▁Por ter ''' s ▁crew ▁and ▁sink ▁the ▁disabled ▁destroy er . ▁Per is cope ▁sight ings ▁followed ▁by ▁depth ▁charge ▁attacks ▁delayed ▁execution ▁of ▁the ▁mission . ▁By ▁no on , ▁however , ▁the ▁transfer ▁was ▁completed . ▁An ▁hour ▁later , ▁Por ter ▁was ▁gone , ▁and ▁Shaw ▁left ▁the ▁scene ▁to ▁re join ▁the ▁task ▁force . ▁ ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁ ▁Shaw ▁head ed ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Heb rides , ▁where ▁she ▁comm enced ▁esc ort ing ▁ships ▁moving ▁men ▁and ▁supplies ▁to ▁Gu adal can al . ▁She ▁continued ▁that ▁duty ▁through ▁November ▁and ▁December ▁and ▁into ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁January , ▁while ▁entering ▁N ou mé a ▁Har bor , ▁New ▁C aled onia , ▁ ▁Shaw ▁ran ▁a ground ▁on ▁S our no is ▁Re ef . ▁She ▁was ▁fre ed ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 5 th , ▁but ▁extensive ▁damage ▁to ▁her ▁h ull , ▁prop ellers , ▁and ▁sound ▁g ear ▁necess itated ▁temporary ▁rep airs ▁at ▁N ou mé a ▁– ▁followed ▁by ▁length y ▁rep airs ▁and ▁re arm ament ▁at ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁which ▁took ▁through ▁September . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁October , ▁Shaw ▁head ed ▁west ▁again , ▁reaching ▁N ou mé a ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁Mil ne ▁Bay , ▁New ▁Guinea , ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 4 th . ▁Now ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Am ph ib ious ▁Force ,