Philip saw kamikaze attacks while Whelp screened British carrier forces off Okinawa. The destroyer then escorted the damaged Illustrious toward Australia and later accompanied Duke of York to Guam, duties typical of fleet-destroyer protection work. Whelp joined the advance into Tokyo Bay, where small anti-submarine escorts searched ahead of the capital ships before the surrender ceremony. Philip watched the end of the war from his own ship instead of the ceremonial deck. These duties carried his service from Mediterranean night battle to the final concentration of Allied naval power against Japan.
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From Okinawa kamikazes to Tokyo Bay aboard Whelp
Whelp defended the British carrier force off Okinawa, escorted damaged and senior ships, and entered Tokyo Bay at the war's end.