<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngemva kokulungiswa e-Eniwetok, i-Conner yahamba olwandle neqembu lomsebenzi ophethe kusukela ngo-29 Agasti kuya ku-28 Septhemba 1944, ukuhlunga ngenkathi abathwali bayo beqala ukuhlasela ePalau, Yap, Ulithi, Mindanao, naseVisayans, behlanganisa ukufika eMorotai, futhi babuyela esikrinini sokuhlaselwa emoyeni eLuzon naseVisayans futhi. Ngo-Okthoba 2, wasuka eManus ukuze ahlole abathwali njengoba beqeda izisekelo zaseJapane e-Okinawa, enyakatho yeLuzon, naseFormosa ekulungiseleleni kokugcina ukuhlaselwa kweLeyte.  <response>: . futhi. Ngo-Okthoba 13, ngesikhathi kuhlaselwa izindiza zaseJapane, i-Conner yavikelwa yi-cruiser eyonakele njengoba yayishiya indawo yesenzo, yabulala izindiza eziningana zesitha ezazama ukuqeda i-Canberra. Wajoyina abathwali bezindiza ukuhlasela iLuzon neYap, futhi wabavikela eMpini yaseSurigao Strait ngo-Okthoba 25 no-26 njengoba beqala ukuhlasela ngemuva kwemikhumbi yaseJapane ebalekela iMpi yeLeyte Gulf. 