ʃiː wʌz dˈɑːkt æt hænˈɔɪ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɪnˈɪʃəl stˈeɪdʒᵻz ʌvðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən tʊ ˈækt æz ɐ ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ stˈeɪʃən tə koʊˈɔːɹdɪnˌeɪt wˈaɪɚləs kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃənz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ɪnvˈeɪʒən, ænd wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ bˈeɪst æt hˈeɪfɑːŋ æz ɐ ɡˈɑːɹd ʃˈɪp.
She was docked at Hanoi during the initial stages of the operation to act as a radio station to coordinate wireless communications during the invasion, and was later based at Haiphong as a guard ship.