11. The fleet tug USS " Abnaki " rendezvoused with the task group and took over towing duties. 12. On 26 November, " Abnaki " returned to sea, again bound for the Far East. 13. "Abnaki " completed the overhaul on 19 September and returned to San Diego the next day. 14. At the beginning of 1978, " Abnaki " towed a cable-laying ship to Panama. 15. On 15 August 1978, " Abnaki " began preparations for decommissioning and transfer to the Mexican Navy. 16. From 19 September to 5 December 1944, " Abnaki " made a round-trip voyage to Britain. 17. On 24 April 1945, " Abnaki " passed between Capes Charles on her way to her new assignment. 18. According to the scholarship of John C . Huden, the name means Chieftain in Chippewa and a louse in Abnaki . 19. That development heralded a change in the nature of " Abnaki 's " western Pacific deployments over the ensuing eight years. 20. The dredge sank on the 19th; and, the following day, " Abnaki " entered Subic Bay in the Philippines.
