ock ed ▁at ▁Bal boa ▁from ▁ 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁November , ▁Var una ▁got ▁under way ▁on ▁ 3 ▁December ▁for ▁the ▁Society ▁Islands ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁B ora ▁B ora ▁on ▁Christmas ▁E ve . ▁She ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁the ▁ 2 8 th , ▁when ▁she ▁got ▁under way ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁leg ▁of ▁her ▁passage , ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁P ago ▁P ago , ▁Sam oa , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁ ▁However , ▁Var una ▁did ▁not ▁l inger ▁long ▁in ▁Sam o an ▁waters , ▁for ▁she ▁pushed ▁toward ▁Su va , ▁F iji ▁Islands , ▁on ▁ 5 ▁January ▁and ▁then ▁proceeded ▁via ▁N ou mé a , ▁New ▁C aled onia , ▁and ▁Esp ir itu ▁Santo , ▁New ▁Heb rides , ▁to ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands . ▁She ▁reached ▁L ung a ▁Point , ▁Gu adal can al , ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁and ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Tul agi ▁where ▁she ▁un loaded ▁her ▁cargo ▁of ▁motor ▁tor ped o ▁boat ▁( MT B ) ▁base ▁equipment . ▁Call ing ▁at ▁R end ova ▁Har bor , ▁R end ova ▁Island , ▁and ▁later ▁at ▁Bl anche ▁Har bor , ▁Tre as ury ▁Islands , ▁Var una ▁conducted ▁her ▁first ▁repair ▁job ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁February , ▁when ▁she ▁rep a ired ▁P T - 1 0 5 . ▁She ▁remained ▁at ▁the ▁Bl anche ▁Har bor ▁base