Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Achibva muBoston muna January 1944, achiperekedzwa nomudziviriri wehondo, "Canberra" akaenda kuPearl Harbor achipfuura nomuSan Diego, uye akabatana neTask Force 58 pakati paFebruary. Mukupera kwaFebruary, ngarava yacho yakapa rutsigiro rwekurwisa panguva yeHondo yeEniwetok
. Pakati paMarch naApril, cruiser yakaumba chikamu chevatakuri vevashandi, vachitsigira mutakuri wendege panguva yekurwisa ndege paPalau, Yap, Ulithi, uye Woleai mukati me 31 March na 1 April. Musi wa13 April, "Canberra" yakanga ichiperekedza zvakare apo ndege dze"Yorktown" dzakapa rubatsiro kune amphibious landings paHollandia neWakde. Kubva 29 April kusvika 1 May, cruiser akanga akabatanidzwa boka nokuda mhepo kurwisa Truk; panguva oparesheni, "Canberra" detached kuti shell imwe Japanese airbase pana Satawan. Ngarava yacho yakabatanidzwa mukurwisa Marcus neWake Islands muna May, uye muna June yakabatana nemabasa ekutora Mariana nePalau Islands. Sechikamu cheshambadziro iyi, "Canberra" yakabatanidzwa muHondo yeGungwa rePhilippine, ndokupfura mabhesi eJapane muBonin Islands. Muna August naSeptember, ngarava yacho yakaita kurwisa paPalau nePhilippines, yakapa rutsigiro panguva yekumhara kweMorotai.