Battle of the Eastern Solomons
On 7 August 1942 the United States began "Operation Watchtower" to retake Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands. "Yura" was dispatched to Truk with Vice Admiral Kondō's IJN Second Fleet to begin reinforcement operations, and was thus at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons on 24 August 1942. Although the light carrier "Ryūjō" was sunk and was damaged, "Yura" emerged unscathed, and returned to Truk on 5 September 1942.