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 set sail from Los Angeles on June 26 and headed towards Hawaii as part of a convoy with , , and other minesweepers. She and her crew arrived at Pearl Harbor on July 7, but stayed only two days before departing again with Brazos, , and . This group reached Pago Pago, Samoa, on July 22; however, YMS-113 returned to sea a week later, destined for the Fiji Islands.