End-of-war Operations
After Japan surrendered, Kochab departed Okinawa 7 November for the United States as a unit of the Operation Magic Carpet fleet. Steaming via Pearl Harbor, she arrived San Francisco, California, 3 December with 208 homebound passengers embarked. She operated out of San Francisco until 9 February 1946, then sailed for Pearl Harbor, arriving 18 February.
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