▁car rier ▁ ▁to ▁Tru k , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁joined ▁Admir al ▁Take o ▁Tak agi ’ s ▁force ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Cor al ▁Sea . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁the ▁battle , ▁she ▁res cu ed ▁ 2 2 5 ▁surv iv ors , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Y ok os uka ▁via ▁Sa ip an ▁, ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁based ▁at ▁ Ō min ato ▁Guard ▁District ▁for ▁pat rol s ▁of ▁northern ▁waters ▁until ▁mid - J uly . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁July , ▁S az an ami ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁Com b ined ▁Fle et , ▁and ▁esc orted ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁ ▁and ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁ ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Sol om ons ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁August . ▁Through out ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁September , ▁S az an ami ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁numerous ▁" T ok yo ▁Express " ▁transport ▁miss ions ▁to ▁various ▁locations ▁in ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands . ▁In ▁early ▁October , ▁S az an ami ▁esc orted ▁the ▁dam aged ▁Tai y ō ▁to ▁K ure ▁Naval ▁Ar sen al ▁for ▁rep airs , ▁and ▁went ▁into ▁dry ▁dock ▁at ▁Y ok os uka ▁Naval ▁Ar sen al ▁herself . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁active ▁duty ▁as ▁esc ort ▁for ▁Tai y ō ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁esc ort ▁Tai y ō ▁and ▁ ▁from ▁October ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁Through ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁ 1 9