Battle of the Eastern Solomons
On 24 August 1942, CruDiv 7 joined Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo's Carrier Strike Force (, , and ) with cruiser northeast of Guadalcanal. During the resultant Battle of the Eastern Solomons, aircraft from the carrier sank the aircraft carrier "Ryūjō"; but "Suzuya" was too far away to be in the combat. "Suzuya" subsequently patrolled between Truk and the Solomon Islands through the middle of October.