She stood out of Los Angeles on 26 June and shaped a course for Hawaii in company with , , and a number of other minesweepers. She and her sailing mates arrived in Pearl Harbor on 7 July, but remained at Oahu only two days before putting to sea again in company with Brazos, , and . This group arrived at Pago Pago, Samoa, on 22 July; but YMS-113 returned to sea a week later, bound for the Fiji Islands.
She sailed out of Los Angeles on June 26 and followed a course for Hawaii in association with , , and several other naval vessels. She and her crewmates arrived at Pearl Harbor on July 7, but remained only two days before resuming their journey again in company with Brazos, , and . This group reached Pago Pago, Samoa, on July 22; however, YMS-113 returned to sea a week later, bound for the Fiji Islands.