Complex sentence: By October 1944 she was in the Philippines where she was damaged in the Battle of Surigao Strait on 25 October 1944, and finally sunk by aircraft from USS "Lexington" in Manila Bay on 5 November 1944.
Split into simpler sentences: By October 1944 she was in the Philippines where she was damaged in the Battle of Surigao Strait on 25 October 1944. She was finally sunk by aircraft from USS "Lexington" in Manila Bay on 5 November 1944.