4 5 . ▁ ▁Anti - sub marine ▁pat rol ▁from ▁Cas co ▁Bay ▁was ▁Car ters ▁assignment ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁Her ▁constant ▁vig il ance ▁was ▁reward ed ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁April , ▁when ▁she ▁picked ▁up ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁sound ▁contact . ▁In ▁mountain ous ▁se as , ▁she ▁and ▁ ▁joined ▁in ▁a ▁h edge h og ▁attack ▁which ▁s ank ▁the ▁U - bo at ▁in ▁ 4 3 ° 2 6 ' ▁N ., ▁ 3 8 ° 2 3 ' ▁W . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁May ▁she ▁made ▁rende z vous ▁at ▁sea ▁with ▁ ▁whom ▁she ▁esc orted ▁to ▁the ▁designated ▁surrender ▁area . ▁After ▁her ▁group ▁captured ▁ ▁attempting ▁an ▁escape ▁to ▁Japan ▁with ▁a ▁German ▁major ▁general , ▁Japanese ▁officials , ▁and ▁important ▁cargo ▁on ▁board , ▁Carter ▁brought ▁the ▁capt ive ▁in ▁to ▁Port sm outh , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁May . ▁ ▁At ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁from ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Carter ▁next ▁sa iled ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁plane ▁guard ▁during ▁car rier ▁qual ification ▁fl ights ▁off ▁Florida . ▁She ▁arrived ▁at ▁Green ▁C ove ▁Spr ings , ▁Florida ▁on ▁ 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁out ▁of ▁commission ▁in ▁reserve ▁there ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁Navy ▁( 1 9 4 8 -