æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv ˈeɪpɹəl, ʃiː wɛnt tə tɹˈʌk æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈɛskɔːɹt fɚðə kˈæɹɪɹz ænd ænd wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˈædmɜːɹəl tˈeɪkɪˌoʊ tækˈɑːɡɪz fˈoːɹs æt ðə bˈæɾəl ʌvðə kˈɔːɹəl sˈiː.
At the end of April, she went to Truk as part of the escort for the carriers  and  and was part of Admiral Takeo Takagi's force at the Battle of the Coral Sea.