<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Umkhumbi wabuyela emisebenzini yawo yangaphambili lapho indlunkulu ye-Combined Fleet ithuthelwa ogwini ngoSepthemba. Ngenyanga elandelayo, wabamba iqhaza eMpini yaseCape Engaño, lapho ahamba khona nabathwali bemikhumbi baseJapane bezama ukuyenga imikhumbi yemikhumbi yaseMelika esekela ukuhlasela kweLeyte.  <response>: kude namabhishi okufika. Ngemuva kwalokho, umkhumbi wadluliselwa eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia futhi wahlangana namabutho aseMelika ePhilippines ngoDisemba lapho alimala khona kancane ngamabhomu aseMelika. Ekuqaleni kuka-1945, i-Ōyodo yahlanganyela ku-Operation Kita, lapho yayithutha khona uphethiloli wezindiza nezinye izinto eziwusizo eJapane. Lo mkhumbi walimala yizindiza zaseMelika ngoMashi futhi ukulungiswa kwaqedwa ezinyangeni ezimbili kamuva. Waminza walahlekelwa amadoda angaba ngu-300 ngesikhathi kuhlaselwa izindiza zaseMelika ngoJulayi. Ngemva kwempi, i-Ōyodo yasindiswa futhi yachithwa ngo-1947-1948. 