 "James E. Kyes" ran support for the Cruisers and during this time and helped destroy North Vietnamese bridges, roads, and coastal gun sites, and disrupted logistics traffic headed south for use by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops in South Vietnam.On 30 October "James E. Kyes" was fired upon by a North Vietnamese gun emplacement on an island.The North Vietnamese fired 27 rounds at "James E. Kyes", evasive action avoided damage and USS "Canberra" subsequently destroyed the gun emplacement.