after completing shakedown off florida she loaded cargo at new orleans and sailed for the west coast on 9 february. arriving at san francisco on 6 march, she departed 2 days later for pearl harbor where she arrived the 17th and began amphibious landing exercises. she cleared hawaii 24 may; steamed in convoy via eniwetok, guam, and saipan; and reached okinawa, ryukyus, 26 june. during the next 2 weeks she discharged cargo and ammunition at okinawa and kerama retto, and, after embarking medical officers and corpsmen, sailed for the marianas 10 july. she arrived guam the 16th, thence steamed to saipan to transport seabees to the ryukyus. she debarked her passengers at ie shima on 7 august and departed for saipan 2 days before the end of hostilities.