<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngemva kokusebenza ogwini lwaseNew England kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kuka - April nokulandela umkhumbi oya eGreat Britain ngo - May, umkhumbi wempi wabuyela ekhaya ukuze uthole ibhethri eliqinisiwe elivikela izindiza elungiselela ukudluliselwa kwawo okwakuseduze empini yasePacific. Ngasekupheleni kukaJune, waya eningizimu eyoqhuba ukuqeqeshwa kabusha eGuantánamo Bay, eCuba. Eqedile umsebenzi wakhe ngoJulayi 7, wadlula ePanama Canal ezinsukwini ezimbili kamuva futhi wabhalisa emsebenzini wePacific Fleet. Wama eSan Diego, eCalifornia, kusukela ngoJulayi 18 kuya ku-Agasti 3. Ngemva kwesonto, ngesikhathi isesePearl Harbor, iJapane yanikezela  <response>: . futhi. Ngasekupheleni kuka-August, wahamba nomkhumbi owawuthwele amabutho ayehlasela iJapane. Wama eSasebo kwaze kwaba ngoSeptemba 26 wabe eseqala uhambo lapho enza khona uchungechunge lokuvakashela amachweba eManila, eShanghai, e-Okinawa naseSaipan. 