Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - "Sangamon" zvakare yakasungwa muSeeadler Harbour musi wa1 October. Mazuva gumi namaviri gare gare, iye akabuda neTG 77.4, boka rinotakura rinotakura reLeyte
simba rokupinda. Boka iroro, rakagadzirwa nevatakuri 18 vanoperekedza, rakakamurwa kuva Task Units 77.4.1, 77.4.2, uye 77.4.3 (TU 77.4.1, 77.4.2, uye 77.4.3), uye inonzi "Taffy 1, 2, uye 3", maererano. Munguva yokuvhiyiwa kwacho, dzaifamba dzichienda kumabvazuva kweLeyte Gulf: Taffy 1, kusanganisira "Sangamon", yaiva kuchamhembe kweMindanao, Taffy 2 pamusuo weLeyte Gulf; uye Taffy 3 paSamar.