2 9 – 1 9 0 9 ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁USS ▁Ger on imo ▁( ATA - 2 0 7 ) ▁A TA - 2 0 7 ▁completed ▁sh aked own ▁training ▁off ▁Gal vest on , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁then ▁reported ▁to ▁T ampa , ▁Florida , ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁a ▁bar ra cks ▁ship ▁to ▁be ▁to wed ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁She ▁trans ited ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁with ▁her ▁to w ▁ 1 5 ▁April , ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Ley te , ▁Philippines , ▁via ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁She ▁depart ed ▁for ▁Gu adal can al ▁on ▁ 2 ▁July ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁har bor ▁and ▁rescue ▁t ug ▁at ▁L ung a ▁Point ▁Naval ▁Base . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁she ▁depart ed ▁L ung a ▁Point ▁for ▁Ley te ▁with ▁cargo ▁l igh ters ▁in ▁to w , ▁arriv ing ▁just ▁after ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁Japan . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁war , ▁A TA - 2 0 7 ▁was ▁active ▁throughout ▁the ▁islands ▁to wing ▁and ▁performing ▁rescue ▁work . ▁She ▁carried ▁sections ▁of ▁a ▁dock ▁to ▁En iw et ok , ▁Marshall ▁Islands , ▁in ▁October , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁har bor ▁and ▁to wing ▁t ug ▁at ▁N ou me a , ▁New ▁C aled onia . ▁Later , ▁she ▁performed ▁as ▁a ▁cargo ▁t ug , ▁carrying ▁RA AF ▁equipment ▁to ▁Br is b