▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁February , ▁ ▁Shaw ▁ste amed ▁towards ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁where ▁rep airs ▁were ▁completed , ▁including ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁bow , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁June . ▁Following ▁training ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California , ▁area , ▁Shaw ▁returned ▁to ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁Further ▁Service ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁months , ▁she ▁esc orted ▁con vo ys ▁between ▁the ▁West ▁Coast ▁and ▁Hawai i . ▁In ▁mid - Oct ober , ▁as ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁a ▁car rier ▁force ▁centered ▁on ▁the ▁, ▁Shaw ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁and ▁ste amed ▁west ward ly . ▁Me eting ▁with ▁a ▁car rier ▁force ▁centered ▁on ▁, ▁the ▁two ▁car rier ▁groups ▁un ited ▁as ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 6 1 , ▁and ▁then ▁moved ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Islands ▁to ▁intercept ▁enemy ▁forces ▁head ed ▁to ▁attack ▁Gu adal can al . ▁ ▁By ▁mid - mor ning ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 6 th , ▁both ▁car rier ▁groups ▁were ▁under ▁attack . ▁As ▁an ▁accomp any ing ▁ship , ▁, ▁stopped ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁surv iv ors ▁from ▁a ▁down ed ▁tor ped o ▁plane , ▁she ▁was ▁tor ped o ed . ▁Shaw ▁went ▁to ▁Por ter ' s ▁assistance . ▁Half ▁an ▁hour ▁later , ▁she ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁take ▁off