Seeadler Harbor
After a two-day round trip to Cape Sudest and a brief patrol in Seeadler Harbor, "Wilkes" returned to Cape Sudest on 24 March for availability. On 9 April, she steamed back to Seeadler Harbor to escort a convoy from Los Negros Island to LanFemak Bay, New Guinea. On the 11th, the destroyer anchored in Oro Bay and underwent availability.