sentences:  However, prompt damage control saved the destroyer, and "Velocity" was among the ships which sent a fire and rescue party to lend assistance to the stricken "Wadleigh".Upon completion of the operation at Kossol Roads, "Velocity" shifted to Ulithi, arriving on the last day of September.Here, the minesweeper conducted sweeping operations in the harbor before serving as a convoy escort, screening ships to Humboldt Bay, New Guinea.