 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Nokukurumidza pashure penguva yokunetswa kwemazuva gumi, Manatee yakabva munharaunda yeChesapeake Bay ichienda kuDutch West Indies. Ichiremerwa panzvimbo iyoyo yaicherwa mafuta, yakabva yaenda kuPanama Canal uye kuPacific. Paakasvika paEniwetok musi wa16 Chikumi 1944, akazadza mauto eamphibious ipapo achipinda muSaipan. Akafamba kubva kuEniwetok kuenda kunzvimbo dzekuzadza mafuta munguva yese yemishandirapamwe yeSaipan, Tinian, neGuam, kusvikira aenda kuManus, chikuru chezvitsuwa zveAdmiralty, musi waAugust 20. Achibva kuManus, akaramba achitakura mafuta nezvimwe zvinoshandiswa kumapoka anotakura nokukurumidza kuburikidza neHondo yePeleliuuye chikamu chokutanga chePhilippine Campaign. Pakazosvika 20 October, apo Manatee yakabva kuManus kwenguva yokupedzisira, atoll yeUlithi kumucheto kwakadziva kumadokero kweCaroline Islands yakanga yakachengetedzwa uye yakagadzwa senzvimbo yenharaunda yevashandi veoiri. 