Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Sangamon" yakasvikazve paSeeadler Harbour musi wa1 October. Mazuva gumi namaviri gare gare, iye akasimuka neTG 77.4, boka rinotakura vatakuri ve
Simba rokupinda muLeyte. 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.