<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokurwiswa kwePearl Harbor, ngarava dzehondo dzakanga dzichidiwa nokukurumidza muPacific uye Hughes akafamba kubva kuNorfolk, Virginia musi wa18 December 1941, achisvika kuSan Diego, California pamwe chete na, musi wa30 December. Akabva kuSan Diego musi wa12 January 1942 achifambisa ngarava dzaienda kuSamoa. Hughes ipapo akafamba nechikepe kubva kuSamoa sorutivi rwesimba rinorova rinotakura rakagadzirwa kumativi anotakura Yorktown. Iye screened anotakura mune kurwisa pamusoro Jaluit, Makin, Mili, uye Canton Islands, ipapo akatsigira akabatanidza Yorktown Task Force 17 TF17, sezvo akarwisa Japanese nezvigadziko pa Lae uye Salamaua musi 10 March 1942. Asingasviki muhondo yeCoral Sea paaiperekedza ngarava inotakura mafuta kuenda kuNouméa, Hughes akasvika kuPearl Harbor nenguva kuti apinde muhondo yeCoral Sea.  <response>: Hondo yeMidway. 