Ecuadorian Navy Career
On 14 February 1977 Summit County was sold to Ecuador under the terms of the Security Assistance Program. She was renamed BAE Hualcopo (T-55), but later successively assigned pennant numbers T-61 and TR-61. Hualcopo suffered a major fire in July 1998 and, as a result, is in poor condition and perhaps non-operational. Nevertheless, as of 2007, she remained in service with the Ecuadorian Navy.
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