▁Reb el ▁returned ▁to ▁Ok ina wa ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁and , ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁Ry uky us ▁and ▁the ▁East ▁China ▁Sea . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁July ▁she ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Operation ▁June au ▁pre - in vas ion ▁swe eps ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁China ▁Sea , ▁swe eping ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁mines . ▁During ▁the ▁Operation ▁Sk ag way , ▁swe eping ▁operation ▁in ▁August , ▁she ▁swe pt ▁ 1 2 ▁mines . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Reb el ▁rende z vous ed ▁with ▁other ▁ships ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Fle et ▁ 2 0 0 ▁miles ▁off ▁H ons h ū ▁arrived ▁at ▁Ts ug aru ▁Stra it ▁between ▁H ons h ū ▁and ▁H ok ka id ō ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁and ▁comm enced ▁swe eping ▁a ▁channel ▁into ▁Mut su ▁Bay , ▁H ons h ū ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁occupation ▁fleet . ▁She ▁anch ored ▁at ▁O min ato ▁Naval ▁Base ▁on ▁the ▁ 8 th . ▁From ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁to ▁ 8 ▁October , ▁Reb el ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁other ▁AM - class ▁mines we ep ers , ▁cleared ▁the ▁ent ran ces ▁to ▁Ts ug aro ▁Stra it ▁and ▁swe pt ▁off ▁southern ▁H ok ka id ō ▁and ▁northern ▁H ons h ū , ▁with ▁Reb el ▁swe eping ▁ 2 1 ▁mines . ▁She ▁then ▁proceeded ▁to ▁S ase bo , ▁H iro ▁W