According to Japanese records the "Finch" was salvaged and designated IJN Patrol Boat 103 in April 1943. The PB 103 served as a convoy escort in the Philippines and Indochina. On 12 January 1945, off Cape Padaran in the South China Sea (11°10'N, 108°55'E), "Finch" was attacked and sunk by aircraft from the "USS Lexington (CV-16)", "USS Hancock (CV-19)" and "USS Hornet (CV-12)" which were part of Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Sr.'s Task Force 38 that had entered the South China Sea to raid Japanese shipping.