 Escorting a convoy, she arrived at Guadalcanal on 25 August, and with another convoy reached Manus on 14 September.Between 15 September and 18 November 1944, "Crowley" sailed out of Manus escorting shipping to the Palau Islands during the invasion and consolidation, with occasional voyages to Humboldt Bay, New Guinea, and the Solomons.On 26 September she joined in giving assistance to the merchant ship rescuing her survivors and bringing her fires under control to save her war cargo.