in sinking the British river gunboat . On 31 December, the cruiser struck a mine in the Lingayen Gulf while supporting Japanese forces during the Philippines Campaign. She was towed to Hong Kong in February 1942 for repairs. Izumo was re-classified as a 1st-class cruiser on 1 July. She returned to Japan in late 1943 and was reclassified as a training ship for the Kure Naval District. On 19 March 1945, Izumo was attacked by American carrier aircraft off Etajima, although they failed to inflict any damage. Shortly afterwards, her 8-inch guns were replaced by four Type 89 dual-purpose guns in two twin mounts and four of her remaining 6-inch guns were removed. Her light anti-aircraft armament was significantly reinforced by the addition of 14 license-built Hotchkiss 25-millimeter Type 96 light AA guns in two triple, two twin, and four single-gun mounts and two 13.2-millimeter Hotchkiss machine guns in single mounts. The ship was damaged by an American mine on 9 April off Hiroshima. Izumo was not attacked on the first day of the American aerial attack on Kure on 24 July 1945, but she was near missed three times four days later. The shockwave from the detonations sprang the ship's seams and the resulting flooding caused her to capsize at coordinates . She was removed from the navy list on 20 November and her hulk was raised and scrapped in 1947 by the Harima Dock Company. Notes Footnotes References External links Izumo-class cruisers Ships built on the River Tyne 1899 ships Russo-Japanese War cruisers of Japan World War I cruisers of Japan Second Sino-Japanese War cruisers of Japan World War II cruisers of Japan Cruisers sunk by aircraft Maritime incidents in July 1945 Ships sunk by US aircraft Shipwrecks of Japan Ships built by Armstrong Whitworth