▁following ▁morning , ▁ 7 ▁April , ▁plan es ▁from ▁Admir al ▁Mit scher ' s ▁famous ▁T F   5 8 , ▁gu ided ▁by ▁'' H ack le back s ▁contact ▁location ▁reports , ▁struck ▁the ▁Yam ato ▁group . ▁In ▁four ▁success ive ▁waves , ▁the ▁car rier ▁plan es ▁account ed ▁for ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁Yam ato , ▁the ▁light ▁cru iser ▁Y ah agi , ▁and ▁two ▁destroy ers , ▁leaving ▁only ▁six ▁destroy ers ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁task ▁force ▁to ▁escape . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁first ▁pat rol , ▁H ack le back ▁made ▁two ▁gun ▁attacks ▁on ▁small ▁ships , ▁but ▁dis cont in ued ▁the ▁engag ements ▁when ▁it ▁appeared ▁they ▁were ▁trying ▁to ▁l ure ▁her ▁in ▁close ▁to ▁shore . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Mid way ▁ 2 6 ▁April , ▁she ▁prepared ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁pat rol ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁sa iled . ▁ ▁This ▁time ▁H ack le back ''' s ▁primary ▁mission ▁was ▁lif egu ard ▁duty ▁off ▁Sak ish ima ▁G unto ▁as ▁the ▁carri ers ▁p ounded ▁the ▁Japanese ▁home ▁islands . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁she ▁picked ▁up ▁a ▁down ed ▁car rier ▁pilot , ▁L t . ▁Com dr . ▁C . ▁P . ▁Smith . ▁H ack le back ▁also ▁engaged ▁in ▁some ▁shore ▁bomb ard ment . ▁After ▁an ▁air ▁strike ▁on ▁Sh ok oto ▁Sho ▁ 7 ▁July , ▁the ▁sub marine ▁closed ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁fired