▁Man ila ▁Bay ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁After ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁she ▁called ▁at ▁Gu am ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁left ▁Ap ra ▁Har bor ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁to wing ▁ ▁to ▁Mid way ▁Island . ▁She ▁delivered ▁her ▁charge ▁there ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁and ▁head ed ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁t ug ▁arrived ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June ▁and ▁remained ▁at ▁the ▁Naval ▁Supp ly ▁Dep ot , ▁Oak land , ▁California , ▁with ▁a ▁crew ▁supplied ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Naval ▁District ▁until ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁On ▁that ▁day , ▁A TA - 1 7 6 ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁and ▁placed ▁" in ▁service ," ▁man ned ▁by ▁a ▁civil ian ▁crew . ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁name ▁Ton ka wa , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁vessels ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Ton ka wa . ▁ ▁Tow ka wa ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Naval ▁District ▁until ▁ 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁placed ▁out ▁of ▁service , ▁in ▁reserve . ▁Ton ka wa ▁was ▁struck ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁list ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁She ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Taiwan ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁under ▁the ▁Security