1 0 ▁November , ▁she ▁depart ed ▁the ▁U . S . ▁West ▁Coast ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁supply ▁runs ▁to ▁bases ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁the ▁ship ▁had ▁ste amed ▁some ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁miles . ▁Port s ▁of ▁call ▁included ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ; ▁Man us ▁Island , ▁Admir alty ▁Islands ; ▁Mil ne ▁Bay ▁and ▁Lang em ak , ▁New ▁Guinea ; ▁Sa ip an ; ▁and ▁En iw et ok . ▁Although ▁not ▁equ ipped ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁troops , ▁Ark ab ▁transport ed ▁over ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁passengers ▁during ▁her ▁career . ▁ ▁End - of - war ▁activity ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁terminated ▁the ▁final ▁voyage ▁of ▁her ▁career ▁at ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia , ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁de comm ission ing ▁▁ ▁Ark ab ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁War ▁Sh ipping ▁Administration ▁for ▁dispos al , ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Def ense ▁Reserve ▁Fle et , ▁and ▁laid ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁James ▁River ▁ber thing ▁area . ▁Her ▁name ▁was ▁struck ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁list ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁She ▁was ▁sold ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁N . ▁V . ▁Inter sh it ra , ▁of ▁Rot ter dam ,