<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ihlukaniswe nomzimba omkhulu ngomhlaka - 24 Okthoba, uBenham wahambisa iBunker Hill esiqhingini iManus e-Admiralty ukuze ilungiswe. Ngakho-ke waphuthelwa uchungechunge lwezingxabano ezinkulu nasezindaweni ezizungeze iPhilippines ngo-Okthoba 24 no-25 owaziwa ngokuthi yi-Battle for Leyte Gulf. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, ngemuva kokulungiswa okufushane eManus, umkhumbi-mkhumbi wahamba waya eSaipan lapho abuyela khona eqenjini lomsebenzi wezinkampani zokusebenza ekuqaleni kukaNovemba. Lapho ifika eLuzon ngoNovemba 11, i- Benham yasiza ukuhlunga abathwali njengoba behlinzeka ngokusekelwa emoyeni emisebenzini yasemhlabathini yaseLeyte  <response>: . futhi. Lokhu kwaqhubeka kwaze kwaba ngu-22 Novemba, lapho abathwali abaphuthumayo bebuyela e-Ulithi. 