▁of ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁Z in ovy ▁Ro zh est vens ky ▁at ▁around ▁ 1 1 : 3 0 . ▁Kam im ura ▁closed ▁to ▁about ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁ ▁before ▁she ering ▁off ▁under ▁fire ▁to ▁join ▁T ō g ō ' s ▁batt les hips . ▁I w ate , ▁now ▁the ▁flags hip ▁of ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Sh im am ura ▁Hay ao , ▁was ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Division ▁when ▁T ō g ō ▁opened ▁fire ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Pacific ▁Squadron ▁at ▁ 1 4 : 1 0 ▁and , ▁like ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ships ▁in ▁the ▁division , ▁engaged ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁ ▁which ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁fall ▁out ▁of ▁formation ▁at ▁ 1 4 : 5 0 ▁and ▁s ank ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes ▁later . ▁The ▁cru iser ▁also ▁fired ▁upon ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁ ▁before ▁ 1 4 : 5 0 . ▁The ▁protected ▁cru iser ▁ ▁attempted ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁tor ped o ▁attack ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 5 : 0 6 , ▁but ▁was ▁driven ▁off ▁by ▁fire ▁from ▁I w ate ▁and ▁the ▁arm ored ▁cru is ers ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁The ▁batt les hip ▁ ▁suddenly ▁appeared ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁mist ▁at ▁ 1 5 : 3 5 ▁at ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁about ▁. ▁All ▁of ▁Kam im ura ' s ▁ships ▁engaged ▁her ▁for ▁five ▁minutes ▁or ▁so ▁with ▁Az uma ▁and ▁the ▁arm ored ▁cru iser ▁ ▁also ▁firing ▁tor ped