<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Idluliselwe ekulawuleni okusebenzayo kukaKhomanda, 13th Naval District, iVega yasuka eSan Francisco yaya eTacoma, eWashington, ngo-Ephreli 9. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuze kube ngoJanuwari 9, 1944, umkhumbi wezimpahla wasebenza eTacoma naseSeattle, ethwala izinto zokwakha ezibalulekile futhi esekela imisebenzi yaseMelika ngokumelene nabahlaseli baseJapane eziQhingini zase-Aleutian. Ngesinye isikhathi, i-Vega yaletha umthwalo wezinqolobane zemikhumbi yempi nezinhlamvu, kanye nezibhamu ezingamamitha angu-20 ezilwa nezindiza ezikhungweni zaseDutch Harbour ezinsukwini ezimbalwa nje ngaphambi kokuba i-  <response>: ukuhlaselwa okubhubhisayo kwaleso sisekelo yibutho laseJapane elishaya izindiza ezincane ekuqaleni kukaJune 1942. 