Kammala wannan jumlar: A watan Oktoba na shekarar 1944 "Akizuki" na daga cikin rundunar Arewa da mataimakin Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa ke jagoranta, a yankin
Harin Japan a kan sojojin Allied da ke tallafawa mamayewar Leyte. A ranar 25 ga Oktoba, a cikin yakin Cape Engaño, an nutsar da jirgin, mai yiwuwa ta hanyar torpedo, gabas- arewa maso gabashin Cape Engaño (), yayin harin farko na Amurka a kan Arewacin Arewa. Yawancin kafofin sun ba da bashi ga jirgin sama na Task Force 38, amma wasu suna ba da bashi ga jirgin ruwa.