▁On ▁ 6 ▁February , ▁the ▁L K A ▁off loaded ▁Se ata il ▁material ▁and ▁ste amed ▁sing ly ▁for ▁Y ok os uka ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 4 th . ▁Am ph ib ious ▁Squadron ▁ 9 ▁rejo ined ▁Sem in ole ▁at ▁Y ok os uka ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 6 th . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁July , ▁Sem in ole ▁ground ed ▁on ▁Pu get ▁Sho als ▁after ▁a ▁port ▁visit ▁in ▁the ▁Olymp ia , ▁Washington , ▁area . ▁She ▁rejo ined ▁Am ph ib ious ▁Squadron ▁ 9 ▁at ▁Buck ner ▁Bay ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁got ▁under way ▁for ▁Sub ic ▁Bay ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁and ▁finished ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁up keep . ▁ ▁Following ▁additional ▁up keep , ▁training , ▁and ▁an ▁am ph ib ious ▁demonstr ation ▁for ▁students ▁and ▁fac ulty ▁from ▁the ▁Vietnam ese ▁Def ense ▁College , ▁Sem in ole ▁depart ed ▁Sub ic ▁Bay ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁for ▁Vietnam ▁and ▁Operation ▁Ke yst one ▁Blue j ay . ▁The ▁ship ▁completed ▁loading ▁mar ines ▁and ▁equipment ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁and ▁delivered ▁them ▁to ▁San ▁Diego ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February . ▁ ▁De comm ission ing ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁September , ▁in ▁her ▁ 2 5 th ▁year ▁of ▁active ▁service , ▁Sem in ole ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁In active ▁Sh ip ▁Fac ility , ▁San ▁Diego . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁placed ▁out