 Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: USAT Meigs yakanga iri chikamu chePensacola Convoy ichiedza kusimbisa Philippines mumatanho okutanga eHondo yePacific uye yakachengetwa muFiji apo zvaiva pachena kuti vaJapan vakanga vatopinda muPhilippines. Pasinei nechisarudzo chemauto chokudzosa ngarava dzacho kuHawaii kana kuWest Coast, chisarudzo chamutungamiri wenyika chakatungamirira ngarava dzacho kuAustralia kuti dziedze kutsigirwa nePhilippines kubva ikoko. Pashure pokuva rutivi rwomutsetse usina kubudirira unoperekedzwa nevashandi vaduku, uyo wakanga wabva pana 15 February 1942 mukuedza kusimbisachitsuwa cheTimor, akadzokera kuguta reAustralia reDarwin, Northern Territory. 