, ▁bomb s ▁spl ashed ▁ast ern ▁of ▁Var una ▁but ▁far ▁enough ▁away ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁not ▁cause ▁any ▁damage . ▁ ▁Her ▁boats , ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁conducted ▁regular ▁pat rol s ▁off ▁the ▁Bor neo ▁coast ▁and ▁across ▁Mak ass ar ▁Stra it ▁to ▁the ▁C ele bes . ▁Var una ▁t ended ▁her ▁bro od , ▁supporting ▁their ▁har ass ing ▁activities ▁to ▁the ▁enemy ▁until ▁ 0 2 3 7 ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁when ▁word ▁came ▁to ▁ce ase ▁off ensive ▁action . ▁Two ▁atomic ▁bomb s ▁and ▁increased ▁Al lied ▁press ures ▁had ▁forced ▁Japan ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁un cond itional ▁surrender ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁P ots dam ▁Dec laration . ▁ ▁Var una ▁subsequently ▁proceeded ▁for ▁Bob on ▁Point , ▁Sam ar , ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁the ▁de comm ission ing ▁of ▁P T ▁boats . ▁Ar riv ing ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁September , ▁the ▁M TB ▁tender ▁spent ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁supporting ▁this ▁activity . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁November , ▁she ▁sa iled ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁proceeded ▁— ▁via ▁Gu am , ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁and ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁— ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁De comm ission ed ▁on ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Var una ▁was ▁struck ▁from ▁the ▁Navy ▁list ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁sold ▁to ▁St aven ger ▁T ank re