 For the next four months, "PC-1145" served the United States Military Government administering the Central Pacific islands and worked hand-in-hand with officials of the United States Commercial Company surveying the region in preparation for efforts to reestablish a viable local economy.In November, she departed the Central Pacific for her first complete overhaul since commissioning.She entered the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard on 21 November and remained there until 23 December.