▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁in ▁the ▁screen , ▁built ▁around ▁, ▁for ▁a ▁con voy ▁bound , ▁via ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁to ▁V iti ▁Lev u ▁in ▁the ▁F iji ▁Islands . ▁She ▁delivered ▁her ▁charges ▁at ▁N and i ▁Har bor ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁and , ▁after ▁a ▁three - day ▁stop over , ▁depart ed ▁V iti ▁Lev u ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁to ▁esc ort ▁ ▁to ▁Fun af uti ▁in ▁the ▁El lice ▁Islands . ▁She ▁stopped ▁there ▁for ▁two ▁days ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁sea ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁to ▁esc ort ▁ ▁to ▁a ▁fuel ing ▁rende z vous . ▁When ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Fun af uti ▁the ▁following ▁day , ▁" Operation ▁Gal van ic ", ▁the ▁Gilbert ▁Islands ▁invasion , ▁was ▁well ▁under way . ▁All ▁the ▁destroy er ▁esc ort ' s ▁recent ▁movements ▁and ▁those ▁she ▁made ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁fort night ▁were ▁undert aken ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁war ships ▁particip ating ▁in ▁that ▁campaign . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁December , ▁W int le ▁completed ▁her ▁lab ors ▁in ▁beh alf ▁of ▁" G al van ic " ▁and ▁set ▁a ▁course ▁for ▁Fun af uti ▁where ▁she ▁stopped ▁between ▁ 9 ▁and ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁before ▁continu ing ▁on ▁toward ▁O ahu ▁in ▁the ▁screen ▁for ▁a ▁con voy . ▁ ▁W int le ▁involved ▁in ▁collision ▁ ▁The ▁war ship ▁arrived ▁in ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁December . ▁After ▁several