Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna September, "Titania" yakabuda muNew Guinea uko U.S. Seventh Fleet yakanga ichigadzirira kurwisa kwakanga kwava kuda kuitika kwePhilippines. Pakuvamba muna October, akabatanidzwa muzvidzidzo neTransport Division 6. Zvadaro, paChishanu, October 13, akaenda kuHumboldt Bay, nzvimbo yokugadzirira nokuda kwechiitiko chaizouya
kupinda muLeyte. Yakagoverwa kuPalo Attack Group, "Titania" yakapinda Leyte Gulf mangwanani aOctober 20. Pana 08:45, "Titanic" yakatanga kusunungura zvikepe zvayo izvo zvaitakura zvinhu uye midziyo yeU.S. Army's 24th Infantry Division. Na14:00, akasvika pamhenderekedzo yamakiromita maviri kuti abetsere kuburitsa zvinhu. Gare gare mumasikati, sezvo Light Tanker No. 425 yeHondo yakauya pamwe chete ne"Titania" kuti imubatsire kuburitsa, imwe yezvombo zvematangi zvakaputika netsaona, ichipfura maburi anenge 100 kudivi re"Titania" uye ichidimbura tambo yake yekudzikisa magetsi munzvimbo mbiri, asi hapana kukuvara kwakakomba kwakakonzerwa. Zuva rakatevera racho, pashure pokurasa matani anopfuura 1.000 ezvokutakura zvinhu, "Titania" yakabva muLeyte Gulf, ichidzokera kuNew Guinea musi wa27.