Kammala wannan jumla: Bayan Midway, an tura jiragen ruwa don taimakawa a cikin
Yaƙin neman zaɓe na tsibirin Solomon. Yayin da aka yi amfani da "Takao", "Maya" da "Atago" da farko a kan masu jigilar jiragen sama, "Chōkai" shi ne babban jirgin ruwa na 8th Fleet da kuma Mataimakin Admiral Mikawa a yakin Savo Island a ranar 8 ga watan Agusta, 1942, wanda ya haifar da abin da aka yi la'akari da shi a matsayin mummunar ruwa mai zurfi a tarihin Amurka Navy ta hanyar nutsewa uku na Amurka da kuma mummunan rauni na hudu, da kuma lalata jirgin ruwa na Australia "Canberra" har sai da ya kamata a rushe shi. Ko da yake "Chōkai" ya ɗauki dama da dama a dawo, sauran sojojin Japan sun sami rauni kawai.