Republic of Vietnam Navy Service
On 24 January 1964, the former Shelter was transferred to South Vietnam. She served in the Republic of Vietnam Navy as RVNS Chi Linh (HQ-11). After the fall of South Vietnam in 1975, she was one of several ships that escaped to the Philippines and were later commissioned into the Philippine Navy.
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