<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - iCaperton yasuka e-Eniwetok ngo-August 30, 1944 ukuze ihlangane ne-TF 38 ngenxa yokuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu nokuhlaselwa emoyeni okuhlelwe kahle okwakuvula indlela yokubuyela ePhilippines. IPalaus, iMindanao, iVisayas, neLuzon kwahlaselwa ngezindiza, kuyilapho iPeleliu, i-Angaur, neSebebus bazizwa amandla ezibhamu zalawo mabutho. Umshayisibhamu wagcwaliswa e-Ulithi, futhi waqhubeka nomsebenzi wokuhlola ukuhlaselwa okuhloswe ukuvimbela amaJapane ekusebenziseni izisekelo zawo e-Okinawa naseFormosa ekuhlaselweni okuzayo kweLeyte  <response>: . futhi. Emzabalazweni womoya wezinsuku ezintathu waseFormosa okwaphumela kuwo, futhi kwashaywa ngesikhali sasemoyeni. UCaperton wabelwe ukuba ahlole abakhubazekile ukuze baphephe, futhi abaqaphe ngesikhathi besetshenziswa njengesicupho emzamweni wokuletha amayunithi asolwandle aseJapane empini. Lapho ama-cruisers ahlaselwe ephephile ngaphandle kokuhlaselwa kwomoya wesitha, uCaperton wabuyela esikrinini TF 38 ekuhlaselweni emoyeni kweMpi enqumayo yeLeyte Gulf, eyavela emizamweni yamaJapane yokuqeda ukufika kweLeyte. Ukuhlasela okwakuqhamuka ezindizeni zeqembu lika Caperton kwabangela ukulahleka kokugcina eqenjini laseJapan, futhi yena nabanye baxosha amaJapane ayesebuyela emuva enyakatho, ngaphandle kokwenza ukuxhumana komhlaba. 