Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - "James E. Craig" ya bar Espiritu Santo a ranar 13 ga Fabrairu tare da wasu masu rakiyar uku da jiragen ruwa bakwai masu zuwa Guadalcanal. Bayan ya isa ranar 16, sai ya fara aikin tsaro na jirgin ruwa a Lunga Point. Ta tashi zuwa Espiritu Santo a ranar 23 ga Fabrairu, tana rakiyar jiragen ruwa guda biyu kuma ta ci gaba da aikinta na rakiyar tsakanin Guadalcanal da Espiritu Santo har tsawon makonni. A ranar 15 ga Maris, ta raka mai mai daga Espiritu Santo zuwa ganawar man fetur tare da Task Force 36, wanda ke aiki a kan Kavieng, New Ireland, da tsibirin Emirau.
, "mabuɗin ƙarshe a cikin zoben kusa da Rabaul". An kammala man fetur a ranar 25, "James E. Craig" da "Cacapon" sun shiga wasu masu ba da agaji da masu tanki kuma suka koma Espirito Santo.