ined ▁with ▁thanks ", ▁the ▁historian ▁wrote , ▁saying ▁that ▁" she ▁had ▁plenty ▁of ▁everything ." ▁ ▁Var una ▁operated ▁out ▁of ▁Green ▁Island ▁until ▁ 3 1 ▁July , ▁when ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁Islands ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 0 - day ▁stay . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Green , ▁she ▁loaded ▁men ▁and ▁equipment ▁of ▁Motor ▁Tor ped o ▁Bo at ▁Squadron ▁( MT BR on ) ▁ 2 7 , ▁and ▁depart ed ▁her ▁est while ▁base ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 4 th , ▁reaching ▁Man us ▁in ▁the ▁Admir alt ies ▁two ▁days ▁later . ▁Although ▁initially ▁sl ated ▁to ▁stage ▁from ▁there , ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁plan ▁rout ed ▁Var una ▁and ▁her ▁P T ▁boats ▁to ▁M ios ▁Wo endi ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁tip ▁of ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁Depart ing ▁Man us ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September , ▁the ▁M TB ▁tender ▁and ▁her ▁bro od ▁— ▁M TB - R ons ▁ 2 7 ▁and ▁ 2 8 ▁— ▁arrived ▁at ▁M ios ▁Wo endi . ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 3 th , ▁via ▁H umb old t ▁Bay , ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 7 ▁days , ▁Var una ▁took ▁on ▁stores , ▁fuel , ▁water , ▁and ▁gas oline ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁her ▁next ▁operations ▁and , ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁M T BR on ▁ 2 7 , ▁depart ed ▁for ▁the ▁Pal aus . ▁Ar riv ing ▁in ▁K oss ol ▁Ro ads ▁on ▁ 1