 Hondo yakanga yakura nenzira dzisina kutarisirwa neIJN uye basa rake rakagadzirirwa semudziyo wezvikepe zvepasi pevhu rakanga risingabviri kana kuti kunyange rakakodzera, saka navy yakagadzirisa pakushandisa iye sechikepe chechiedza chechiedza kana sekutakura. Pana 1 April, iye akanzi kuna Third Fleet uye akatamisirwa kuna Main Body, Mobile Force, mwedzi gare gare. Mukupindura kupinda muAttu IslandMusi waMay 11, Ōyodo akasangana nezvikepe zvehondo zvitatu, vatakuri vendege vaviri uye vatakuri vehondo vashanu muTokyo Bay musi waMay 22. VaAmerica vakatorazve Attu ngarava dzengarava dzisati dzagona kuenda kunorwisa. Mwedzi wakatevera ngarava yacho yakagamuchira gadziridzo pfupi muKure. 