ane , ▁where ▁she ▁arrived ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁A TA - 2 0 7 ▁then ▁ste amed ▁to ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁to ▁assist ▁SS   John ▁Miller ▁from ▁a ▁re ef ▁at ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁har bor . ▁On ▁her ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁California , ▁the ▁ship ▁discovered ▁disabled ▁ ▁and ▁brought ▁her ▁safely ▁to ▁San ▁Pedro . ▁ ▁A TA - 2 0 7 ▁soon ▁depart ed ▁for ▁Char l eston , ▁SC , ▁via ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal , ▁and ▁from ▁there ▁moved ▁to ▁her ▁new ▁base , ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁She ▁spent ▁nearly ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁numerous ▁to wing ▁voy ages ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁region ▁before ▁de comm ission ing ▁ 1 9 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁at ▁Orange , ▁Texas . ▁While ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Reserve ▁Fle et , ▁the ▁t ug ▁was ▁named ▁Ger on imo ▁( ATA - 2 0 7 ). ▁ ▁Ger on imo ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁Ch else a , ▁Massachusetts , ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁to ▁be ▁fitted ▁out ▁as ▁an ▁ocean ographic ▁and ▁marine ▁bi ological ▁research ▁ship . ▁On ▁loan ▁from ▁the ▁Navy , ▁she ▁served ▁the ▁Bi ological ▁Labor atory , ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Com mer cial ▁Fish eries , ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior . ▁ ▁RO CS ▁Ch iu ▁L ien