▁abandoned ▁the ▁L CV P ▁over ▁the ▁" off - side " ▁before ▁the ▁gr en ades ▁expl oded . ▁A ▁second ▁L CV P ▁with ▁a ▁fully ▁armed ▁crew ▁was ▁launched ▁to ▁rescue ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁boat . ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁picked ▁up , ▁Th ur ston ▁opened ▁fire ▁with ▁her ▁machine ▁guns ▁and ▁finally ▁s ank ▁the ▁d ory ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 - inch ▁shell . ▁The ▁boat ▁crew ▁suffered ▁no ▁cas ual ties , ▁and ▁the ▁L CV P ▁was ▁recovered . ▁ ▁Final ▁transport ▁miss ions ▁The ▁ship ▁then ▁called ▁at ▁Gu adal can al , ▁Esp ir itu ▁Santo , ▁New ▁C aled onia , ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Seattle ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 0 th . ▁The ▁transport ▁made ▁three ▁more ▁Magic - C arp et ▁voy ages : ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁to ▁Ok ina wa ▁and ▁Japan ▁in ▁May . ▁When ▁she ▁arrived ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁June , ▁she ▁began ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁in activ ation . ▁ ▁De comm ission ▁Th ur ston ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁War ▁Sh ipping ▁Administration ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁res umed ▁the ▁name ▁Del ▁Santos . ▁She ▁was ▁struck ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁List ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁service ▁Del ▁Santos ▁was ▁sold