Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Ichibva kuMajuro musi wa7 March, "Natoma Bay" yakasvika kuEspiritu Santo musi wa12. Mazuva matatu gare gare akabatana TF 37 nokuda airstrikes uye pamusoro bombardments pamusoro Kavieng, New Ireland, 19 March 1920. Ipapo akafamba achienda kuchamhembe kweSolomon Islands neNew Ireland, achipa kufukidzwa kwemhepo kumakonvhi kuenda nekubva kuEmirou uko
hwaro hwendege uye hwaro hwechikepe hwakaganhurirwa zvakanga zvichiumbwa. Kwemavhiki matatu akatevera, akaramba achifamba munzvimbo yeSolomon-Bismarck Archipelago mukutsigira kurwisa kwenguva refu kuti asagadzikise iyo yekupedzisira uye kuvhara nhare yeJapan paRabaul.