Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pana May 28, 1900, "Buford" akapinda muzvivako zvengarava zveNewport News Ship-Building Company nokuda kwokuvandudzwa kukuru sengarava-yehondo nokuda kwebasa pakati peUnited States nePhilippines
. Mbiri dzayo dzepakutanga ina dzakabviswa; dzimwe mbiri dzakatsiviwa nemasiti marefu. Apo yakanga ichishandurwa, "Buford" yaizorasikirwa nepamusoro peBhokisi Rebellion. Zvaakanga adzoka mubasa muna November wegore iroro, "Buford" yakatanga basa renguva dzose muPacific kubva kuSan Francisco kuenda kuHonolulu neGuam ichiguma muManila, uye ichidzoka kuburikidza neNagasaki neHonolulu.