Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Yanzu ya shiga cikin aikin da ya kawo jiragen ruwa biyu na Navy Unit Commendation. Ranar 23 ga watan Oktoba, sun tuntubi Cibiyar Cibiyar Jafananci da ke kusa da Palawan Passage don
kai hari a kan Leyte saukowa. Tun da yake ba a san inda wannan sojojin Japan suke ba har tsawon kwanaki da yawa, rahoton tuntuɓar da "Dace" da "Darter" suka ruwaito yana da mahimmanci. Jirgin ruwa biyu sun rufe rundunar aikin, kuma "Darter" ya fara kai hari, ya nutse kuma ya lalata. "Dace" ya biyo baya tare da harin torpedo wanda ya nutse, sa'an nan kuma ya shiga zurfi don kauce wa masu hallaka masu hallaka. Ci gaba da bin burin su, suna fatan samun damar kawo karshen "Takao", jiragen ruwa biyu sun yi aiki ta hanyar Palawan Passage. "Darter" ya yi hadari. Tare da yankin da ke cike da jiragen ruwa na abokan gaba, "Dace" ya dauki mutanen "Darter", sa'an nan kuma ya harbe shi da torpedoes don ya hallaka ta. Kafin nutsewa don kauce wa jirgin sama na jirgin sama na Japan, wanda ya harbe "Darter". "Dace" ya tashi zuwa Fremantle, Yammacin Ostiraliya, ya isa ranar 6 ga Nuwamba.