▁reserve " ▁until ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁Her ▁design ation ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁M CS - 4 ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁She ▁was ▁struck ▁from ▁the ▁Naval ▁V essel