Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I te 1915 i te 23 o Oketopa, ka whakapā atu a "Angler" ki te kaha nui o Hapanihi e rere ana ki te whakaeke i te whakaekenga a te Allied o Leyte
He aha? I whai a "Angler" i te roopu mahi tae noa ki te 0240 o te ata i muri mai, ana ko ana ripoata whakapiri he mea tino nui ki nga ope Amerika i Leyte. He mea whakamiharo, ko "Angler" anake te whakapā tika ki te waka tika anake o tana pateroli katoa. Ahakoa ko nga nekehanga ki te whakakore i te waka ka mau ia ki muri o te roopu mahi, ka whakarerea e "Angler" te waka o nga kaipuke taangata mo te roopu mahi hoia. I te 1 o Whiringa-a-rangi, ka tutaki a "Angler" ki a, ka riro i a ia te Kaiwhakahaere Fred E. Bakutis, he kaiurungi mai i te Fighting Squadron 20 (VF-20) i whakaorangia e "Hardhead" i etahi wa i mua. I hoki a "Angler" ki Fremantle i te 9 o Noema.