	On 25 September 1944, during Japanese "Operation Sho-I-Go" to boost the defenses the Philippines, "Kinu", "Aoba" and the destroyer "Uranami" were assigned to Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita's First Raiding Force. On 11 October 1944 "Aoba" collided with "Kinu" in a training accident off Lingga. Both ships were slightly damaged.