Kammala jumla mai zuwa: "Sterlet" ta karshe yaƙin yaƙin ya fara ne a ranar 5 ga Yuli lokacin da ta bar Midway zuwa kusa da Kii Suido da Bungo Suido. Ban da wani lokaci da ta harbe tankunan ajiyar mai da kuma tashar wutar lantarki kusa da Shingu a kan Honshū, an ba da wannan rukunin duka don aikin ceto ga ma'aikatan jirgin sama da B-29 Superfortresses da ke kai hari ga Japan. "Sterlet" ya ceci wani dan New Zealand da dan Birtaniya, daya yana kusa da Kii Channel tsakanin Shikoku da Honshu. Lokacin da
Sakamakon Jafananci ya kawo ƙarshen sintiri, "Sterlet" ya koma Midway a ranar 23 ga Agusta. A ranar 6 ga Satumba, ta tashi zuwa Amurka ta isa San Diego Naval Base bayan kwana goma.