 Repairs began on 18 November, performed by her own crew with aid again from Seabees, as well as men and equipment from .By 21 December, "Mindanao" was ready to resume her key function in repairing engines for other ships.After a brief voyage to the Solomon Islands in February and March 1945, "Mindanao" arrived at Ulithi 27 March, to prepare ships for the Okinawa campaign.