▁▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁ ▁Var una ▁remained ▁at ▁K oss ol ▁Ro ads ▁until ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁Christmas ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁when ▁she ▁sa iled ▁for ▁San ▁Pedro ▁Bay , ▁Ley te , ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁December . ▁She ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁bay ▁until ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁t ending ▁the ▁boats ▁from ▁M T BR on ▁ 2 7 ▁and ▁repair ing ▁boats ▁from ▁other ▁squad rons ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁operations ▁against ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁In ▁addition , ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁this ▁period , ▁Var una ▁st aged ▁for ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁O long ap o ▁and ▁Sub ic ▁Bay ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Lu zon . ▁ ▁She ▁served ▁in ▁this ▁support ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁the ▁O long ap o ▁region , ▁t ending ▁and ▁repair ing ▁" Peter ▁T ares ". ▁ ▁As ▁American ▁forces ▁began ▁their ▁march ▁to ▁re capt ure ▁Man ila ▁and ▁the ▁B ata an ▁Pen ins ula , ▁Var unas ▁boats ▁block aded ▁the ▁B ata an ▁sh or eline , ▁serving ▁a ▁dual ▁purpose ▁in ▁keeping ▁rein for c ements ▁from ▁coming ▁in ▁and ▁those ▁tra pped ▁Japanese ▁from ▁getting ▁out ; ▁block ading ▁Cor reg idor ▁and ▁Fort ▁Dr um ▁in ▁Man ila ▁Bay ; ▁and ▁pat rolling ▁the ▁bay . ▁This ▁action ▁continued ▁until ▁late ▁in ▁April , ▁with ▁Var una ▁remaining ▁in ▁Sub ic ▁Bay ▁until ▁ 5 ▁May . ▁ ▁Following ▁a