Initial Command Structure:
Ship's captain: Lieutenant Commander Yoshida Shooichi. Assigned to Desdiv 27, Desron 1, First Fleet.

December 1941:
Remained in Japanese home waters, guarding battleships and conducting antisubmarine patrols.

18-23 December:
Departed Tokuyama to meet returning Pearl Harbor Striking Force, then escorted it into Hashirijima.

12-17 January 1942:
Escorted HIRYU and SORYU from Hashirijima to Palau.

21-28 January:
Escorted HIRYU and SORYU out of Palau for air strikes on Ambon.

19 February:
Escorted Admiral Nagumo's carrier force in air strikes on Port Darwin, then to Staring Bay (Celebes) on 21 February.

25 February-11 March:
Escorted carrier force out of Staring Bay in operations south of Java.

11-22 March:
Escorted convoy from Staring Bay via the Bonins to Sasebo.

15-25 April:
Steamed from Sasebo to Mako (Pescadores) to pick up SHOKAKU and ZUIKAKU, then escorted them to Truk.

7-8 May: Battle of the Coral Sea
Escorted Admiral Takagi's Striking Force.

13-16 May:
Escorted MYOKO and HAGURO as distant cover to Ocean-Nauru occupation force; operation suspended due to detection of U.S. carrier force in the area.

17-22 May:
Escorted MYOKO and HAGURO from Truk to Kure.

4-5 June: Battle of Midway
Escorted Admiral Takasu's Aleutians Guard Force.

14 July:
Desdiv 27 reassigned to Desron 4, Second Fleet.

11-17 August:
Escorted fleet from Yokosuka to Truk.

20-30 August:
Departed Truk for Jaluit, then troop transport duty out of that base; on 25 August occupied Nauru; then to the Shortlands.

4 September:
Troop transport run from Shortlands to Guadalcanal.

6 September:
Attack mission to Guadalcanal; then to Rabaul as guardship for CHOKAI.

11-12 October:
Carried Comdesron 4 (Rear Admiral Takama Tamotsu) from Rabaul to Shortlands.

13-16 October:
Escorted troop convoy from Shortlands to Guadalcanal and back.

17 October:
Troop transport run to Guadalcanal.

29 October:
Transport run to Guadalcanal.

1 November:
Lieutenant Commander Yoshida promoted to Commander.

2 November:
Troop transport run to Guadalcanal.

5 November:
Troop transport run to Guadalcanal.

7-9 November:
Steamed from Shortlands to Truk, then repairs.

28 November-4 December:
Steamed from Truk via Rabaul to Shortlands.

7 December:
Supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal, aborted due to PT-boat attack. Escorted NAGANAMI towing damaged NOWAKI back to Shortlands.

11 December:
Supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal.

12-13 December:
Steamed from Shortlands to Rabaul.

19-23 December:
Escorted troop transport from Rabaul via Shortlands to Munda.

25-26 December:
Out of Rabaul to assist damaged UZUKI and NANKAI MARU. Medium damage: in air attack by B-24s while towing UZUKI: bracketed by six near-misses; 28 dead and 40 wounded; best speed 16 knots; turned tow over to URAKAZE.

3-6 January 1943:
Steamed from Rabaul to Truk.

7-12 January:
Escorted ZUIKAKU, MUTSU and SUZUYA from Truk to Kure, then docked at Sasebo for repairs.

14-21 February:
Escorted convoy from Sasebo to Truk.

1-4 April:
Escorted transport AMAGI MARU from Truk to Rabaul, then back to Truk on 6 April.

16-21 April:
Escorted CHUYO and TAIYO from Truk to Yokosuka.

25-30 April:
Escorted CHUYO and UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

17-22 May:
Escorted MUSASHI task force from Truk to Yokosuka.

10-12 June:
Departed Yokosuka, escorting HIYO to Truk; then assisted torpedoed HIYO and escorted ISUZU towing carrier back to Yokosuka.

16-21 June:
Escorted RYUHO from Yokosuka to Truk.

9-11 July:
Escorted KUMANO and SUZUYA from Truk to Rabaul, then back to Truk on 13 July.

14-17 July:
Escorted convoy from Truk to Rabaul.

15 July:
Commander Yoshida (to C.O. URAKAZE) relieved by Lieutenant Commander Kawahashi Akifumi (prev. C.O. SHIKINAMI).

17-20 July:
Escorted NAGARA from Rabaul to Truk.

20 July:
Desdiv 27 reassigned to Desron 2, Second Fleet.

23-25 July:
Steamed from Truk to Rabaul.

27-28 July:
Troop transport run to Tuluvu (New Britain). After grounding on reef near Cape Gloucester (05-27 S, 148-25 E) with MIKAZUKI, was able to work free, removed troops and Comdesdiv 30 (Captain Orita Tsuneo) from MIKAZUKI and completed the mission to Tuluvu, then returned to assist MIKAZUKI. Sunk: while so engaged by U.S. Army B-25s. At least seven, including Lieutenant Commander Kawahashi, killed in action; Captain Orita (later to Comdesdiv 32) among survivors.

15 October 1943:
Removed from Navy List.