 After that, "Baritaria" returned to the anchorage.For the rest of January 1945, "Barataria" tended the Consolidated PBY-5A Catalinas of Patrol Bomber Squadron 71 (VPB-71) as they carried out nighttime "Black Cat" strikes against shore installations and shipping along the coast of China and conducted antisubmarine patrol missions.Based first at Cabalitan Bay and then at Sual Bay in southwestern Lingayen GuIf, she shared these seaplane tender duties with "Currituck" until "Currituck" departed on 27 January 1945.