© 1998 Allyn D. Nevitt

IJN Sagi: Tabular Record of Movement


Initial Command Structure:
Assigned directly to Fifth Fleet.

26-28 November 1941:
Steamed from Yokosuka to Akkeshi.

18 December:
Ominato-area patrol/escort duties.

22 December 1941-8 January 1942:
Steamed from Ominato to Chichi-jima, then back to Yokosuka.

21-23 January:
Steamed from Yokosuka to Ominato.

25 January:
Departed Ominato, then Akkeshi-area patrol/escort duties.

8 February:
Arrived Yokosuka, then docked for repairs 14-21 February.

24 February:
Departed Yokosuka for Ominato, then resumed Northern Area patrol/escort duties.

10 April:
Reassigned to 1st Surface Escort Division, Southwest Area Fleet.

21 April:
Departed Moji, then Moji-Mako-Manila convoy escort duties.

26 October:
Arrived Kure, then docked for repairs 2-12 November.

3 December:
Departed Kure, then Mako-Saigon-Singapore convoy escort duties.

15 May 1943:
Arrived Kure, then docked for repairs 25-29 May.

2 June:
Departed Kure, then Moji-Takao convoy escort duties.

14 July:
Departed Moji, then Manila-Palau convoy escort duties.

31 August:
Medium damage: torpedoed by USS SEAWOLF (SS-197) while escorting convoy in East China Sea.

5 September:
Reassigned to Kure Naval District.

16 September-12 October:
Escorted convoy from Saeki to Palau and back.

18 October-16 November:
Escorted convoy from Saeki to Palau and back.

21 November:
Departed Saeki, escorting convoys to Palau (two times).

22 January 1944:
Arrived Kure, then docked for repairs 23-31 January.

12-21 February:
Escorted convoy from Kagoshima via Keelung to Takao.

23 February-27 March:
Escorted convoy from Takao to Palau and back.

10 April:
Reassigned to 1st Surface Escort Division, General Escort Command.

11 April:
Departed Takao, escorting convoy to Miri (Borneo) and back.

23 May:
Arrived Saeki, then repairs.

2 June:
Departed Saeki, then Moji-Miri convoy escort duties.

14 August:
Arrived Saeki, then docked for repairs 18-27 August.

9 September:
Departed Moji, then resumed convoy escort duties.

20-27 October:
Escorted convoy from Shanghai to Manila.

29 October-2 November:
Escorted convoy from Manila to Takao.

4-8 November:
Departed Takao, escorting convoy to Manila. Sunk: torpedoed by USS GUNNEL (SS- 253), 60 miles WSW of Cape Bolinao (16-09N, 118-56E).

10 January 1945:
Removed from Navy List.


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