sentences:  She served until 5 October 1945, when she was placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Virginia.Acquired by the US Navy, she was taken out of reserve in 1954, she was converted to a radar picket ship at the Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina, and commissioned "Guardian" (YAGR-1), at Norfolk, Virginia, 1 February 1955, Lieutenant Commander Robert Eastman Euliss, in command.The first ocean radar station ship put into service by the Navy, "Guardian" conducted shakedown in Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, and surrounding waters, reporting to Newport, Rhode Island, her home port, 2 June 1955.