Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kuchenesa Milne Bay musi wa 6 Ndira 1944, "Crosby" akafambisa makombi kubva kuEspiritu Santo kuenda kuSolomon Islands kusvika muna Ndira, achigara muSolomon Islands pane anti-submarine patrol uye kuongorora basa. Akaendesa mauto kuGreen Island kubva musi wa15 kusvika musi wa20 February uye
Emirau 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.