Initial Command Structure:
Ship's captain: Commander Hara Tameichi (prev. C.O. YAMAGUMO). Assigned to Desdiv 16, Desron 2, Second Fleet.

26 November-1 December 1941:
Steamed with Desron 2 from Terashima Strait to Palau.

6-15 December:
Escorted RYUJO out of Palau, supporting Southern Philippine attack forces.

20 December:
With Davao invasion force.

11 January 1942:
With Menado invasion force.

24 January:
With Kendari invasion force.

31 January:
With Ambon invasion force.

20 February:
With Timor invasion force.

27 February:
With Eastern Java invasion force.

27-28 February: Battle of the Java Sea
Took part in torpedo attack on Allied fleet.

1 March:
Escorted Dutch hospital ship OP TEN NOORT to Bandjermasin (Borneo).

March:
Antisubmarine operations in the Java Sea.

31 March-3 April:
With Christmas Island invasion force, then to Makassar.

25 April-3 May:
Steamed from Makassar to Kure, then docked for maintenance.

21-25 May:
Steamed with Desron 2 from Kure to Saipan.

3-6 June: Battle of Midway
Escorted Midway troop convoy.

14 July:
Desdiv 16 reassigned to Desron 10, Third Fleet.

16 August:
Departed Kure, escorting fleet towards Truk.

24 August: Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Escorted RYUJO and TONE. Assisted in rescue of RYUJO survivors.

September-October:
Escorted fleet patrolling out of Truk north of the Solomons.

12-13 October:
With YUKIKAZE, scouted Ndeni Island, looking for U.S. seaplane base.

26 October: Battle of Santa Cruz
Escorted Admiral Nagumo's Striking Force.

12-13 November: First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Escorted Admiral Abe's Bombardment Force. Torpedoed and sank USS BARTON (DD- 599). Medium damage: by gunfire of USS HELENA (CL-50): hydraulic systems crippled, silencing guns and jamming rudder; 43 dead.

18-25 November:
Emergency repairs at Truk.

26 November-1 December:
Steamed from Truk to Kure, then docked for repairs.

10 January 1943:
Commander Hara (to Comdesdiv 27, later C.O. YAHAGI) relieved by Commander Tanaka Masao.

5-10 February:
Escorted SUZUYA from Kure to Truk.

15-17 February:
Aircrew transport run from Truk to Wewak.

17-23 February:
Assisted URAKAZE towing damaged HARUSAME from Wewak to Truk.

29 March-3 April:
Escorted convoy from Truk to Palau.

6-18 April:
Escorted troop convoy from Palau to Hansa Bay and back.

26 April-6 May:
Escorted troop convoy from Palau to Wewak and back.

8-17 May:
Escorted troop convoy from Palau to Wewak and back.

23 May-3 June:
Escorted troop convoy from Palau to Hansa Bay and back.

5-15 June:
Escorted troop convoy from Palau to Wewak and back.

21 June-2 July:
Escorted troop convoy from Palau to Hansa Bay and back.

5-17 July:
Escorted troop convoy from Palau to Wewak and back.

19-24 July:
Escorted convoy from Palau to Truk.

25 July-1 August:
Escorted convoy from Truk to Kure, then docked for maintenance.

16-23 August:
Escorted YAMATO from Kure to Truk.

18-25 September:
Escorted fleet from Truk to Eniwetok and back in response to U.S. carrier raids in the Central Pacific.

21-27 October:
Escorted tanker HOYO MARU from Truk to Eniwetok and back in support of fleet operating in Marshalls-area.

2 November:
Departed Truk on aircrew transport run to Rabaul, but diverted to assist damaged tanker NISSHO MARU.

11 November:
Commander Tanaka promoted to Captain.

12-24 November:
Escorted convoys from Truk to Palau and back.

7-14 December:
Escorted CHITOSE and IRAKO from Truk to Yokosuka.

10 January 1944:
Captain Tanaka relieved by Lieutenant Commander Suga Akiji (prev. C.O. SAZANAMI).

11-16 January:
Led escort of CHITOSE and Convoy HI-31 from Moji bound for Singapore. Heavy damage: torpedoed north of the Spratly Islands by USS REDFIN (SS-272). Magazine explosion forward severed bow and killed 80, including Comdesdiv 16 (Captain Furukawa Bunji) and Lieutenant Commander Suga. Presumed sunk by convoy, left adrift for six days until discovery by patrol plane.

24-30 January:
Towed by ASAGAO to Cape St. Jacques, then emergency repairs.

31 March:
Reassigned to First Southern Expeditionary Fleet, Southwest Area Fleet.

2 September:
Captain Hasebe Ichizou (C.O. HAYATOMO) assigned extra duty as ship's captain.

15 November:
Arrived in Singapore for fitting of temporary bow, then local escort duties.

10 February 1945:
Captain Hasebe relieved by Lieutenant Morita Tomoyuki.

19-30 March:
Escorted convoy from Singapore to Hainan.

6 April:
Sunk: in air attack by U.S. Army B-25s, six miles east of Amoy (24-30 N, 118-10 E). Crew managed to beach the ship but it later slid back into the sea and sank. 44 dead, but Lieutenant Commander Morita among survivors.

10 August 1945:
Removed from Navy List.