▁Sent ai - 4 ▁based ▁in ▁Pal au ▁under ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁J is ab ur ō ▁O za wa ' s ▁First ▁Mobile ▁Fle et ▁at ▁Pal au ▁from ▁ 1 ▁March , ▁and ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁D ava o ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁Philippines ▁from ▁ 1 ▁April . ▁The ▁cru iser ▁force ▁was ▁un success fully ▁attacked ▁by ▁the ▁sub marine ▁ ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁June , ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Sea , ▁At ago ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁Take o ▁Kur ita ’ s ▁Mobile ▁Force ▁V angu ard , ▁deployed ▁from ▁T aw i ▁T aw i ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁force ▁the ▁American ▁ 5 th ▁Fle et ▁into ▁a ▁" de cis ive ▁battle " ▁off ▁of ▁Sa ip an . ▁In ▁what ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁the ▁" Gre at ▁Mar iana ' s ▁Turkey ▁Sho ot ", ▁Japanese ▁aircraft ▁attack ing ▁US ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 5 8 ▁off ▁of ▁Sa ip an ▁suffered ▁over wh el ming ▁losses . ▁At ago ▁was ▁und am aged ▁from ▁this ▁battle ▁and ▁arrived ▁at ▁Hash ira j ima ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁June ▁for ▁a ▁final ▁ref it , ▁at ▁which ▁time ▁a ▁Type ▁ 1 3 ▁air - search ▁rad ar ▁set ▁was ▁installed , ▁along ▁with ▁further ▁four ▁triple - ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁single - mount ▁Type ▁ 9 6 ▁AA ▁guns ▁( which ▁ ▁brought ▁her ▁total ▁to ▁ 6 0