Complete the following sentence: "Howorth" arrived off Leyte on 22 October, three days after the initial landings began. She guarded the transport anchorages during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and did not see direct action during the battle. Howorth<unk> effectué plusieurs voyages de convoi à Kossol Roads, Guam, et Manus, avant de revenir aux Philippines pour la bataille d'Ormoc le 7 décembre 1944. Howorth<unk> particip<unk>ed in the
Battle of Mindoro, during which she was attacked by several kamikazes, one of which slightly damaged "Howorth's mast before the plane crashed into the sea.