▁some ▁ 1 0 0 ▁yards ▁off ▁the ▁star board ▁quarter ▁from ▁a ▁tor ped o . ▁The ▁explos ion ▁of ▁the ▁tor ped o ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁anti ▁tor ped o ▁g ear ▁and ▁it ▁resulted ▁in ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁h ull ▁pl ates . ▁Rep airs ▁were ▁completed ▁at ▁Char l eston ; ▁and , ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 5 th , ▁she ▁res umed ▁her ▁oil ▁runs , ▁operating ▁as ▁far ▁south ▁as ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁West ▁Ind ies , ▁and ▁as ▁far ▁north ▁as ▁Argent ia . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Rap idan ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁Trans iting ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁ 1 9 ▁March , ▁she ▁ste amed ▁up ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁to ▁Seattle , ▁wh ence ▁she ▁carried ▁her ▁liquid ▁cargo ▁to ▁K od iak , ▁Cold ▁Bay , ▁Dutch ▁Har bor , ▁and ▁other ▁Ale ut ian ▁ports . ▁In cluding ▁periodic ▁assign ments ▁as ▁station ▁tank er ▁at ▁Att u ▁and ▁Ad ak , ▁the ▁o iler ▁continued ▁on ▁the ▁Al ask an ▁sh utt le ▁until ▁ 2 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Then , ▁ordered ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁coast , ▁she ▁trans ited ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁ 2 ▁August ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Naval ▁District ▁for ▁in activ ation . ▁ ▁De comm ission ed ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁at ▁Port sm outh , ▁Virginia ,