Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokurovedza muNew Hebrides muna January 1944, "Columbia" yakabatsira kutungamirira kurwisa uye kubatwa kweNissan, chimwe chezvitsuwa zveGreen kubva muna 13 kusvika muna 18 February. Pakutanga kwaMarch, boka rake rakafamba nomumugwagwa pakati peTruk neKavieng richitsvaka ngarava dzomuvengi, ipapo rakafukidza kurwisa uye
kubatwa kweEmirou Island kubva musi wa17 kusvika 23 March. Musi waApril 4, "Columbia" yakabva kuPort Purvis muSolomon Islands kunovandudzwa muSan Francisco, ichidzokera kuSolomon Islands musi waAugust 24.