"De Haven" waxay ka soo shiraacatay Norfolk, Va. waxayna gaadhay Tongatapu, Tonga Islands, 28 Nofeembar 1942 si ay u raacdo kolonyo ciidamo ah oo ku sii jeeda Guadalcanal si ay u fududeeyaan ciidamada badda ee halkaas joogay tan iyo markii ay soo galeen duulaankii bishii Agoosto. "De Haven" waxay ka shaqaysay Guadalcanal laga bilaabo 7 ilaa 14 Diseembar, ka dibna waxay ka soo baxday Espiritu Santo iyo Nouméa howlgallada sii socda ee Jasiiradaha Solomon
Waxaad Waxay ka shaqaysay biyaha Koonfurta Solomons si ay u joojiso "Tokyo Express", dadaalkii habeenkii ahaa ee lagu siinayay ciidamada Japan ee weli ku dagaalamaya jasiiradaha la soo weeraray, waxayna ka qayb qaadatay laba duqeymo oo lagu qaaday jasiiradda Kolombangara intii lagu jiray Janaayo 1943.