 During that voyage, the ship stopped at Hollandia on Dutch New Guinea, Noumea on New Caledonia, and back at Hollandia before returning to the Philippines at Cebu on 27 July.For the next month, "Bosque" steamed between various islands in the Philippines transporting cargo and passengers and participating in amphibious exercises preparatory to the expected invasion of the Japanese home islands.The Japanese, however, agreed to capitulate on 15 August, and "Bosque" departed Subic Bay on 27 August carrying occupation troops to Japan.