I te 21 o Tihema 1941, ka rere atu a "Ro-33" i Cam Ranh Bay ki te tīmata i tana parekura whawhai tuatahi, i whakaritea he rohe mahi i te Moana o Haina ki te rawhiti o Singapore hei tautoko i te whakaekenga a Hapanihi
o Malaya o Ingarangi. Kaore i puta he raru o tana paturu, a ka wehe ia i tana rohe paturu i te 5 o Hanuere 1942 ki te hoki ki Cam Ranh Bay, i tae mai ia i te 7 o Hanuere 1942.