an ▁Ok ina wa , ▁Tak u ▁China , ▁Nag ush i ▁Ok ina wa ,( back ▁and ▁forth ) ar riv ing ▁in ▁Gu am ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁and ▁back ▁and ▁forth ▁again ▁( T aku , ▁and ▁T sing ta o ▁China ). ▁Left ▁T sing tau ▁ 2 ▁Dec ▁and ▁Ar riv ed ▁Pear l ▁har bor ▁Dec . 1 5 . ▁Left ▁ 1 7 ▁Dec ▁to ▁arrive ▁Canal ▁Zone ▁( and ▁liberty ) ▁Dec . 3 1 . ▁Left ▁Canal ▁Zone ▁ 1 ▁Jan ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁arrived ▁U . S . via ▁Nor folk ▁ 6 ▁Jan ▁ 1 9 4 6 ." ▁ ▁The ▁USS ▁Mont ague ▁operated ▁off ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁training ▁exer cis es ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁Getting ▁under way ▁from ▁Nor folk , ▁Virginia , ▁on ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁she ▁sa iled ▁for ▁duty ▁with ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Fle et , ▁helping ▁to ▁stabil ize ▁the ▁post war ▁situation ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁Nor folk ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁am ph ib ious ▁exer cis es ▁off ▁the ▁east ▁coast ▁before ▁getting ▁under way ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Fle et ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an , ▁returning ▁More head