Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Ichibva kuMajuro musi wa7 March, "Natoma Bay" yakasvika kuEspírito Santo musi wa12. Mazuva matatu gare gare akabatana TF 37 nokuda airstrikes uye pamusoro bombardments pamusoro Kavieng, New Ireland, 19 March 1920. Akabva aenda kuchamhembe kweSolomon Islands neNew Ireland, achivharidzira ndege dzaienda nekudzoka kuEmirau uko kwaiva nechiteshi chendege uye chechikepe chehondo chaiva chichigadziriswa.
. Kwemavhiki matatu akatevera, akaramba achifamba munzvimbo yeSolomon-Bismarck Archipelago mukutsigira kurwisa kwenguva refu kuti asagadzikise iyo yekupedzisira uye kuvhara nhare yeJapan paRabaul.