Kammala wannan jumla: A ranar 23 ga Oktoba, 1944, a lokacin yakin
Yaƙin Gulf na Leyte, "Naganami" ya bi Admiral Kurita na 1st Diversion Attack Force. A wannan lokacin ta taimaka wajen ceton wadanda suka tsira daga cikin jirgin ruwa, daga bisani suka canja su zuwa yakin basasa. Ta raka jirgin ruwan da ya lalace zuwa Brunei.