On July 6, 1943, the Battle of the Gulf of Kura broke out. On July 6, 1943, the Battle of the Gulf of Kura broke out. After the Allied Army landed in the Munda region, the Japanese Army formed a second transport fleet of 10 destroyers, under the command of Major General Yoshimoto, carrying an army of 2,400 men and 180 tons of goods to the island of Cologne. On the way to the Gulf of Kura, the Japanese Army transport fleet was intercepted by the US Army Fleet (3 cruisers, 4 destroyers). During the Battle, the Japanese destroyers "New Moon" and "Long Moon" were sunk, the Commander of the Corps Yoshimoto was killed, and five other destroyers were injured, but the Japanese Army successfully