Initial Command Structure:
Ship's captain: Lieutenant Commander Tanaka Tomoo. Assigned to Desdiv 3, Cardiv 4, First Air Fleet.

28 November-12 December 1941:
Escorted KASUGA MARU (TAIYO) from Sasebo via Takao to Palau, then back to Tokuyama; then training in the Inland Sea.

10 January 1942:
Desdiv 3 deactivated; assigned directly to Cardiv 4.

4-9 February:
Escorted SHOHO from Yokosuka to Truk, then training with SHOHO out of that base.

10 April:
Reassigned directly to Fifth Fleet.

11 April:
Arrived Yokosuka, then docked for upkeep.

29 April:
Departed Yokosuka, escorting NACHI, then antisubmarine patrolling around Atsugishi.

28 May:
Arrived Ominato, then with Kiska invasion force.

3-13 July:
Steamed from Attu to Tateyama for maintenance and supplies.

4 August:
Departed Yokosuka, escorting KIMIKAWA MARU to Kiska.

26 September-2 October:
Steamed from Kiska to Yokosuka for maintenance and supplies.

1 October:
Assigned to 1st Surface Escort Division, Southwest Area Fleet.

3 November:
Departed Moji, then escorting convoys between Japan and Formosa.

1 March 1943:
At Ishikawa-jima shipyard for repairs and modifications; sonar installed.

11 April:
Departed Yokosuka, then Balikpapan-area convoy escort duties.

15 May:
Lieutenant Commander Tanaka relieved by Lieutenant Commander Yoshinaga Gen.

1 July:
Medium damage: torpedoed by USS THRESHER (SS-200) in Makassar Strait.

3 August:
Arrived Makassar for emergency repairs, then to Surabaya for more repairs.

18 October-28 November:
Escorted convoys from Surabaya to Yokosuka, then docked for repairs.

15 November:
1st Surface Escort Division reassigned to General Escort Command.

1 March 1944:
Lieutenant Commander Yoshinaga relieved by Lieutenant Commander Someya Eiichi.

21 March:
Departed Yokosuka, escorting convoy to Tsingtao.

5 April:
Reassigned directly to Ninth Fleet.

12 April:
Departed Yokosuka for western New Guinea operations.

5 May:
Reassigned to Fourth Southern Expeditionary Fleet, Southwest Area Fleet.

2 July:
Departed Ambon on emergency transport run to western New Guinea.

6 July:
Sunk: torpedoed by USS PADDLE (SS-263) in the Celebes Sea, 105 miles north- northeast of Menado (03-24 N,125-28 E). Number of survivors unknown, but Lieutenant Commander Someya killed in action.

10 September 1944:
Removed from Navy List.