Cleveland akaenda kuPacific musi wa 5 Zvita 1942, uye akasvika paEfate Island musi wa 16 Ndira. Yokutanga mukusimbisa Solomon Islands yaive neTask Force 18 (TF 18) kuchengetedza ngoro yevarwi kuenda kuGuadalcanal kubva 27 kusvika 31 Ndira, yakapfurwa muvengi paakasangana nekurwiswa kukuru kwemhepo muHondo yeRennell Island musi wa 29 Ndira. Kusunga TF 68, Cleveland akaenderera mberi ne "Black Slot" musi wa 6 Kurume 1943 kunoputika ndege paVila Kolombangara, akabatana neFrench Morocco musi wa 8 Mbudzi, uye akaramba ari patrol kusvika 12 Mbudzi, achidzokera kuNorfolk musi wa 24 Mbudzi. Cleveland akaenda kuPacific musi wa 5 Zvita 1942, ndokusvika paEfate Island musi wa 16 Ndira.
5 Zvita