▁part ▁in ▁the ▁annual , ▁massive ▁" f le et ▁problem " ▁exer cis es . ▁ ▁A ro ost ook ▁also ▁ste amed ▁to ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁including ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁occasion ▁as ▁the ▁support ▁aircraft ▁tender ▁for ▁a ▁pione ering ▁attempt ▁to ▁fly ▁two ▁pat rol ▁plan es ▁from ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁to ▁Hawai i . ▁ ▁De comm ission ing ▁and ▁sale , ▁ 1 9 3 1 – 1 9 4 7 ▁T aken ▁out ▁of ▁commission ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁at ▁the ▁Pu get ▁Sound ▁Navy ▁Y ard , ▁B rem erton , ▁Washington , ▁A ro ost ook ▁was ▁laid ▁up ▁in ▁reserve ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁de cade . ▁With ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ra ging ▁in ▁Europe , ▁and ▁the ▁war ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁spread ▁world wide ▁soon , ▁she ▁was ▁considered ▁for ▁react iv ation ▁as ▁a ▁cargo ▁ship , ▁and ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁she ▁was ▁re - design ated ▁A K - 4 4 . ▁However , ▁her ▁age ▁and ▁her ▁limited ▁capabilities ▁kept ▁her ▁in active . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁A ro ost ook ▁was ▁str icken ▁from ▁the ▁Naval ▁V essel ▁Register ▁and ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁War ▁Sh ipping ▁Administration . ▁Reg aining ▁the ▁name ▁B unker ▁Hill , ▁she ▁stayed ▁in ▁port ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁Although ▁she ▁was ▁sold ▁in