 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pana 13 February 1942, Ro-33 yakatamira kunzvimbo itsva yokurinda muIndian Ocean kutsigira kupindirwa kweJava kweJapan kwaizouya, inoshanda kumaodzanyemba kweSunda Strait, Java kusanganisira kure neTjilatjap iyo Lombok Strait, uye Bali. Panenge nenguva dza 22:00 musi wa 1 Kurume 1942 akarwisa muparadzi weAllied kumaodzanyemba-kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumabvazuva kweChristmas Island, asi torpedo dzake dzakapotsa apo muparadzi sezviri pachena akaita maitiro ekudzivirira paminiti yekupedzisira. Chinangwa cheRo-33 sezvingabvira chakanga chiri muparadzi wehondo yeUnited States, uyo akashuma kuona ngarava yepasi pegungwa panenge panguva imwe cheteyo apo iye akanga akabatikana mukununura vapukunyuki veoiler yezvikepe, iyo ndege dzeJapan dzakanga dzanyura pairi. Ro-33 yakapedzisa basa rayo musi wa 8 March 1942 nekusvika kwake kuStaring Bay pamhenderekedzo yeCelebes muNetherlands East Indies. 