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