 On 11 February, she and three other AM's tracked and attacked a possible submarine one mile off Gea, but the depth charges they dropped seemingly inflicted little or no damage.On the 15th, however, she sailed with Task Group 51.11 for Eniwetok; and, the same day, joined the destroyers and in sinking the Japanese submarine RO-40.Two days later, "Sage", with , "YMS-262", and "YMS-383", was detached from the formation.