0 ▁July , ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁light ▁cru iser ▁T ats uta ▁and ▁destroy er ▁Y ū zu ki , ▁she ▁head ed ▁back ▁to ▁B una ▁at ▁ 1 3 3 0 . ▁En ▁route ▁she ▁was ▁attacked ▁by ▁Al lied ▁aircraft ▁at ▁around ▁ 1 5 1 5 . ▁Later ▁she ▁came ▁under ▁attack ▁by ▁eight ▁B - 1 7 ▁F lying ▁Fort ress es ▁of ▁the ▁USA AF ▁ 1 9 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Group ▁and ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁ 5 0 0 - p ound ▁( 2 2 7 - kg ) ▁bomb s ▁at ▁ 1 6 4 0 ▁and ▁was ▁disabled . ▁Her ▁crew ▁abandoned ▁ship , ▁and ▁T ats uta ▁and ▁Y ū zu ki ▁res cu ed ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁and ▁ste amed ▁to ▁R aba ul . ▁ ▁The ▁un mann ed ▁K ō to ku ▁Mar u ▁remained ▁af loat ▁and ▁ad rift ▁and ▁ran ▁a ground ▁near ▁Sal am au a ▁at ▁. ▁The ▁Japanese ▁under to ok ▁salv age ▁on ▁her ▁w reck , ▁removing ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁cargo . ▁After ▁the ▁Al lies ▁occupied ▁Sal am au a , ▁they ▁salv aged ▁win ches ▁and ▁other ▁g ear ▁from ▁her ▁w reck ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁The ▁ship ▁remained ▁u pr ight ▁until ▁som etime ▁after ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁when ▁she ▁rolled ▁over ▁onto ▁her ▁side . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁