Ironbottom Sound
"Majaba" departed the New Hebrides 26 October 1942 and steamed to meet two supply convoys bound for the Solomon Islands. However, heavy weather prevented the rendezvous, and she returned to Espiritu Santo 29 October. Later that day she sailed once again for Guadalcanal where she arrived 2 November 1942. Screened by , she crossed Ironbottom Sound and unloaded cargo at Tulagi that same day.