Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakutanga kwa 1944, "Pennsylvania" yakanga iri paPearl Harbor; mukati mevhiki mbiri dzokutanga dzaJanuary, yakabatanidzwa mumitambo yokugadzirira kumhara paKwajalein muMarshall Islands. Yakasiya Pearl Harbor musi wa22 Ndira ichiperekedzwa neboka revarwi, uye musi wa31 Ndira yakatanga kurwisa kwayo kwegungwa kuti itange Hondo yeKwajalein. Mauto akaenda kumahombekombe zuva rakatevera racho, uye "Pennsylvania" yakaramba iri pamhenderekedzo yegungwa kuti ipe zvombo zvokupfura zvombo kumasoja omumvura sezvavairwira kuchengetedza chitsuwa chacho. Pakasvika manheru aFebruary 3, vadziviriri vechiJapan vakanga vakundwa, vachibvumira ngarava kuti iende kuMajuro Atoll kuti iwanezve zvombo zvayo. Yakasiya nguva pfupi pashure pacho, musi waFebruary 12, kutsigira kurwisa kukuru kunotevera paEniwetok muMarshall Islands; mazuva mashanu gare gare akasvika kure nechitsuwa,
Hondo yeEniwetok yakanga yatotanga, uye mumwedzi yaFebruary 20 na21, akapfura chitsuwa chacho zvakasimba kuti atsigire varume vairwa pamhenderekedzo. Musi waFebruary 22, akatsigira kumhara paParry Island, chikamu cheEniwetok atoll.