18 August 1942:
Completed at Maizuru. Ship's captain: Commander Hitomi Toyoji (prev. C.O. SHIRAKUMO).

31 August:
Assigned to Desdiv 31, Desron 2, Second Fleet.

6-10 September:
Escorted KONGO and HARUNA from Kure to Truk, then joined fleet patrolling out of Truk north of the Solomons.

13-14 October:
Escorted KONGO and HARUNA in bombardment of Henderson Field.

15-16 October:
Escorted MYOKO and MAYA in bombardment of Henderson Field.

26 October: Battle of Santa Cruz
Escorted Admiral Kondo's Advance Force.

3-5 November:
Escorted SUZUYA and MAYA from Truk to Shortlands.

7 November:
Troop transport run to Guadalcanal.

10 November:
Troop transport run to Guadalcanal.

13-15 November: Naval Battles for Guadalcanal
Escorted Guadalcanal troop convoy. On 14 November rescued 1,020 survivors from sunken transport ARIZONA MARU.

24 November:
Escorted convoy from Shortlands to Munda.

30 November: Battle of Tassafaronga
Supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal. Engaged U.S. cruiser-destroyer group. Did not launch torpedoes due to encumbrance of supply-drums.

3 December:
Supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal (cover). Minor damage: in air attack due to near-misses.

16 December:
Troop transport run to Munda.

21 December:
Troop transport run to Munda.

2 January 1943:
Supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal (cover).

10 January:
Supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal.

27 January:
Became flagship of Comdesron 3 (Rear Admiral Hashimoto Shintaro) for Guadalcanal troop evacuation.

1 February:
Led troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal (cover). Medium damage: in air attacks en route to Guadalcanal: near-miss flooded engineering spaces and left dead in water; Admiral Hashimoto transferred to SHIRAYUKI; towed by FUMIZUKI to the Shortlands.

6-8 February:
Steamed from Shortlands to Rabaul, then to Truk for emergency repairs.

24 April:
Arrived Maizuru from Truk, then docked for repairs.

20 May-10 September:
Commander Hitomi assigned extra duty at C.O. HATSUHARU and SHIRANUHI (also under repair.)

15 September:
Repairs completed; departed Maizuru for Shanghai.

24 September-5 October:
Escorted troop convoy from Shanghai via Truk to Rabaul; then to Truk on 9 October.

17-26 October:
Escorted fleet from Truk to Eniwetok in anticipation of U.S. carrier raids, then returned.

6 November:
Cape Torokina counter-landing: troop transport run from Rabaul to Bougainville (cover).

11 November:
Following U.S. air raid on Rabaul, towed crippled NAGANAMI into port.

19 November:
Troop transport/evacuation run to Garove Island.

21 November:
Troop transport/evacuation run to Buka (cover).

24-25 November: Battle of Cape St. George
Troop transport/evacuation run to Buka (cover). Sunk: after being crippled by torpedo from USS CHARLES AUSBURNE (DD-570), USS CLAXTON (DD-571) or USS DYSON (DD-572), was finished off by gunfire of USS CONVERSE (DD-509) and USS SPENCE (DD-512), 55 miles east-southeast of Cape St. George (05-14 S, 153-50 E). Twenty-eight survivors later reached shore in a boat, but Commander Hitomi killed in action.

10 February 1944:
Removed from Navy List.