  1 6 . 2 ) ▁after ▁the ▁D ool ittle ▁Ra id ▁on ▁Tokyo ▁. ▁ ▁At ago ▁under w ent ▁a ▁second ▁modern ization ▁program ▁at ▁Y ok os uka ▁from ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁to ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁in ▁which ▁her ▁single ▁ 1 2 ▁cm / 4 5 ▁ 1 0 th ▁Year ▁Type ▁naval ▁guns ▁were ▁replaced ▁with ▁new ▁dual ▁Type ▁ 8 9 ▁ ▁dual ▁purpose ▁guns , ▁At ago ▁depart ed ▁for ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mid way , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁esc ort ▁the ▁trans ports ▁fer ry ing ▁the ▁invasion ▁force . ▁She ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁battle ▁un sc athed . ▁ ▁Gu adal can al ▁campaign ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁At ago ▁depart ed ▁Hash ira j ima ▁together ▁with ▁Sent ai - 4 ▁with ▁the ▁I J N ▁ 2 nd ▁Fle et ▁for ▁Tru k , ▁from ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁task ed ▁with ▁" Operation ▁Ka ", ▁the ▁rein for cement ▁of ▁Gu adal can al ▁from ▁ 2 0 ▁August . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Sol om ons ▁( 2 4 – 2 5 ▁August ), ▁aircraft ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁ ▁shot ▁down ▁two ▁of ▁A ichi ▁E 1 3 A 1 ▁" J ake " ▁float plan es ▁from ▁At ago ▁that ▁were ▁engaged ▁in ▁reconna issance ▁miss ions , ▁killing ▁all ▁four ▁air cre w ▁members ▁in ▁the