Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokurwiswa kwePearl Harbor, iye, pamwe chete nedzimwe ngarava dzevatakurwi dzeMatson "Lurline", "Matsonia", "Mariposa" uye "Monterey", uye ngarava dzinotakura zvinhu 33 dzeMatson, vakamanikidzwa kupinda mubasa rechiuto neU.S. Maritime Commission. U.S. yakapa "Manoa" kuSoviet Union muna 1943 sorutivi rweLend-Lease Program. Vakamutumidzazve kuti "Balkhash" (kunyoresa kweSoviet M-11744), vachitsiva ngarava ine zita rimwe chetero yakanga yapunzirwa neuto rehondo reGermany munguva ye
kubviswa kweTallinn, Estonia. Yakashandiswa kanenge kaviri nevaSoviet muHondo Yenyika II kutakura vasungwa vokuEstonia vachienda kuGulag.