2 8 ▁March ▁and ▁for ▁nearly ▁ 5 ▁months ▁she ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁Marian as ▁on ▁AS W ▁pat rol s , ▁con voy ▁esc ort , ▁sub marine ▁training ▁exer cis es , ▁and ▁plane ▁guard ▁duty ▁for ▁cre ws ▁of ▁down ed ▁B - 2 9 ▁bom bers . ▁After ▁the ▁fighting ▁stopped ▁Y MS - 3 7 4 ▁sa iled ▁for ▁K ak y oto ▁Island ▁on ▁the ▁south western ▁coast ▁of ▁Korea ▁to ▁clear ▁approaches ▁to ▁J insen ▁for ▁the ▁landing ▁of ▁occupation ▁troops . ▁ ▁She ▁swe pt ▁Korean ▁waters ▁until ▁she ▁sa iled ▁ 7 ▁September ▁for ▁mines we eping ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁Nag as aki ▁– ▁S ase bo ▁area . ▁▁ ▁Y MS - 3 7 4 ▁depart ed ▁Japan ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁and ▁arrived ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁West ▁Coast ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁operations ▁out ▁of ▁California ▁she ▁was ▁renamed ▁ ▁USS ▁K ite ▁( A MS - 2 2 ) ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁She ▁de comm ission ed ▁that ▁same ▁day ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Reserve ▁Fle et . ▁▁ ▁K ite ▁recomm ission ed ▁ 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁L t . ▁( j . g .) ▁Nicholas ▁Gr kov ic ▁in ▁command . ▁ ▁After ▁rep airs ▁in ▁San ▁Diego ▁and ▁Long ▁Beach , ▁California , ▁she ▁sa iled ▁for ▁Pear l ▁Har bor