▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁battle , ▁including ▁hits ▁that ▁burst ▁in ▁the ▁water ▁alongside . ▁She ▁was , ▁however , ▁only ▁light ly ▁dam aged ▁by ▁two ▁hits ▁that ▁caused ▁two ▁compart ments ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁deck ▁to ▁flo od . ▁These ▁hits ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁two ▁ 1 2 - inch , ▁three ▁ 8 - inch , ▁two ▁ 6 - inch , ▁one ▁ 1 2 0   mm ▁( 4 . 7   in ), ▁five ▁ 7 5   mm ▁( 3   in ), ▁and ▁four ▁un ident ified ▁shell s . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁I J N ▁was ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁in va de ▁Sak hal in ▁Island ▁in ▁early ▁July , ▁Kam im ura ' s ▁ 2 nd ▁Division , ▁now ▁reduced ▁to ▁I w ate , ▁Iz um o , ▁and ▁Tok i wa , ▁was ▁task ed ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁Korea ▁Stra it ▁before ▁it ▁esc orted ▁troops ▁that ▁made ▁an ▁am ph ib ious ▁landing ▁in ▁n ort he astern ▁Korea . ▁In ▁mid - August , ▁the ▁division ▁covered ▁the ▁landing ▁at ▁Ch ong jin , ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁border . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁she ▁was ▁briefly ▁commanded ▁by ▁Captain ▁Yam ash ita ▁Gent aro ▁from ▁ 2 ▁February ▁to ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁Captain ▁Ar ima ▁Ry ok its u . ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁service ▁The ▁ship ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of