At 23:23, Suzukaze fired eight torpedoes in the direction of the gunflashes from Wright's cruisers, followed by Naganami and Kawakaze which fired their full loads of eight torpedoes at 23:32 and 23:33 respectively.
23:23 affyrede Suzukaze otte torpedoer i retning af kanonglimtene fra Wrights krydsere efterfulgt af Naganami ogKawakaze som afskød deres fulde ladning af 8 torpedoer kl. 23:32 og 23:33.