ely ▁injured ▁surv iv ors ▁to ▁hospital ▁ship ▁ ▁of ▁P us an . ▁ ▁She ▁conducted ▁mines we eping ▁operations ▁along ▁the ▁eastern , ▁southern , ▁and ▁western ▁coast s ▁of ▁Korea ▁throughout ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁After ▁the ▁s : K ore an ▁Arm ist ice ▁Ag re ement ▁was ▁signed , ▁she ▁remained ▁as ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Esc ort ▁and ▁Block ading ▁Pat rol . ▁Before ▁leaving ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁mid ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁she ▁served ▁several ▁t ours ▁as ▁observer ▁for ▁Arm ist ice ▁viol ations ▁off ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁Korea . ▁▁ ▁Mer g ans er ▁depart ed ▁S ase bo ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁for ▁the ▁Pu get ▁Sound ▁Naval ▁Sh ip yard , ▁where ▁she ▁under w ent ▁conversion ▁to ▁A MC U - 4 7 , ▁comm encing ▁ 1 ▁October . ▁Upon ▁completion ▁of ▁conversion , ▁she ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Har bor ▁Def ense ▁Unit , ▁Port ▁Town send , ▁Washington , ▁where ▁she ▁remained ▁until ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁With ▁the ▁design ation ▁M HC - 4 7 ▁effective ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Mer g ans er ▁conducted ▁under water ▁sound ▁tests ▁at ▁Car r ▁In let ▁Ac oust ics ▁Range ▁in ▁Washington ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 ▁weeks ▁in ▁April ▁and ▁then ▁got ▁under way ▁for ▁duty ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Naval ▁District ▁at ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California . ▁There ,