▁in ▁late ▁July , ▁she ▁provided ▁medical ▁aid ▁for ▁the ▁Pan aman ian ▁merchant man ▁SS ▁Y em ase e ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 ▁August ▁her ▁medical ▁officer ▁performed ▁an ▁emer gency ▁app ende ct omy ▁on ▁a ▁crew man ▁from ▁the ▁Swedish ▁merchant ▁ship ▁SS ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁Man it ow oc ▁returned ▁from ▁her ▁final ▁pat rol ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁at ▁Boston ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁service , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Man it ow oc ▁was ▁loan ed ▁to ▁and ▁immediately ▁recomm ission ed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁her ▁Navy ▁de comm ission ing ▁with ▁Lieutenant ▁Wes ly ▁L . ▁Sau nd ers , ▁US CG , ▁command ing . ▁ ▁She ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁vessel ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁months , ▁based ▁at ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia , ▁and ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁The ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁de comm ission ed ▁her ▁on ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁French ▁Navy ▁service . ▁ 1 9 4 7 – 1 9 5 8 ▁Man it ow oc ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁France ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁After ▁delivery ▁to ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁government , ▁she ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Navy ▁as ▁Le ▁B rix ▁( F 7 1 5 ) ▁and