Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Active" yakachinjirwa kuBremerton Navy Yard kuBremerton, Wash., muna August 1898 uye yakashanda ikoko sechiteshi chengarava kusvikira adzokera kuMare Island muna 1899 kuti atange rwendo rurefu rwebasa. Musi waApril 18, 1906, imwe
Kudengenyeka kwenyika kwakapotsa kwakaparadza guta reSan Francisco, uye moto wakavapo pashure pacho. Sezvo dhipatimendi remoto reguta rakanga risingagoni kuita chinhu, Navy yakapa ruoko. "Vashandi" vemauto omumvura uye pakarepo vanorara pedyo nePier 8, vachiridza mitsetse inoverengeka yemapaipi kuti varwise rutivi rwapedyo zvikuru rwomwoto. Kwevhiki yose yakasara, vashandi ve"Active", ngarava inoparadza ngarava "Perry", uye ngarava inodhonza moto "Lexlie" vakarwisa moto uye vakarinda uye vakarinda nharaunda dzavaishanda. "Active" gare gare yakabetsera mukuponesa chiteshi chengarava chePacific Mail uye rutivi irworwo rwakazara rwemhenderekedzo yegungwa yeSan Francisco. Musi wa 21 April, "Active" yakaenda kuMare Island kunodzosa varwi vemoto kubva kuvashandi ve "Chicago" ne "Marblehead".