<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Ihlukaniswe nomzimba omkhulu ngomhlaka-24 Okthoba, i-Benham yahamba ne-Bunker Hill eya eManus Island e-Admiralties 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 ngosizo lwasemoyeni  <response>: Imisebenzi yasemhlabathini yaseLeyte. Lokhu kwaqhubeka kwaze kwaba ngu-22 Novemba, lapho abathwali abaphuthumayo bebuyela e-Ulithi. 