▁home ▁port ▁of ▁Ap ra ▁Har bor , ▁Gu am . ▁ ▁She ▁got ▁under way ▁from ▁Gu am ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁for ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁then ▁esc orted ▁three ▁As he ville - class ▁pat rol ▁gun bo ats ▁to ▁Sub ic ▁Bay , ▁the ▁Philippines ▁and ▁Cam ▁Ran h ▁Bay . ▁South ▁Vietnam , ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁communication ▁back - up ▁vessel . ▁She ▁later ▁esc orted ▁two ▁gun bo ats ▁from ▁Cam ▁Ran h ▁Bay ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁island ▁surve ill ance ▁duties . ▁ ▁Final ▁de comm ission ing ▁and ▁dispos al ▁De comm ission ed ▁at ▁Gu am ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁W and ank ▁was ▁simultaneously ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁for ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Trust ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Islands . ▁Return ed ▁to ▁the ▁Navy ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁W and ank ▁was ▁adj ud ged ▁un fit ▁for ▁further ▁Navy ▁service ▁and ▁accordingly ▁struck ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁List ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Sub sequently ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁as ▁her ▁original ▁design ation ▁number ▁A TR - 1 3 1 , ▁she ▁res umed ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Trust ▁Territ ory ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Islands ▁on ▁island ▁surve ill ance ▁and ▁local ▁to wing ▁duties . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁finally ▁s unk ▁as ▁a ▁target ▁ship ▁in