▁, ▁the ▁light ▁cru is ers ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁and ▁ 1 1   destroy ers . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁trans ports ▁were ▁successful ▁in ▁ev acu ating ▁ 1 1 , 7 0 0   t ro ops ▁from ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁At ago ▁remained ▁based ▁out ▁of ▁Tru k ▁through ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁when ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Y ok os uka ▁Naval ▁Ar sen al ▁for ▁her ▁third ▁modern ization ▁and ▁ref it , ▁which ▁added ▁two ▁triple - mount ▁Type ▁ 9 6 ▁ ▁anti - air craft ▁guns . ▁ ▁Later ▁batt les ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁At ago ▁returned ▁to ▁Tru k ▁with ▁Army ▁rein for c ements ▁for ▁R aba ul , ▁and ▁continued ▁making ▁sort ies ▁supporting ▁Japanese ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Sol omon ▁Islands ▁through ▁November . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁American ▁car rier ▁aircraft ▁ra iding ▁in ▁the ▁Gilbert ▁Islands , ▁At ago ▁sort ied ▁with ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁J is ab ur ō ▁O za wa ' s ▁fleet ▁to ▁eng age ▁the ▁American ▁carri ers . ▁The ▁fleet ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁aircraft ▁carri ers ▁, ▁Zu ik aku ▁and ▁Z ui h ō , ▁the ▁batt les hips ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁heavy ▁cru is ers ▁My ō k ō , ▁H ag uro , ▁, ▁, ▁, ▁At ago , ▁Tak ao , ▁Ch ō ka i ▁and ▁, ▁the ▁light ▁cru iser ▁Ag ano ▁and ▁fifteen ▁destroy ers . ▁Despite ▁extensive