ified ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 st - class ▁cru iser ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁before ▁she ▁was ▁rec lass ified ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁I w ate ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁American ▁car rier ▁aircraft , ▁killing ▁one ▁crew man , ▁although ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁inf lict ▁any ▁significant ▁damage . ▁Short ly ▁afterwards , ▁her ▁ 8 - inch ▁guns ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁four ▁ ▁Type ▁ 8 9 ▁dual - pur pose ▁guns ▁in ▁two ▁tw in ▁mount s ▁and ▁four ▁of ▁her ▁remaining ▁ 6 - inch ▁guns ▁were ▁removed . ▁Her ▁light ▁anti - air craft ▁arm ament ▁was ▁significantly ▁rein for ced ▁by ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁nine ▁license - built ▁Hot chk iss ▁ 2 5 - mill imeter ▁Type ▁ 9 6 ▁light ▁AA ▁guns ▁in ▁one ▁triple , ▁two ▁tw in , ▁and ▁two ▁single - gun ▁mount s ▁and ▁two ▁ 1 3 . 2 - mill imeter ▁Hot chk iss ▁machine ▁guns ▁in ▁single ▁mount s . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁bom bed ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁aer ial ▁attack ▁on ▁K ure ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁While ▁not ▁hit ▁by ▁any ▁bomb s , ▁the ▁three ▁near ▁miss es ▁spr ang ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁se ams ▁and ▁the ▁resulting ▁flo oding ▁caused ▁her ▁to ▁sink ▁in ▁shall ow ▁water ▁at ▁coordinates ▁ ▁the ▁following