<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ukushiya iBoston ngoJanuwari 1944, ihambisana nomshayeli wemikhumbi, i-Canberra yahamba ngomkhumbi yaya ePearl Harbor ngeSan Diego, futhi yajoyina i-Task Force 58 maphakathi noFebhuwari. Ekupheleni kukaFebhuwari, umkhumbi wanikeza ukusekelwa kokuqhunyiswa kwamabhomu ngesikhathi seMpi yase-Eniwetok. Phakathi no-March no-April, umkhumbi-mkhumbi waba yingxenye yeqembu lomsebenzi ophethe izindiza, wasekela umphathi wezindiza ngesikhathi kuhlaselwa emoyeni ePalau, Yap, Ulithi, naseWoleai phakathi kukaMashi 31 no-Ephreli 1. Ngo-April 13, i-Canberra yayiphinde ihamba lapho izindiza ze-Yorktown zinikeza ukusekelwa kokwehla kwe-amphibious eHollandia naseWakde. Kusukela ngo-Ephreli 29 kuya kuMeyi 1, i-cruiser yahlanganiswa neqembu lokuhlasela emoyeni eTruk; ngesikhathi sokusebenza, iCanberra yahlukaniswa ukuze ihlasele isisekelo sezindiza saseJapane eSatawan. Lo mkhumbi wahlanganyela ekuhlaseleni iziQhingi zaseMarcus naseWake ngoMeyi, futhi ngoJuni wajoyina imisebenzi yokuthatha iziQhingi zaseMariana nasePalau. Njengengxenye yalo mkhankaso, i- Canberra yabamba iqhaza eMpini yoLwandle lwasePhilippine, futhi yashaya izisekelo zaseJapane eziQhingini zaseBonin. Phakathi no-Agasti noSepthemba, umkhumbi wenza ukuhlaselwa ePalau nasePhilippines, wanikeza ukusekelwa ngesikhathi sokufika eMorotai  <response>: . futhi. 