USS Sebec (AO-87) - End-of-war Activity

End-of-war Activity

During a typhoon on 5 June, two of her gasoline pumps were damaged. The following evening, the oiler got underway for Okinawa, arriving at Hagushi Beach on 7 June.

From 8 June through 26 September, Sebec participated in additional fueling operations. On the 27th, she received orders to report to Tokyo Bay.

Sebec remained in Tokyo Bay from 2 to 11 October. On the 12th, she got underway with Lackawanna (AO-40) for San Francisco, California, anchoring on the 24th. On 29 October, she unloaded all her ammunition at the Mare Island Ammunition Depot and returned to the anchorage.

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