 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muparadzi weJapan aive mumwe we15 akavakirwa Imperial Japanese Navy IJN mukupera kwema1910. Ngarava yacho yakashandurwa kuva ngarava inotenderera muna 1940 uye ipapo kuva ngarava inotakura gore rakatevera racho. Pashure pokutanga kweHondo yePacific, akabatanidzwa muPhilippines Campaignmukupera kwa1941, muDutch East Indies mushandirapamwe mukutanga kwa1942 uye akatamba chinzvimbo chidiki muHondo yeMidway pakati pa1942 asati anyudzwa neAmerican submarine mukutanga kwa1943. 