Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei whitiāhua - I runga anō i tērā, he torutoru noa iho ngā angitu whakahirahira a te ope kaipuke moana o Hapanihi ki ngā kaipuke whawhai a te Rōpū i ngā tau e rua whakamutunga o te pakanga. Ko tetahi wikitoria ko te patu i te kaipuke rererangi rererangi mo te toenga o te pakanga me te patu torpedo i te Whiringa-a-rangi 3, 1944 (koinei te wa tuatahi i roto i nga tau e rua kua angitu te whakaeke a te kaipuke kaipuke o Hapani i tetahi kaipuke Allied e mahi ana me te roopu mahi tere tere). Ko te kaupapa rongonui ko te torpedoing me te whakamohoatanga o te kaipuke nui, me te nui o te mate. I ū te kaipuke i te Hōngongoi 30, 1945, e rua wiki noa i mua i te hekenga o Hapani
, i te wā e ruarua ana i roto i te United States Navy e tūmanako ana i te haere tonu o ngā whakaeke kaipuke ruku o Hapanihi.