Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Lawrence" akadzorerwazve muna 13 June 1932, Lt. Cmdr. T. E. Downey ari mukuru, uye akabva kuPhiladelphia 15 August kuti abatane nePacific Fleet. Kubva pakusvika kwake kuSan Diego, California musi waSeptember 8 kusvika muna 1938, akaenderera mberi achishanda nePacific destroyer squadrons, achibatanidzwa mumapoka ehondo uye maitiro ehondo pamwe nemhenderekedzo yegungwa uye matambudziko ehondo kunze kwePacific.
Panama Canal Zone uye Hawaii. Yakadzingwa basa paSan Diego 13 September 1938.