Released from the transport screen later in the day, "Bunch" left TG 52.13's formation early in the first dog watch for a high-speed observation sweep of the objective beaches - White 1, 2, and 3 - on Okinawa. Delays in sweeping the waters off the beaches for mines and the consequent crowding of heavy fire support units on the outer edge of the unswept area prevented "Bunch" from getting closer than five miles to the objective. She retired from the scene at 1637 to permit the other ships of TG 52.13 to do their own reconnoitering.