▁noticed ▁and ▁arrived ▁safely ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu ." ▁ ▁S omet ime ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁she ▁was ▁class ified ▁as ▁" mis cell aneous ▁tender " ▁and ▁given ▁the ▁h ull ▁number ▁W A GL - 2 5 2 . ▁By ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁her ▁arm ament ▁compr ised ▁two ▁ 3 - inch ▁guns ; ▁four ▁ 2 0 - mill imeter ▁O er lik on ▁machine ▁guns ; ▁and ▁two ▁depth ▁charge ▁tracks . ▁She ▁spent ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Islands , ▁serv icing ▁a ids ▁to ▁navigation , ▁search ▁and ▁rescue , ▁and ▁con voy ▁" de co y " ▁duties . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁L OR AN ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Res uming ▁her ▁pe ac etime ▁purs uits ▁with ▁the ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁after ▁the ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁host ilities , ▁Wal nut ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁area ▁until ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁she ▁assist ed ▁the ▁s amp an ▁Sun fish ▁ 1 8 ▁miles ▁south ▁of ▁Hon ol ulu . ▁From ▁ 8 ▁to ▁ 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁she ▁searched ▁for ▁the ▁k etch ▁Nov ia ▁between ▁H ilo ▁and ▁Hon ol ulu . ▁She ▁was ▁modern ized ▁and ▁converted ▁from ▁steam ▁reci proc