▁sold ▁for ▁sc rap ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Shaw ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁at ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Naval ▁Sh ip yard , ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania ; ▁launched ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Miss ▁D orth y ▁L . ▁T ink er ; ▁and ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁with ▁L t . ▁C md r . ▁E . A . ▁Mitchell ▁in ▁command . ▁ ▁Following ▁commission ing , ▁Shaw ▁remained ▁at ▁Philadelphia ▁until ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁when ▁she ▁crossed ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁on ▁her ▁sh aked own ▁cru ise . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁June , ▁she ▁comm enced ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁yard ▁work ▁to ▁correct ▁def ic ien cies ▁before ▁comple ting ▁accept ance ▁tri als ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Shaw ▁conducted ▁training ▁exer cis es ▁in ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁She ▁then ▁trans ited ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁and ▁under w ent ▁over ha ul ▁at ▁Mare ▁Island ▁from ▁ 8 ▁January ▁to ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁Shaw ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁until ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁particip ating ▁in ▁various ▁exer cis es ▁and ▁providing ▁services ▁to ▁carri ers ▁and ▁sub mar ines ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁In ▁April , ▁she ▁sa