<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Sabelwe eceleni koMkhumbi weZimoto we-7th, uMcDermut wabika ngo-Okthoba 1 eManus Island, indawo yokuhlela ukusebenza kweLeyte  <response>: . futhi. Ngo-Okthoba 11, imikhumbi yasuka eSeaadler Harbor, yangena eLeyte Gulf ekuseni kakhulu ngomhla ka-20. Ngalolo suku ekuseni, iMcDermut, ihlunga izimoto zokuthutha njengoba zazisondela endaweni yokwehla eDulag, yavimbela izindiza zesitha futhi yasindisa abashayeli bezindiza baseMelika ababewile. Ntambama, wayalelwa ukuba ahlangane nababhubhisi kanye nesikrini sezikebhe zokulwa ne-torpedo eSurigao Strait. Kamuva, njengoba imibiko yokunyakaza kwemikhumbi yaseJapane yayengezwa ekuhlaselweni okubonakala kuhlale njalo kwemikhumbi yemikhumbi eLeyte Gulf, eminye imikhumbi emibili yeDestroyer Squadron 54 DesRon 54, no-, bajoyina isikrini. 