Achibvisa Milne Bay musi wa6 January 1944, "Crosby" yaiperekedza ngarava dzaibva kuEspiritu Santo dzichienda kuSolomon Islands kusvika muna January, ichiramba iri muSolomon Islands ichiita basa rokurwisa ngarava dzepasi pemvura uye kuongorora. Akaendesa mauto kuGreen Island kubva musi wa15 kusvika musi wa20 February uye kuEmirou Island
musi wa20 March. Achidzokera kuNew Guinea kushanda musi wa6 Kubvumbi, akaburitsa mauto paAitape musi wa22 na26 Kubvumbi; akafambisa makondirakiti kuenda kuHollandia; akabatanidzwa mukupinda muBiak Island musi wa27 Chivabvu; uye akashanda sechikepe chepamusoro chezvikepe zvekumhara muHumboldt Bay kubva musi wa31 Chivabvu kusvika 6 Chikunguru. Pashure pokugadziriswa kwenguva pfupi paManus, akaendesa mauto kuCape Sansapor musi waJuly 30, ndokuzoenda kuSydney, Australia, kuti awedzere uye agadzirise. Akadzokera kuHumboldt Bay musi wa30 Nyamavhuvhu ndokuendesa mauto kuMorotai musi wa15 Gunyana kupedzisa mabasa ake munzvimbo yeNew Guinea.