7 ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁service , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Following ▁her ▁sh aked own ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁A TA - 2 0 4 ▁got ▁under way ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁for ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal , ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁World ▁War   II ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁She ▁operated ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Pacific ▁Fle et ▁through ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁host ilities , ▁performing ▁services ▁at ▁local es ▁r anging ▁from ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁Hawai i , ▁to ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Post war ▁service ▁and ▁de comm ission ing , ▁ 1 9 4 5 - 1 9 4 7 ▁After ▁host ilities ▁ended ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁A TA - 2 0 4 ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁at ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California , ▁late ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁She ▁soon ▁shift ed ▁to ▁the ▁Pu get ▁Sound ▁Navy ▁Y ard , ▁B rem erton , ▁Washington . ▁She ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁Naval ▁District ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁de comm ission ed ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁reserve . ▁ ▁Second ▁period ▁in ▁commission , ▁ 1 9 5 2 - 1 9 7 1 ▁ ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁service , ▁ 1 9 5 2 - 1 9 5 5 ▁The ▁on set ▁of ▁the ▁Korean ▁War ▁( 1 9