 In October, she cleared Pearl Harbor with fuel oil barge "YO–12" and garbage lighter "YG–28" in tow, and headed for Yokosuka, Japan, where she arrived the 24th.Departing Yokosuka in early November, she returned Pearl Harbor and, joined by fleet ocean tug and auxiliary floating dry dock , steamed to San Diego.She departed this base on 27 December to serve as retriever tug for "ATF–157".