Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Musi wa19 Nyamavhuvhu 1944, muparadzi akabva kuNew Guinea uye akabatana neFast Carrier Task Force (TF 38). Yakaongorora vatakuri,, uye, apo ivo vakatanga kurwisa kwemhepo paBonins, Ulithi, Yap, Palau, Okinawa, Taiwan, uye apo ivo vakapa rubatsiro rwemhepo kuPhilippine landings.
musi wa20 October. Sezvo vaJapan vakatanga kurwisa kwemauto matatu emauto eUnited States kuLeyte, "Swanson" boka rebasa rakatanga kubatsira kudzosera simba repakati reJapan muSan Bernardino Strait mukati mezuva ra24 Gumiguru, richinyudza ngarava yehondo; uyezve vakamhanyira kuchamhembe kunopinda mauto eJapan anotakura ndege kubva kuCape Engaño, Luzon. Apo shoko rakasvika kuti simba guru reJapan rakanga radzokazve uye rakanga richityisidzira Leyte beachhead, chikamu cheTF 38 chakatendeukira kumaodzanyemba zvakare. Zvisinei, "Swanson" akaramba ari kuchamhembe uye akabatsira kupedza kuparadza vatakuri vengarava vokuJapan.