5 0 - 1 9 5 3 ) ▁gave ▁A TA - 2 0 4 ▁a ▁new ▁le ase ▁on ▁life ▁by ▁trigger ing ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy . ▁A TA - 2 0 4 ▁was ▁react iv ated ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁at ▁Ast oria , ▁Oregon , ▁for ▁assignment ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁Naval ▁District . ▁Re comm ission ed ▁at ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁on ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁with ▁Lieutenant ▁William ▁A . ▁Wal den ▁in ▁command , ▁she ▁was ▁renamed ▁USS ▁W and ank ▁while ▁retain ing ▁her ▁" ATA - 2 0 4 " ▁design ation . ▁She ▁operated ▁out ▁of ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁providing ▁t ug ▁and ▁to w ▁services ▁for ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Fle et , ▁and ▁occasionally ▁deployed ▁to ▁American ▁Sam oa ▁and ▁other ▁Pacific ▁islands ▁with ▁to ws . ▁ ▁Mar iana ▁Islands ▁service , ▁ 1 9 5 5 - 1 9 6 7 ▁On ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁W and ank ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Mar iana ▁Islands . ▁There , ▁she ▁to wed ▁b arg es ▁of ▁supplies , ▁stood ▁ready ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁search - and - res cue ▁operations , ▁provided ▁target ▁services ▁for ▁g unn ery ▁and ▁tor ped o ▁exer cis es , ▁and ▁conducted ▁local ▁surve ill ance ▁miss ions ▁out ▁of ▁Gu am ▁into ▁the ▁ 1