▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 ; ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁Peter ▁S . ▁Rud ie . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁L t . ▁Robert ▁W . ▁Morgan ▁in ▁command . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁related ▁service ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁One ota ▁ste amed ▁out ▁into ▁Lake ▁Super ior ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁St . ▁Lawrence ▁River ▁and ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean . ▁Ar riv ing ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁early ▁in ▁May , ▁she ▁remained ▁in ▁southern ▁New ▁England ▁waters ▁for ▁a ▁month , ▁then ▁head ed ▁for ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁service ▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁she ▁operated ▁along ▁the ▁U . S . ▁West ▁Coast ▁from ▁the ▁Naval ▁Net ▁Dep ot , ▁Tib ur on , ▁California , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁she ▁arrived ▁at ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 - month ▁stay . ▁▁ ▁Ass igned ▁to ▁J oint ▁Task ▁Unit ▁( J T U ) ▁ 1 . 2 . 7 , ▁the ▁salv age ▁group ▁for ▁Operation ▁Cross ro ads ▁in ▁March , ▁she ▁ste amed ▁for ▁B ik ini ▁At oll ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March . ▁There , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁April , ▁she ▁joined ▁others ▁of ▁her ▁task ▁group ▁in ▁prepar ing ▁nearby ▁waters