Ka kammala wannan magana: "Fanshaw Bay" a hankali ya koma Manus, inda aka fara shirye-shirye don yaƙin Philippines. Musamman ma, "Fanshaw Bay", a matsayin flagship ga "Taffy 3", zai samar da iska kariya ga shirya
sauka a tsibirin Leyte. Bayan wani ɗan gajeren lokaci na sake cikawa a Manus daga 7 zuwa 12 ga Oktoba, "Fanshaw Bay" ya tashi zuwa Philippines. A hanya, a ranar 16 ga Oktoba, "Fanshaw Bay" ya rasa wani jirgin sama zuwa hadari, tare da daya daga cikin mayakanta ya rushe kansa a kan jirgin sama, kafin a kama shi da igiya mai tsayayya, wanda ya haifar da jirgin sama da ke rataye a kan gefen gefensa. Ma'aikatanta, kuma bayan ɗan gajeren lokaci, jirgin sama, an dawo da su daga baya.