Battle of Ishijima Coast

The Battle of Ishijima Coast (石島沖海戦) is a series of naval battles fought between combined American forces and the remains of Imperial Nakama Navy mostly from Miyauchi Naval Base. It was the last naval engagement of Nakama before the end Nakama participation on Pacific Theater of World War 2.

Battle of Ishijima Coast or sometimes known as Battles of Saito Sea known as the last defense of Nakama to prevent Allies landing into the main part of its territory, northern Seijima Island. Nakamaese battleship Tsurumi earn the tittle of the Kazan Hime (lit: Volcano Princess) on how the 2nd Nakama Combined Fleet able to defends the last stronghold of Nakamaese Naval during world war 2 with the background of eruption of volcano Mount Takane. This battle basically renders the air combat useless with the harsh condition of weather and ash rain after eruption of the volcano, enable Nakama who lost its entire carrier fleet except one to keep the allies away from the area.

Background
With the fall of Higashima Island into hands of Allies, Nakama left with its core territory, northern part of Seijima Island including its capital city. Allies forces lead by US plan to force Nakama into capitulation by capturing the capital, Serika and Matsukawa. However the plan was canceled after the eruption of mount Takane render western part of Seijima unreachable by air forces.

Rendezvous at Miyauchi
As the war getting closer to the capitulation of axis, Both Japanese and Nakamaese Navy gather the remaining resources into the remaining safe haven including Kure, and Sasebo, from Miyauchi. About total 30 surface vessel of both Nakamaese and Japanese Navy transporting the resources between these bases. After the lost on Operation Ten-Go in April, the transport operation terminated causing several ships from IJN including Shiratsuyu, Umikaze, Kiyoshimo, and Ryuho remained in Miyauchi until the end of war. Same goes to several INN vessel remained in Kure and Sasebo. Miyauchi Naval Base (宮内鎮守府) become a save rendezvous spot for the remaining vessel of combined fleet all across western Nakama coast and south Japan coast with the fall of Hashirajima few week beforehand. The presence of vessel in Miyauchi pretty vital for the later the last major naval battle in WW2.