Whilst in Sydney, news reached them of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the subsequent surrender of Japan. Bermuda then sailed for the Philippines, arriving on 23 August. She then became part of an operation to recover allied prisoners of war from the previously occupied Japanese territories.
While in Sydney, they learned about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and Japan's subsequent surrender.  Bermuda then traveled to the Philippines, arriving there on August 23rd. She was subsequently part of a mission to recover Allied POWs from former Japanese-occupied areas.