Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Ngarava yemapurisa yakabva kuCaribbean kuti iite basa muPhilippines musi wa14 October 1899, ichisvika kuManila musi wa31 December kuburikidza neSuez Canal. "Nashville" yakapa rutsigiro rwokupfura kumauto eAmerica mumishandirapamwe yokurwisa
Vapanduki vePhilippines kusvikira muna June 1900. Apo Boxer Rebellion yakaputika muChina, "Nashville" yakabva Cavite musi wa 8 June kuChina neMarine Detachment yakapinda. Yakasvika paTaku musi wa18 Chikumi, ikadzika pasi maMarines akagoverwa kuInternational Relief Expedition, ndokugara kusvikira mauto akabatana abvisa kukombwa kwePeking. Mushure mokunge vaenda kunorinda kuChina, "Nashville" yakasvika kuCavite musi waFebruary 3, 1901, uko yakabva kusvika muna July.