 She left the latter port on 6 November, and reached San Francisco on 17 November 1944.After one day in port there, "LST-31" sailed to San Pedro, to enter the West Coast Shipbuilding Company yards for extensive alterations and repairs.The ship left the yard in early February 1945, conducted sea trials, and arrived at the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, on 18 February, to take on an amphibious craft.