9 5 1 . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Mont ague ▁made ▁three ▁more ▁voy ages ▁to ▁the ▁Far ▁East , ▁visit ing ▁ports ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁Japan , ▁Vietnam ▁and ▁Korea . ▁On ▁her ▁last ▁tour ▁of ▁duty , ▁she ▁depart ed ▁Japan ▁on ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Ind och ina ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁Operation ▁Pass age ▁to ▁Fre edom , ▁sh utt ling ▁refuge es ▁from ▁North ▁to ▁South ▁Vietnam ▁following ▁the ▁French ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Ind och ina ▁War . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁coast , ▁and ▁anch ored ▁on ▁ 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁at ▁Long ▁Beach . ▁ ▁De comm ission ing ▁and ▁sale ▁The ▁USS ▁Mont ague ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁was ▁ber th ed ▁at ▁Mare ▁Island , ▁California ▁as ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Reserve ▁Fle et ▁and ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Mar itime ▁Administration ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁Ber th ed ▁as ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Def ense ▁Reserve ▁Fle et ▁at ▁Olymp ia , ▁Washington , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁sold ▁for ▁scra pping ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁Water way ▁L umber ▁Company . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Mont ague ▁received ▁five ▁[ b attle ▁stars ] ▁for ▁Korean ▁and ▁S out heast