When the second torpedo attack was ordered by RADM Sprague, DENNIS responded and was able to approach to within four miles of the Japanese heavy cruiser column. She chose the heavy cruiser HIJMS TONE as her target and missed with all three torpedoes. In a role more suited for the larger destroyers, she challenged several Japanese cruisers in gunfire duels and was damaged heavily by 8-inch shell hits. Four of her crew were lost in action.
