On 26 October, the destroyer escort took on ammunition, and spent the next few days engaged in post-overhaul trials. On 6 November, "Burden R. Hastings" sailed for Hawaii as part of the escort for a 16-ship convoy and arrived at Pearl Harbor ten days later. After an availability, the warship set course for the Marshalls on 26 November and arrived at Eniwetok on 4 December. For the remainder of December 1944 and for most of January 1945, "Burden R. Hastings" escorted convoys between Eniwetok and Ulithi, in the Western Carolines.