Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Zvisinei, muna 1944, akamanikidzwa kuita basa rokutanga, achishanda sechikepe chikuru cheVice-Admiral Shōji Nishimura's Southern Force paHondo yeSurigao Strait, chiito chekumaodzanyemba kweHondo yeLeyte Gulf
. Mukati mokurwisana kwousiku kwakakasharara mumaawa apakuvamba aOctober 25 mukurwisana nechiuto chapamusoro cheAmerica neAustralia, "Yamashiro" yakanyudzwa ne torpedo uye pfuti dzomumvura. Nishimura akanyura nengarava yake, uye vashandi 10 bedzi vakapukunyuka.