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Leyte 20 octobre. During the Battle of Surigao Strait on 25 October, she launched torpedoes at the Japanese battleship, splashed one enemy plane, and guarded the damaged destroyer.<unk> During the Battle of Surigao Strait on 25 October, she launched torpedoes at the Japanese battleship, splashed one enemy plane, and guarded the damaged destroyer. While patrolling off Leyte Gulf on 1 November, she rescued 70 survivors of the destroyer.<unk> While patrolling off Leyte Gulf on 1 November, she rescued 70 survivors of the destroyer.