 Reaching Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on 28 November 1944, she got underway again on 30 November 1944 and proceeded independently to Eniwetok, which she reached on 7 December 1944.After embarking passengers, "Barataria" continued again independently to Ulithi Atoll, where she arrived on 12 December 1944, and later fueled from the tanker "Octorance".Departing from Ulithi as escort and lead ship of a five-ship convoy, "Barataria" reached the Philippines on 22 December 1944.