She reached Buckner Bay on the 18th and resumed her tender duties.

She shifted to Buckner Bay on the 27th to fuel.

On 1 October, she returned and anchored in Buckner Bay.

The operation took more than three weeks, after which the ship returned to Buckner Bay for logistics.

On the 13th, she was ready for sea and had to ride out a typhoon in Buckner Bay.

At 0730 that day, an enemy plane attacked the ships assembled in Buckner Bay.

During the first part of August, she was at Buckner Bay for availability.

On the 11th, she got underway from Buckner Bay with a convoy.

After stopping at Buckner Bay, she reached Japan on the 20th.

The accident occurred about 20 miles east of Buckner Bay during routine training operations.