 She did, however, participate in four shore bombardment missions against the Japanese Kuril Islands with Task Force 92 (TF 92) between November 1944 and April 1945.Her first action occurred on 21 November 1944 when she participated in the shelling of Matsuwa.Her second and third bombardment missions took her to Paramushiro on 5 January and 18 February 1945, respectively.