seconds. Of the 60 people aboard — including 26 United States Army recruits — Kalae rescued 36. I-71 escaped. After escorting a convoy from Honolulu to California, Trever was refitted at Mare Island Navy Yard, with her guns replaced by antiaircraft (AA) guns and 20 mm guns Oerlikon cannons.Trever next saw action in the first U.S. amphibious assault of the war against the Solomon Islands with the aim of securing Guadalcanal. At first she screened transports and then joined the bombardment of a Japanese shore battery on the island of Gavutu; she scored a direct hit and the battery was destroyed. Later she used her antiaircraft guns to drive off Japanese bombers that had attacked transport ships. The following day Trever shot down four twin-engined Mitsubishi G4M (Allied reporting name "Betty") bombers. On that evening, 9 August, a Japanese cruiser force conducted a surprise attack on the Allied (US and Australian) fleet, resulting in the Battle of Savo Island. The outcome was a very heavy defeat for the Allies, with four heavy cruisers sunk and one severely damaged. However, the Japanese fleet did not press its advantage and the vulnerable transports supporting the invasion escaped unscathed. As a result of the battle, the Allied warships withdrew and the transports, whose withdrawal Trever helped to screen, retreated to New Caledonia. The invasion was subsequently supported by high-speed transport and destroyer minesweepers, including Trever herself. Her first mission was from Espiritu Santo to Guadalcanal, loaded with reinforcements and supplies for the hard-pressed U.S. Marines on Guadalcanal. After hastily unloading she retired toward Nouméa, arriving there on 22 September. After escorting a further high-speed convoy to replenish land forces engaged on the Solomons she was deployed to search for survivors of the Battle of Cape Esperance, fought on the night of 12 October 1942. During the day's search, Trever took on board 34 Japanese survivors, including three officers. One raft of eight refused to surrender and put up a fight, giving Trever no recourse but to destroy it and its occupants. Trever then transferred her prisoners to the attack transport and headed back to Espiritu Santo escorting the returning transports. After completing another resupply mission, on 25 October, Trever had been expecting orders to bombard Japanese positions along Guadalcanal's coast. However, an intercepted message informed Lieutenant Commander Agnew of Trever that three Japanese destroyers were approaching, apparently to bombard the airstrip at Henderson