▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁M end ota , ▁was ▁Senior ▁Officer ▁Pres ent ▁A float ▁for ▁Administration , ▁or ▁S OP A ▁( AD MIN ), ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁and ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁personnel ▁handled ▁all ▁administrative ▁matters ▁for ▁U . S . ▁naval ▁vessels ▁visit ing ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁The ▁crew ▁also ▁maintained ▁a ▁permanent ▁Sh ore ▁Party ▁det achment ▁to ▁assist ▁and ▁super v ise ▁liberty ▁vis its ▁ash ore . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁pe ac etime ▁service M end ota ▁returned ▁home ▁to ▁her ▁home port ▁of ▁Wil ming ton , ▁NC , ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁During ▁her ▁mission ▁to ▁Vietnam ▁and ▁back ▁M end ota ▁ste amed ▁over ▁. ▁She ▁trans ited ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁in ▁both ▁directions , ▁and ▁visited ▁Hawai i , ▁Gu am , ▁Bang k ok , ▁Th ailand , ▁Ka oh si ung , ▁Form osa , ▁and ▁Sub ic ▁Bay ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁De comm ission ing M end ota ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁She ▁was ▁scra pped ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁others ▁of ▁the ▁O was co ▁class ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁References ▁M end ota ▁W HE C - 6 9 , ▁United ▁States ' ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁website . ▁Sche ina , ▁Robert ▁L .: ▁U . S . ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁C ut ters ▁& ▁C raft ▁of ▁World