On the 11th, two days after the initial invasion of Luzon, she landed her troops on the Lingayen beaches under the cover of naval shore bombardment, then provided gunfire support until retiring to escort a convoy back to Leyte, arriving on 15 January. Assignments to amphibious landings, and their support, now increased as the momentum of the war in the Philippines picked up.
Two days after the initial invasion of Luzon, she landed troops on the Lingayen beaches under naval bombardment cover, then provided gunfire support before escorting a convoy back to Leyte, arriving on January 15th. As the war in the Philippines gained momentum, assignments for amphibious landings and their support increased.