Complex sentence: Departing Norfolk, Virginia 10 November 1944, "Cyrene" arrived at Manus on 13 December to escort two squadrons of motor torpedo boats to Hollandia, New Guinea, then sailed on convoy duty to Leyte, arriving 1 January 1945.
Split into simpler sentences: Departing Norfolk, Virginia 10 November 1944, "Cyrene" arrived at Manus on 13 December to escort two squadrons of motor torpedo boats to Hollandia, New Guinea. She then sailed on convoy duty to Leyte, arriving 1 January 1945.