Initial Command Structure:
Ship's captain: (unknown) Assigned to Desdiv 5, Desron 5, Third Fleet.

26-29 November 1941:
Steamed with Desron 5 from Terashima Strait to Mako (Pescadores).

7-14 December:
Escorted Admiral Takahashi's Third Fleet Main Body out of Mako in support of Philippine invasion operations.

22 December:
With Lingayen invasion force.

31 December 1941-18 January 1942:
Escorted troop convoys from Formosa to Singora (Malaya) and back.

2-8 February:
Escorted troop convoy from Formosa to Camranh Bay.

27 February:
With Western Java invasion force.

2 March:
Assisted SHIOKAZE in sinking Dutch auxiliary minesweeper ENDEH.

10 March:
Desron 5 deactivated; Desdiv 5 reassigned to First Southern Expeditionary Force, Southwest Area Fleet.

10-13 March:
Escorted convoy from Java to Singapore.

19 March-28 April:
Escorted troop convoys from Singapore to Penang and Rangoon and back.

7 May:
Singapore-French Indo-China convoy escort duties.

13 September:
Surabaya-Makassar convoy escort duties.

2 February 1943:
Reassigned to 1st Surface Escort Division, Southwest Area Fleet.

31 March:
Arrived Yokosuka, then docked for refitting.

5 June:
Assigned to Eighth Fleet.

23 June:
Departed Yokosuka, then Rabaul-area patrol-escort duties.

9 July:
Troop transport run to Kolombangara.

12 July: Battle of Kolombangara
Troop transport run to Kolombangara. Landed troops during battle so saw no action.

19 July:
Troop transport run to Kolombangara.

25 August:
Troop evacuation run to Rekata.

28 September:
Troop evacuation run to Kolombangara.

2 October:
Troop evacuation run to Kolombangara.

6 October:
Troop evacuation run to Vella Lavella, aborted due to Battle of Vella Lavella.

27 October:
Arrived Yokosuka, then docked for repairs.

2 November:
Lieutenant Commander Takigawa relieved by Lieutenant Commander Horie Hiroshi.

9 December:
Departed Yokosuka, then resumed Rabaul-area patrol-escort duties.

23 December:
Troop transport run to Garove Island.

25 December:
Led troop transport run to Qavuvu.

28 December:
Led troop transport run to Qavuvu.

31 December:
Led troop transport run to Qavuvu.

14 January:
Minor damage: in air attack at Rabaul due to strafing.

18 January:
Lieutenant Commander Horie relieved by Lieutenant Kadono Tetsuo.

22 January:
Troop transport run to Qavuvu.

24 January:
Troop transport run to Qavuvu.

17-18 February:
Air attacks on Truk; assisted and attempted to tow FUMIZUKI. Medium damage: due to near-misses and strafing.

18 February-1 March:
Escorted shipping from Truk via Saipan and Haha-jima to Yokosuka, then docked for repairs.

28 April:
Departed Yokosuka, then Japan-Saipan convoy escort duties.

1 May:
Reassigned to Desdiv 30, Desron 3, Central Pacific Area Fleet.

6-9 June:
Departed Tateyama, escorting convoy towards Saipan. Sunk: torpedoed by USS SWORDFISH (SS-193) 70 miles southeast of Chichi-jima, Bonin Islands (26-59 N, 143-13 E). Number of survivors unknown, but Lieutenant Kadono killed in action.

10 August:
Removed from Navy List.