Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokudzingwa muBermuda, British West Indies neNorfolk, Virginia "O'Brien" akabatana nemapoka echitima musi waMay 14, 1944 achienda kuScotland neEngland. Pashure pokuronda nokufambisa basa pedyo neEngland, akabatanidzwa mukupinda kweNormandy uye mukati-mumahombekombe
Kuputika kweCherbourg. Musi wa25 Chikumi apo vaitsigira vanotsvaira zvimbambaira pamhenderekedzo yegungwa yechikepe chehondo, icho chakanga chichirwisa mabhatiri egungwa eGerman paCape Levi, pedyo neCherbourg, pfuti yaO'Brien yaive chaiyo zvekuti nzvimbo dzevarwi vehondo dzakatama kubva ku "Texas" kuenda ku "O'Brien". Yakanga yarohwa zvakananga nechokure kwebhiriji, asi yakakwanisa kuramba iri pachiteshi kwenguva yakareba zvakakwana kuti iise chifukidziro cheutsi che"Texas". Varume gumi navatatu vakaurawa uye vane gumi nevapfumbamwe vakakuvadzwa. Pashure pokugadziriswa kwenguva pfupi paIsle of Portland, England, "O'Brien" akaperekedza boka revanhu kuBoston Naval Shipyard uko akaitwa basa rakakura.