Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Yakagoverwa kuPacific Fleet, "Palmer" yakabatana nemabasa echikepe kusvikira ichibviswa paSan Diego musi waMay 31, 1922. Ikoko akanga ari muchengeti kusvikira achidzorerwazve musi wa 7 August 1940. Yakashandurwa kuva minesweeper ine zita rokuti DMS<unk>5 musi waNovember 19, akadzokera kuAtlantic uye akabatana neMine Division 19 (MinDiv 19) kubva kuNorfolk, Virginia nokuda kwebasa rekufambisa muAtlantic neCaribbean Sea. Akabuda musi wa 24 Gumiguru 1942, achiongorora Task Force 34 (TF 34) ku
Kupinda muNorth Africa, kusvika musi wa7 Mbudzi kubva kuFedala, kwaakaita kuongorora kutsvaira asati atora nzvimbo mu anti-submarine screen. Zuva rakatevera racho, "Palmer" yakabata ngarava yokuFrance inochera hove "Joseph Elise", ndokurwisana nebhatiri romumhenderekedzo yegungwa revavengi.