on 9 january 1943, southeast of ambon, "natori" was sighted by the submarine at about . "tautog" fired two torpedoes which hit "natori" in the stern. it broke off and carried away her rudder. in the next few minutes, as "natori" got underway at reduced speed, "tautog" fired two more torpedoes, but they either missed or were duds and "natori" managed to escape.