Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - "Honolulu" ya tashi daga yankin da ke cikin tsibirin Manus a cikin tsibirin Admiralty a ranar 12 ga Oktoba, kuma ya yi tafiya zuwa Philippines don mamaye Leyte
Ka yi haƙuri. Ta fara bombardment daga Leyte Gulf a ranar 19 ga Oktoba, kuma a rana mai zuwa ta fara nunawa da saukowa. A karfe 1600, a ranar 20 ga Oktoba an ga wani jirgin sama na jirgin ruwa na abokan gaba yayin da yake niyya da torpedo a "Honolulu". Duk da ƙwarewar da Kyaftin Thurber ya yi don ya guje wa, torpedo ya sami alama a gefen jirgin.