Between 31 January and 9 February 1943 "Myōkō", after a refit at Sasebo, took part in the evacuation of Guadalcanal. The force consisted of the carriers "Zuikaku", "Zuihō" and "Jun'yō", the battleships "Kongō" and "Haruna", heavy cruisers "Atago", "Takao", "Myōkō" and "Haguro", the light cruisers and , and 11 destroyers. The Japanese transports were successful in evacuating 11,700 troops from the island.