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On 25 August 1945 "Compton" got underway to deliver operational orders and intelligence material to ships of the 3rd Fleet operating off the entrance to Tokyo Bay. Two days later while passing mail to the battleship , she collided with the starboard side of "Idaho", damaging several of her frames and plates and suffering small punctures to her side. She entered Sagami Wan to await the destroyer tender . The tender arrived but before repairs could be begin both ships were ordered into Tokyo Bay. On 29 August 1945 "Compton" entered Tokyo Bay and became the only fifth fleet ship to enter Tokyo Bay prior to the formal surrender.