Initial Command Structure:
Ship's captain: Commander Sugioka Koushichi (prev. C.O. NENOHI). Assigned to Desdiv 20, Desron 3, First Fleet.

20-26 November 1941:
Steamed with Desron 3 from Kure to Samah (Hainan).

4-11 December:
Escorted CHOKAI out of Samah in support of Malaya invasion operations, then to Camranh Bay.

16 December:
With cover force for British Borneo invasion.

24 December:
Sunk: torpedoed by Dutch submarine K-XVI near Kuching, Sarawak (01-34 N, 110-21 E). Aft magazine apparently exploded, severing stern: 121 dead; SHIRAKUMO and Minesweeper No. 3 rescued 120 survivors, including Commander Sugioka (later C.O. ARASHI).

15 January 1942:
Removed from Navy List.