land , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁ 2 6 ▁October , ▁and ▁R ar ot ong a , ▁ 2 ▁November , ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Esp ir itu ▁Santo ▁en ▁route ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Comple ting ▁an ▁over ha ul ▁at ▁the ▁Hur ley ▁Marine ▁Works , ▁Oak land , ▁California , ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁Lyn x ▁shift ed ▁to ▁ber th ▁no . 3 , ▁Enc inal ▁Terminal , ▁Al amed a , ▁California , ▁later ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁and ▁began ▁loading ▁cargo . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁that ▁process ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December , ▁the ▁ship ▁moved ▁to ▁Pier ▁ 5 4 N ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁taking ▁on ▁board ▁a ▁deck ▁cargo ▁of ▁a ▁Land ing ▁C raft ▁T ank ▁( L CT ), ▁a ▁Land ing ▁C raft ▁Mechan ized ▁( LC M ), ▁and ▁three ▁Land ing ▁C raft ▁Person nel ▁( LC V ( P )), ▁vehicle ▁and ▁personnel ▁landing ▁craft , ▁ 1 5 – 1 7 ▁December . ▁ ▁Lyn x ▁cleared ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁for ▁to wing ▁tests ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁movement ▁orders ▁from ▁Commander ▁Joseph ▁J . ▁Ro che fort , ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁. ▁Sub sequently , ▁the ▁cargo ▁ship ▁carried ▁out ▁her ▁assigned ▁evolution s , ▁ 1 8 – 2 0 ▁December , ▁to wing ▁section ▁A ▁of ▁, ▁esc