At one stage of the action she closed to within 1,500 yards (1,400 m) of a beach west of the Tor River to shell enemy installations, with the aid of an Army spotter.

Three days later, Orange, with an Army liaison officer on board, shelled supply dumps located along a road between Arami Village and the mouth of the Orai River.

A field of floating wreckage hampered her progress as she again closed the shoreline, but she carried our her mission leaving many fires burning in the target area.

On 27 July, while conducting such a patrol, she was directed to embark three Army officers for a scouting party which had been operating behind enemy lines near Sarmi Point.

On the 6th, she kept several more enemy planes at bay by detecting them early and putting up a stream of fire that made their pilots decide to seek an easier target.