 Following the surrender of Japan, "Chōgei" was officially struck from the navy list on 5 October 1945.However, her bridge was repaired, and she was placed back into service with the Allied Reparation Service, transporting Japanese military and civilian personnel from former Japanese territories back to the Japanese home islands.She made a total of eight round trip voyages to Korea, Taiwan, China, Rabaul and Guam in the first half of 1946.