on 30 march 1945 "moctobi" sailed with units of the fast tanker fleet and joined the logistic support group off okinawa. during the next 47 days she provided at-sea support for ships of the 5th fleet, thence returned to ulithi on 12 may. after completing a round trip to leyte gulf, she sailed on 3 july with other atfs to support the 3rd fleet bombardment force. she served at sea during the closing weeks of the war and arrived yokosuka, japan, after the cessation of hostilities. the tug began supporting occupation operations on 29 august and aided in the landing of initial occupation forces in the tokyo area. she towed american and japanese ships and supported demolition operations of japanese suicide boats and submarines along the eastern coast of honshu.