Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Honolulu" yakasimuka kubva kunzvimbo yekugadzirisa paManus Island muAdmiralty Islands musi wa12 Gumiguru, ndokuenda kuPhilippines kwe
kupinda muLeyte. Akatanga kurwisa kubva kuLeyte Gulf musi wa19 Gumiguru, uye zuva rakatevera racho akatanga kuongorora zvikepe zvaisvika. Na16:00, musi wa20 October ndege yomuvengi yairwisa yakaonekwa ichinongedzera torpedo yayo pa"Honolulu". Pasinei zvapo nokunyengetedza kwounyanzvi kwaKaputeni Thurber kuti adzivise, torpedo yakawana chiratidzo chayo kurutivi rworuboshwe rwechikepe.