▁serve ▁the ▁South west ▁Pacific ▁area ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Navy ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁configured ▁as ▁a ▁transport ▁and ▁cargo ▁ship , ▁named ▁and ▁was ▁Commission ed , ▁Mis cell aneous ▁A ux ili ary , ▁USS ▁R yer ▁( AG - 1 3 8 ), ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁rec lass ified ▁Light ▁C argo ▁Sh ip , ▁( AK L - 9 ), ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁After ▁that , ▁it ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁dr ill ▁ship ▁C ald r ill ▁I , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁dynamic ▁position ing ▁( DP ), ▁and ▁to ▁West ▁I ▁as ▁fish ▁processing ▁vessel ▁that ▁on ▁its ▁last ▁trip ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁ins urance ▁fra ud ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Edward ▁Ut ter , ▁described ▁in ▁Tra il ▁of ▁the ▁Fox ▁by ▁Lawrence ▁Eric ▁Taylor . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁F S - 3 6 1 ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁by ▁the ▁St ur geon ▁Bay ▁Sh ip ▁Building ▁& ▁D ry ▁D ock ing ▁Co . ▁of ▁St ur geon ▁Bay , ▁Wisconsin ▁designated ▁F S - 3 6 1 ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁launched ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁cre wed ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁South west