Initial Command Structure:
Ship's captain: Lieutenant Commander Kudo Shunsaku. Assigned to Desdiv 6, Desron 1, First Fleet.

29 November-2 December 1941:
Steamed from Terashima Strait to Mako (Pescadores)

4-8 December:
Departed Mako, then with Hong Kong invasion force. Assisted ISUZU in sinking gunboats HMS CICADA and HMS ROBIN, then secured captured shipping in harbor.

24 December 1941-6 January 1942:
Departed Hong Kong, then escorted ASHIGARA from Formosa to Davao; then operated out of that base as distant cover to Menado invasion force through 14 January.

29 January-25 February:
Escorted NACHI and HAGURO out of Davao in support of Ambon, Makassar and Timor invasion forces; then to Makassar.

1-3 March:
Attempted capture of Allied oil tanker, which crew scuttled, then carried crew to Bandjermasin.

10 March:
Arrived in Subic Bay, then assisted in operations to secure the Philippines.

19-26 March:
Escorted convoy from Subic Bay to Kure, then docked at Yokosuka for maintenance.

22-26 May:
Escorted TAKAO and MAYA from Kure to Ominato.

3-5 June: Battle of Midway
Escorted Admiral Hosogaya's Northern Force Main Body.

24 June:
Arrived Ominato, then Northern Area patrol/escort duties.

26 July-3 August:
Towed damaged KASUMI from Kiska to Shimushu.

8-20 August:
Docked at Yokosuka for maintenance.

13 August:
Lieutenant Commander Kudo (to C.O. HIBIKI) relieved by Lieutenant Commander Ishii Hagumu (prev. C.O. HIBIKI). (Ishii and Kudo traded places/commands)

27 August:
Lieutenant Commander Ishii relieved by Lieutenant Commander Maeda Saneho (prev. C.O. MIKAZUKI).

1-6 September:
Escorted ZUIHO from Kure to Truk.

9-12 September:
Escorted UNYO from Truk on aircraft transport run to Kavieng and back.

13-18 September:
Escorted UNYO from Truk to Kure.

29 September-12 October:
Escorted troop convoy from Saeki via Okinawa, Saipan and Rabaul to the Shortlands.

14 October:
Troop transport run to Guadalcanal.

17 October:
Troop transport run to Guadalcanal.

25 October:
Attack mission to Guadalcanal; assisted in sinking USS SEMINOLE (AT-65) and YP-284 and damaging USS ZANE (DMS-14). Light damage: in air attack due to strafing: rudder temporarily jammed; four casualties.

2 November:
Troop transport run to Guadalcanal.

3-6 November:
Escorted CHITOSE and CHIYODA from Shortlands to Truk.

12-13 November: First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
Escorted Admiral Abe's Bombardment Force. Claimed sinking a cruiser with torpedoes. Medium damage: due to shell hits: No. 1 turret knocked out, set afire, 21 dead and 20 injured; then to Truk on 17 November for emergency repairs.

22-27 November:
Escorted TAKAO and NISSHIN from Truk to Yokosuka, then docked for repairs.

20-22 February 1943:
Steamed from Yokosuka to Ominato, then Northern Area patrol/escort duties.

26 March: Battle of the Komandorskis
During escort of troop convoy from Paramushiro to Attu (aborted), engaged U.S. cruiser- destroyer group. At rear of column so saw no action in battle.

30 March:
Medium damage: in collision with WAKABA.

1 April:
Desdiv 6 reassigned as cadre to Desron 11, First Fleet.

3-11 April:
Steamed from Paramushiro via Ominato to Yokosuka, then docked for repairs.

4-12 May:
Escorted convoy from Yokosuka to Truk.

16 May-8 June:
Escorted convoys from Truk to Jaluit and Kwajalein and back; on 20 May rescued survivors of torpedoed transport BANGKOK MARU.

13-24 June:
Escorted convoy from Truk via Saipan to Yokosuka.

28 June-16 July:
Escorted convoys from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

19 July-10 August:
Escorted convoys from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

15 August-11 September:
Escorted convoys from Yokosuka to Truk and back. On 2 September rescued 126 (eight later died) survivors of torpedoed escort MUTSURE.

15 September-12 October:
Escorted convoys from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

14-23 October:
Escorted convoy from Yokosuka via Chichi-jima to Truk.

25 October:
Lieutenant Commander Maeda (to C.O. ISOKAZE) relieved by Lieutenant Commander Ikunaga Kunio (prev. C.O. MOCHIZUKI).

2-24 November:
Escorted convoys from Truk to Yokosuka and back.

24 November-10 December:
Troop transport runs from Truk to Kwajalein, Mili, Kusaie and Ponape and back.

22 December 1943-3 January 1944:
Escorted convoy from Truk to Yokosuka; on 1 January rescued survivors of torpedoed transport NAGOYA MARU; then docked for maintenance. ("X" turret probably removed/replaced by two triple 25mm mounts during this refit.)

25 January-1 February:
Escorted convoy from Tateyama to Truk.

5 February-2 March:
Escorted tanker convoys from Truk to Davao, Balikpapan and Palau.

4-14 March:
Escorted AKITSUSHIMA from Palau via Saipan to Yokosuka.

22-30 March:
Escorted troop convoy Matsu No. 3 fromTokyo to Saipan.

12-13 April:
Departed Saipan, escorting transport SANYO MARU to Woleai. Sunk: torpedoed by USS HARDER (SS-257) 200 miles south-southeast of Guam (10-13 N, 143-51 E). Depth charges exploded while sinking, leaving no survivors.

10 June 1944:
Removed from Navy List.