▁days ▁in ▁port , ▁she ▁began ▁battle ▁practice ▁training ▁in ▁the ▁Hawai ian ▁operating ▁area . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁W int le ▁and ▁ ▁came ▁alongside ▁one ▁another ▁to ▁practice ▁fuel ing ▁at ▁sea . ▁After ▁transfer ring ▁about ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁gall ons ▁of ▁fuel ▁to ▁W int le , ▁D emp sey ▁prepared ▁to ▁leave . ▁Sud den ly , ▁she ▁ram med ▁W int le ▁on ▁her ▁star board ▁side . ▁Her ▁anchor ▁ri pped ▁open ▁W int le ' s ▁star board ▁side ▁from ▁the ▁lower ▁platform ▁deck ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁deck ▁at ▁frame ▁ 4 0 . ▁D emp sey ' s ▁anchor ▁also ▁broke ▁W int le ' s ▁deg aus sing ▁co il ▁and ▁sever ed ▁her ▁return ▁steam ▁line . ▁In ▁her ▁has te ▁to ▁change ▁course , ▁D emp sey ▁s wer ved ▁sharp ly , ▁coll iding ▁with ▁W int le ▁again , ▁this ▁time ▁stern ▁to ▁stern , ▁cr ushing ▁W int le ' s ▁prop eller ▁guard ▁against ▁her ▁h ull . ▁The ▁dam aged ▁destroy er ▁esc ort ' s ▁repair ▁party ▁quickly ▁stuff ed ▁mat tr esses ▁into ▁the ▁bre ach ▁in ▁her ▁h ull ▁and ▁sh ored ▁them ▁up ▁as ▁best ▁they ▁could ▁to ▁prevent ▁serious ▁flo oding . ▁W int le ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁ 1 0 ▁kn ots ▁without ▁sh ipping ▁too ▁much ▁water ▁and ▁reached ▁Pear l ▁Har bor ▁the ▁following ▁morning ▁to ▁begin