Ironbottom Sound
On 1 February 1943, a large force of Japanese destroyers was sighted heading for "Ironbottom Sound." "Tracy", as task group leader, led and in laying a field of 300 mines between Doma Reef and Cape Esperance. That night, the struck one of these mines and was damaged so badly that she was scuttled. Nevertheless, the Japanese managed to extricate their garrison from Guadalcanal.