essel ▁Register ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁and ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Navy , ▁she ▁was ▁renamed ▁RO CS ▁Ta ▁Sue h ▁( ATA - 5 4 7 ). ▁Her ▁fate ▁in ▁Chinese ▁service ▁is ▁not ▁reported ▁in ▁secondary ▁sources . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Ton ka wa ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁name , ▁she ▁was ▁laid ▁down ▁as ▁A TR - 1 0 3 ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁at ▁Orange , ▁Texas , ▁by ▁the ▁Le ving ston ▁Sh ip building ▁Co .; ▁launched ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 ; ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁R . ▁F . ▁Parker ; ▁red es ign ated ▁A TA - 1 7 6 ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 ; ▁and ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁L t . ▁( j g .) ▁Ralph ▁T . ▁C rane , ▁US NR , ▁in ▁command . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁sh aked own ▁cru ise ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Mexico , ▁the ▁auxili ary ▁ocean ▁t ug ▁stood ▁out ▁of ▁Gal vest on , ▁Texas , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁bound , ▁via ▁Miami , ▁Florida , ▁for ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁Zone . ▁She ▁arrived ▁at ▁Col on ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October ▁and ▁depart ed ▁Bal boa