▁II , ▁Port land ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cor al ▁Sea , ▁there ▁res cu ing ▁ 7 2 2 ▁surv iv ors ▁from ▁the ▁s unk ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁. ▁She ▁then ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mid way , ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Sol om ons , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Islands , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁three ▁d ud ▁air - launch ed ▁tor ped o es . ▁She ▁then ▁supported ▁U . S . ▁Marine ▁land ings ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Gu adal can al . ▁During ▁the ▁naval ▁battle ▁there ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁she ▁was ▁struck ▁and ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁by ▁a ▁tor ped o ▁from ▁a ▁Japanese ▁destroy er , ▁a ▁hit ▁which ▁required ▁inter im ▁rep airs ▁in ▁Australia ▁followed ▁by ▁extensive ▁rep airs ▁at ▁Mare ▁Island ▁Navy ▁Y ard . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁this ▁damage , ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁able ▁to ▁inf lict ▁damage ▁on ▁the ▁. ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁the ▁war , ▁she ▁bomb arded ▁K iska ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ale ut ian ▁Islands ▁campaign , ▁played ▁a ▁supporting ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Gilbert ▁and ▁Marshall ▁Islands ▁campaign , ▁covered ▁land ings ▁during ▁the ▁New ▁Guinea ▁campaign , ▁and ▁Pe le lie u . ▁She ▁then ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ley te ▁G ulf , ▁covered ▁land ings ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ok ina wa . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁she