Ramba uchiverenga ndima ino - Pakutanga kwa1944, "Pennsylvania" yakanga iri paPearl Harbor; mumavhiki maviri okutanga aJanuary, yakaita basa rokugadzirira kumhara paKwajalein muMarshall Islands. Yakasiya Pearl Harbor musi wa22 Ndira ichiperekedzwa neboka revarwi, uye musi wa31 Ndira yakatanga kurwisa kwayo kwegungwa kuti itange Hondo yeKwajalein. Mauto akaenda kumahombekombe zuva rakatevera racho, uye "Pennsylvania" yakaramba iri pamhenderekedzo yegungwa kuti ipe zvombo zvokupfura zvombo kumasoja omumvura sezvavairwa kuti vawane chitsuwa chacho. Pakasvika manheru aFebruary 3, vadziviriri vechiJapan vakanga vakundwa, vachibvumira ngarava kuti iende kuMajuro Atoll kuti iwanezve zvombo zvayo. Akasiya nokukurumidza pashure pacho, musi waFebruary 12, kutsigira kurwisa kukuru kunotevera paEniwetok muMarshall; mazuva mashanu gare gare akasvika kure nechitsuwa, Hondo yeEniwetok.
yakanga yatotanga, uye mumwedzi yaFebruary 20 na21, yakabhomba chitsuwa chacho zvikuru kuti itsigire varume vairwa pamhenderekedzo. Musi waFebruary 22, akatsigira kumhara paParry Island, chikamu cheEniwetok atoll.