Buuxi weedha soo socota: "South Carolina" waxay ku soo laabatay Norfolk 20kii Diseembar, halkaas oo ay joogtay ilaa 6dii Janaayo 1913. Kadibna waxay u ambabaxday safar kale oo koonfurta ah, markan waxay u ambabaxday Colón, Panama, oo ku taal albaabka kanaalka Panama ee dhowaan la dhamaystiray. Markabku wuxuu ka qeyb qaatay dhaqdhaqaaqyo ka dhacay Guantanamo Bay ka hor inta uusan ku laaban Norfolk 22-kii Maarso. Dooni kale oo ka baxsan xeebta bari ee Mareykanka ayaa raacday, waxayna ku jirtay joogsi New York laga bilaabo 28 ilaa 31 May, halkaas oo loo hibeeyay USS Maine National Monument. Markabka ayaa si kooban u tababaray shaqaalaha ka socda Akadeemiyada Ciidanka Badda Mareykanka bishii Juun ka hor inta uusan u ambabixin dhamaadka bisha Mexico. Halkaas, waxay ka dhoofisay Tampico iyo Veracruz si ay u ilaaliso danaha Mareykanka inta lagu gudajiray
Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Meksiko. Bishii Sebtember waxay dib ugu laabatay Norfolk si ay u sameyso dayactir ilaa Janaayo 1914.