▁she ▁reached ▁NS ▁Argent ia , ▁New found land ▁on ▁ 5 ▁February ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁under to ok ▁her ▁first ▁weather ▁pat rol . ▁ ▁She ▁rel ieved ▁the ▁ ▁on ▁ 8 ▁February ▁and ▁began ▁pat rolling ▁her ▁assigned ▁station . ▁E qui pped ▁with ▁special ized ▁radio ▁transmit ters ▁and ▁meteor ological ▁equipment , ▁she ▁spent ▁two ▁weeks ▁transm itting ▁valuable ▁weather ▁data ▁as ▁the ▁Al lies ▁began ▁their ▁final ▁push ▁to ▁defeat ▁Naz i ▁Germany . ▁She ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁February , ▁returning ▁to ▁Argent ia ▁by ▁ 2 6 ▁February . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁Europe , ▁the ▁Man it ow oc ▁made ▁two ▁further ▁weather ▁pat rol s ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic , ▁carrying ▁her ▁from ▁New found land ▁as ▁far ▁east ▁as ▁I cel and . ▁She ▁also ▁helped ▁d eter ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁the ▁Kriegs marine ▁sub marine ▁fleet ▁from ▁action ▁by ▁pat rolling ▁the ▁sea ▁lan es ▁in ▁her ▁area . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁operations , ▁ 1 9 4 5 – 1 9 4 6 ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁Europe , ▁Man it ow oc ▁continued ▁to ▁pat rol ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic , ▁serving ▁primarily ▁as ▁an ▁air - se a ▁rescue ▁ship . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁she ▁completed ▁seven ▁such ▁pat rol s . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁pat rol