Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kuti urambe uchizivisa vakuru vakuru veGermany, musi wa8 September Spee akatumira "Nürnberg" kuHonolulu kuti atumire shoko kuburikidza nenyika dzisina kwazvakarerekera. "Nürnberg" yakadzoka namashoko e
Kubatwa kweGerman Samoa neAllies, kwakaitika musi wa29 Nyamavhuvhu. "Scharnhorst" uye "Gneisenau" vakaenda kuApia kunonzvera mamiriro acho ezvinhu. Spee akanga achitarisira kubata ngarava yehondo yeBritain kana yeAustralia nokukurumidza, asi paakasvika pa 14 September, haana kuwana ngarava dzehondo pachiteshi. Musi waSeptember 22, "Scharnhorst" uye vamwe vose veEast Asia Squadron vakasvika kukoloni yeFrance yePapeete. VaGerman vakarwisa nyika yacho, uye muhondo yakazotevera yePapeete, vakanyudza chikepe chehondo cheFrance chainzi "Zélée". Ngarava dzacho dzakapfurwa nemabhatiri eFrance aiva pamhenderekedzo yegungwa asi hadzina kukuvara. Kutya migodhi yaiva pachiteshi chengarava kwakatadzisa Spee kupinda muchiteshi chengarava kuti atore marasha, ayo vaFrance vakanga vapisa.