"moctobi" arrived at okinawa in october 1945 and for more than 2 months assisted the salvage of the many ships damaged by typhoons. on christmas eve she sailed for pearl harbor with floating dock uss ard‑29 in tow. she returned to the us west coast in may 1946 and later that year deployed once again to the far east. she operated in the philippines until june 1947, returning to the united states. she began pre-inactivation overhaul at san francisco on 1 december and decommissioned on 30 june 1948. assigned to the pacific reserve fleet on 27 august, she was berthed at alameda, california.