 In July, she escorted troop transports to Okinawa and continued on the Lingga, arriving in Brunei on 20 October.She was present at the 23-25 October Battle of Leyte Gulf, although she played no role in the battle except for picking up survivors from the sunken battleship and cruiser "Maya".Overloaded with survivors, she stayed at the rear of the fleet during the Battle off Samar and was unable to use her vaunted torpedo broadside.