 On 20 November while at Ulithi she fought futilely against fire on board which capsized and sank.On 3 December 1944 she steamed to Guam, reporting for duty with Service Squadron 12 (ServRon 12), with which she served until 21 January 1945 when she departed unescorted for the Philippine area.She was underway on the morning of 24 January when, through mistaken identification by , the latter fired a torpedo which struck "Extractor"'s starboard side.