▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁en su ing ▁action , ▁but ▁the ▁bar rier ▁pat rol s ▁s ank ▁five ▁sub mar ines ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁one ▁destroy er ▁esc ort ▁s unk ▁by ▁a ▁tor ped o . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁May , ▁news ▁of ▁Germany ' s ▁capit ulation ▁reached ▁T G ▁ 2 2 . 3 ▁which ▁proceeded ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁The ▁ships ▁arrived ▁there ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁May , ▁and ▁the ▁task ▁group ▁was ▁dissol ved . ▁Sw en ning ▁ste amed ▁to ▁Boston , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁n avy ▁yard ▁for ▁an ▁over ha ul ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁duty ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁While ▁there , ▁her ▁tor ped o ▁tub es ▁were ▁removed ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁tw in ▁ 4 0 ▁millimeter ▁ant ia ircraft ▁guns . ▁ ▁Transfer ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Fle et ▁▁▁ ▁Sw en ning ▁stood ▁out ▁of ▁Boston , ▁with ▁Cort Div ▁ 5 1 , ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁war ▁zone . ▁A ▁two - week ▁training ▁period ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Gu ant án amo ▁Bay ▁before ▁trans iting ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July . ▁The ▁division ▁arrived ▁at ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California , ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁and ▁stood ▁out ▁for ▁Hawai i ▁two ▁days ▁later . ▁Sw en ning ▁was ▁at ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁from ▁ 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁when ▁she ▁ste amed ▁to ▁Sa ip