On the 17th, she set her course westward for Pearl Harbor and the Marshalls. Although the war was over when YMS-444 arrived in the Pacific Ocean, there were still enormous tasks left for the minesweepers.
She set a westerly course on the 17th to reach Pearl Harbor and the Marshalls. Even though World War II was over when YMS-444 entered the Pacific Ocean, there remained considerable work to be done by the minesweepers.