Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Pennsylvania" yakapa kubhomba kwegungwa kwegore rakatevera panguva yeHondo dzeMakin, Kwajalein,
Eniwetok, uye Saipan, pamwe chete nePalau Islands Campaign. Ngarava yacho yakaitawo basa rokumhara paLeyte uye Hondo yeLeyte Gulf. Munguva iyi, "Pennsylvania" yakanga iripo muhondo yokupedzisira pakati pezvikepe zvehondo, Hondo yeSurigao Strait. Ngarava yacho haina kupfura chero salvos nemhaka yokuti ngarava dzeJapan dzakatendeutswa kana kuti dzakanyudzwa dziri kure, dziri kunze kwe"Pennsylvania's outdated fire control asi dziri mukati mechikamu cheimwe, radar-directed battleships.