<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokunge Okinawa yachengetedzwa, Third Fleet yakaisa ngwariro pamibato yokurwisana neJapan imene. Kubvira musi wa10 kusvika musi wa29 July 1945, Merrimack yakatsigira kurwisa kwechiuto chakakura pazvinangwa zveJapan izvo zvakakurumidza kuguma kwehondo. Kutevera  <response>: Pashure pokunge Japan yakundwa musi wa15 August 1945, Merrimack yakaita nzendo dzakawanda pakati peUnited States West Coast neEast Asia ichiunza mafuta engarava dzaitsigira basa reJapan uye dzaishanda pedyo nemhenderekedzo dzeChina neKorea. Yakapiwa kuMilitary Sea Transportation Service MSTS muna Gumiguru 1949, nguva pfupi isati yatanga pre-inactivation overhaul. Merrimack yakabviswa basa musi wa 8 Kukadzi 1950 ndokupinda muAtlantic Reserve Fleet paOrange, Texas. 