From April to June 1944, "Maya" supported other units in the defense of the Philippines, culminating in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, in which she was damaged slightly by near-misses. During this battle, on 20 June, the scout plane from "Maya" spotted Task Force 58 at a distance of . "Maya" went into a ring formation with the battleships , , destroyer and other escorts to protect the aircraft carrier . This formation was attacked by over 50 TBF Avenger torpedo bombers from the aircraft carriers , , and .