5 Dec 1945
- Light carrier Hosho entered the drydocks at Hidachi Innoshima shipyard in Japan to receive repairs and to remove the forward portions of the flight deck to improve visibility from the bridge. ww2dbase [Hosho | CPC]
- USS Columbia arrived at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States for scheduled overhaul. ww2dbase [Columbia | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | CPC]
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