▁ 3 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁attack ▁transport ▁ship ▁stood ▁into ▁Sub ic ▁Bay , ▁Philippines , ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Sa ig on , ▁Vietnam , ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve . ▁ ▁After ▁ev acu ating ▁refuge es ▁from ▁North ▁Vietnam ▁and ▁the ▁T achen ▁Islands , ▁she ▁depart ed ▁Sa ig on ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁Sem in ole ▁returned ▁to ▁Japan , ▁standing ▁into ▁K obe ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 7 th . ▁ ▁Sem in ole ▁depart ed ▁K obe ▁on ▁ 6 ▁February ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Buck ner ▁Bay , ▁Ok ina wa . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁February , ▁she ▁depart ed ▁the ▁Ry uky us ▁for ▁Japan ▁and ▁th ence ▁proceeded ▁to ▁San ▁Diego ▁via ▁Pear l ▁Har bor . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Sem in ole ▁operated ▁along ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁and ▁Al aska . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁she ▁again ▁set ▁sail ▁for ▁Y ok os uka . ▁ ▁Sem in ole ▁operated ▁off ▁Japan , ▁Ok ina wa , ▁and ▁Korea ▁until ▁her ▁return ▁to ▁San ▁Diego ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁September . ▁ ▁Back ▁in ▁Y ok os uka ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁A K A ▁remained ▁in ▁East ▁Asian ▁waters ▁until ▁her ▁return ▁to ▁San ▁Diego ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December . ▁Sem in ole ▁continued ▁her