How many ships did Japan have in the Pacific after Operation Kita but before Okinawa?
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In the South West Pacific / DEI:-
Haguro - sunk by the RN 26th destroyer flotilla on the night of 15/16 May 1945
Ashigara - sunk by HM Submarine Trenchant 7th June 1945
Myoko - having been torpedoed in Dec 1944 and deemed irreparably damaged in Jan 1945 while at Singapore. Had her stern removed. Became a floating gun battery.
Takao - Oct 1944 torpedoed and seriously damaged. Stern removed while at Singapore where She was reduced to status of floating gun battery.
Isuzu - torpedoed and sunk 7th April 1945.
Destroyer Kamikaze. Surrendered at Singapore
The remaining large IJN warships were in Home Waters where they came under attack by aircraft of TF 38 on 24th & 28th July 1945. Carrier Junyo is missing from ships listed.
