 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pana 22 January 1944, San Francisco yakabuda neTF 52 uye zvakare yakananga kuMarshalls. Musi wa 29 Ndira, divi racho, rakachengetedzwa nevanoparadza, rakabva pakuumbwa kwaro ndokuenda kunorwisa zvivakwa zveJapan paMaloelap kuti zvisashande panguva yekukunda Kwajalein.. Pashure pokurwiswa, ngarava dzacho dzakaenda kuKwajalein. San Francisco yakasvika pachitsuwa ichi panenge pa6:30 mangwanani musi wa31 January. Pana 0730, akazarura moto pazvinangwa zvenguva, pakutanga chikepe chiduku mukati megungwa reKwajalein. Pana 0849, akarega kupfura. Na9: 00, iye akatangazve kupfura pazvinangwa paBerlin neBeverly Islands. Masikati, yakaramba ichipfura zvitsuwa zvacho, uye masikati, yakawedzera Bennett Island kuzvinangwa zvayo. Mukati mevhiki rakatevera, akapa pre-landing barrages uye rutsigiro moto kuvhiyiwa pamusoro Burton, Berlin, uye Beverly zvitsuwa. Musi waFebruary 8, cruiser yakaenda kuMajuro, kwaaizoshanda seyuniti yeTF 58, iyo inokurumidza inotakura basa. 