"trapper" arrived at kobe on 25 november 1945 and operated out of that port repairing minesweeping gear until 1 february 1946 when she shifted her base of operations to wakayama for a month. on 11 march, the minelayer got underway for the united states. en route, she called at saipan, eniwetok, kwajalein, johnston island, and hawaii before arriving at san francisco, on 2 may.