Kammala wannan jumla: An sanya shi zuwa 7th Fleet, ta duba ga kudancin
saukarwa a Leyte 20 Oktoba. Yayin da yake jagorantar jigilar kayayyaki zuwa Hollandia, New Guinea, sai ta zubar da wani jirgin sama a ranar 24 ga Oktoba. Bayan labarin yakin da ke kusa da tsibirin Samar, "Picking" ya gaggauta don samar da kariya. Ta kuma yayyafa jirgin sama daya a ranar 25 ga Oktoba. Bayan yakin Leyte Gulf, ta raka shi zuwa tsibirin Manus kuma ya koma Leyte a ranar 20 ga Nuwamba don kare 'yan tawayen Allied da ke kawo ƙarfafawa.