 Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Pashure pebasa iri, ngarava yacho yakatangazve kufamba pakati peNouméa neGuadalcanal uye yakaramba ichiita basa iroro kusvikira yabuda muGuadalcanal musi wa24 March 1944, yakananga kuHawaii. Pashure pokumira paFunafuti, Ellice Islands, munzira, akasvika kuHawaii musi wa9 April. Muna April naMay wose, Alhena yakaita miitiro yokurovedza nokuisa zvinhu mumvura dzeHawaii mukugadzirira kudenha Saipan kwakanga kwava pedyo. Akabva Honolulu musi wa 30 Chivabvu nemauto e2nd Marine Division akatasva, akananga kuburikidza neEniwetok kuenda kuSaipan. Alhena akasvika paSaipan musi wa15 June ndokutanga kubvisa mauto ake. Pasinei nokurwiswa nendege kaviri panguva yokuregedza zvinhu, akapedza basa racho musi wa 23d, akabva munharaunda yacho, akasvika paPearl Harbor musi wa 4 July, uye akasundira zuva rakatevera akananga kumhenderekedzo yeCalifornia. Ngarava yacho yakapinda muSan Francisco Bay musi wa11 uye, nguva pfupi pashure pacho, yakatanga nguva yemwedzi mitatu yokugadziridza. 