© 1998 Allyn D. Nevitt
Name Translation: "Tide Running Full"
Initial Command Structure:
Ship's captain: Commander Kikkawa Kiyoshi [50] (prev. C.O. KAWAKAZE). Assigned to Desdiv 8 (OSHIO, ASASHIO, ARASHIO, MICHISHIO), Desron 2, Second Fleet. Flagship of Comdesdiv 8, Captain Abe Toshio [46].
29 November-2 December 1941:
Desdiv 8 steamed from Terashima Strait to Mako (Pescadores).
4-24 December:
Desdiv 8 escorted Admiral Kondo's Southern Force Main Body out of Mako as distant cover to Malaya and Philippine invasion forces.
31 December 1941-5 January 1942:
Desdiv 8 escorted 3rd Malaya troop convoy from Mako towards Singora, then put into Hong Kong.
11 January:
Desdiv 8 departed Hong Kong, escorting troop convoy to Davao.
31 January:
Desdiv 8 with Ambon invasion force.
8 February:
Desdiv 8 with Makassar invasion force.
18 February:
Desdiv 8 with Bali/Lombok invasion force.
19-20 February: Battle of Badoeng Strait
Was guarding transport SASAGO MARU off Bali when Allied ships attacked. Assisted ASASHIO in sinking of PIET HEIN and damage to TROMP and USS STEWART (DD-224), later rescued 10 PIET HEIN survivors. Medium damage: suffered unspecified shell hits with seven dead.
22 February-10 April:
Emergency repairs at Makassar.
10 April:
Desdiv 8 reassigned to Desron 4, Second Fleet.
10-22 April:
Steamed from Makassar via Formosa to Yokosuka, then docked for repairs.
15 May-29 December:
Designated a "Special Duty Ship" while under repair in Japan.
25 May-20 December:
Commander Kikkawa (to C.O. YUDACHI) relieved; command then rotated among various officers while under repair.
14 July:
Desdiv 8 reassigned to "Special Reserve."
20 December:
Commander Hirose Hiromu [51] (prev. C.O. HARUSAME) appointed ship's captain.
29 December 1942-9 January 1943:
Reassigned to Desdiv 8, then steamed from Maizuru via Rabaul to the Shortlands.
10 January:
Supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal.
22 January:
Escorted a transport carrying construction units from Rabaul to Kolombangara.
1 February:
Troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal.
4 February:
Troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal.
7 February:
Troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal (cover).
13 February:
Departed Rabaul with ARASHIO, escorting two transports to Wewak.
20 February:
Sunk: during return from transport duty to Wewak, torpedoed by USS ALBACORE (SS-218) and went dead in the water. ARASHIO attempted to tow but the keel finally buckled and ship sank 70 miles northwest of Manus Island (00-50 S, 146-06 E). Eight killed; survivors, including Commander Hirose (to C.O. SHIMAKAZE), rescued by ARASHIO.
1 April 1943:
Removed from Navy List.
