On Fri. 13 Nov 1942 Damaged in the naval battle before dawn, Hiei stru.....

Damaged in the naval battle before dawn, Hiei struggled to return to base. After persistent attacks by aircraft attacks, it was decided that she was to be scuttled. After all men were taken off, she was scuttled by torpedoes north of Savo Island in the Solomon Islands. She became the first Japanese battleship to be lost in combat Tabular Record of Movement

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