Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Barber" akaramba ari kuGuam kusvikira musi wa 21 July paakaenda kunofamba nengarava yainzi Ulithi. Akapfuurira kuenda kuLeyte Gulf uko akaongorora ngarava dzehondo uye musi wa8, 9 na10 Nyamavhuvhu ndokudzokera kuLeyte kunomirira mimwe mirairo. Ndichiri ikoko, nhau dze
Kukundwa kweJapan kwakasvika "Barber" uye iye akananga kuOkinawa achiperekedza "Mississippi" nehanzvadzi yake. Paakasvika musi waAugust 21, akaenda zuva rakatevera kuti anoshanyira Manila Bay kwenguva pfupi. Musi wa 2 Gunyana, kutakura nekukurumidza kwakatanga mavhiki matatu ebasa muSubic Bay, pakupera kwacho akaenda kuLingayen Gulf kunobatana neTransport Division (TransDiv) 20. Kubva ipapo, akatungamirira boka ravatakuri 20 nokuda kwebasa rokugara. Boka racho rakapinda muWakanoura Bay paHonshu musi wa7 Gumiguru uye rakapedza mavhiki matatu akanyarara apo minesweepers yakachenesa mugero kuenda kuNagoya. Pakupedzisira, TransDiv 20 yakakwanisa kupinda mugero zvakachengeteka nepo "Barber" akasara shure kuti atarisire kupinda kwechiteshi. Vashandi ve"Barber" vakasvika kumhenderekedzo yegungwa muguta reNagasaki, rakanga raparadzwa nebhomba reatomu rechipiri zvichiita kuti nhengo imwe neimwe yevashandi ive murwi "wetomu".