Initial Command Structure:
Ship's captain: Lieutenant Commander Uwai Hiroshi. Assigned to Desdiv 7, Cardiv 1, First Air Fleet.

28 November-21 December 1941:
Departed Tateyama with USHIO and tanker SHIRIYA, on 7 December bombarded Midway Atoll, then returned to Saeki.

12-17 January 1942:
Escorted HIRYU and SORYU from Hashirijima to Palau.

21-28 January:
Escorted HIRYU and SORYU out of Palau for air strikes on Ambon.

29 January-25 February:
Escorted NACHI and HAGURO out of Davao in support of Ambon, Makassar and Timor invasion forces; then to Makassar.

27-28 February: Battle of the Java Sea
In surface action with Allied cruiser-destroyer group.

2 March:
With USHIO, damaged USS PERCH (SS-176) in depth-charge attack.

12-25 March:
Escorted convoys from Bali via Lingayen Gulf and Formosa to Yokosuka, then docked for repairs.

10 April:
Desdiv 7 assigned to Desron 10, First Air Fleet.

24-29 April:
Escorted SHOHO from Yokosuka to Truk.

7-8 May: Battle of the Coral Sea
Escorted SHOHO, rescued 255 survivors; then steamed via Saipan to reach Yokosuka on 18 May.

3-5 June: Battle of Midway
Escorted Admiral Kakuta's Striking Force in air strikes on Dutch Harbor.

28 June-13 July:
Escorted fleet patrolling out of Ominato southwest of the Aleutians.

14 July:
Desdiv 7 reassigned to Combined Fleet Headquarters.

20 July:
Lieutenant Commander Uwai (to C.O. HAMAKAZE) relieved by Lieutenant Commander Suga Akiji (prev. C.O. TOMOZURU).

29 July-14 August:
Escorted YAWATA MARU (renamed UNYO on 31 August) from Yokosuka to Saipan and Ulithi and back.

17 August:
Departed Kure, escorting YAMATO and TAIYO towards Truk.

24 August: Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Escorted YAMATO and TAIYO; then to Truk with YAMATO on 29 August.

9-11 September:
Steamed from Truk to the Shortlands.

12 September:
Transport run to Guadalcanal.

13 September:
Gunfire support mission to Guadalcanal (Kawaguchi offensive).

17 September:
Transport run to Guadalcanal.

20 September:
Transport run to Guadalcanal.

27-29 September:
Steamed from Shortlands to Truk.

4-14 October:
Escorted damaged TAIYO from Truk to Kure, then docked at Yokosuka for repairs.

1-16 November:
Escorted TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

19 November-5 December:
Escorted TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

15-31 December:
Escorted TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk and Kavieng and back.

1-17 February 1943:
Escorted UNYO and TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

24 February-12 March:
Escorted UNYO and TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

4-21 April:
Escorted CHUYO and TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

7 May-10 June:
Docked at Kure for repairs.

16-19 June:
Steamed from Yokosuka to Saipan.

24 June-2 July:
Escorted transport SHINKO MARU towing damaged AKIZUKI from Saipan to Nagasaki.

23-28 July:
Escorted TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

2-5 August:
Escorted troop convoy from Truk to Rabaul, then became flagship of Comdesron 3 (Rear Admiral Ijuin Matsuji).

17-18 August: Battle off Horaniu
Led troop transport run to Vella Lavella (cover). Engaged U.S. destroyers.

22 August:
Troop evacuation run to Rekata (cover), aborted due to suspected enemy presence.

26 August:
Troop evacuation run to Rekata (cover).

28 August:
Accompanied SENDAI on troop transport run from Rabaul to the Shortlands.

29 August-1 September:
Aircrew transport run from Rabaul via Kavieng to Truk.

6-11 September:
Escorted UNYO from Truk to Yokosuka, then docked for repairs.

4-20 October:
Escorted CHUYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

27 October-1 November:
Escorted CHUYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

5-10 November:
Escorted ZUIHO and CHUYO from Truk to Yokosuka.

16 November-5 December:
Escorted ZUIHO, CHUYO and UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back; on 4 December assisted URAKAZE in rescuing survivors of torpedoed CHUYO.

12-17 December:
Escorted ZUIHO and UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

22-24 December:
Steamed from Truk to Rabaul.

26 December:
Transport run to Qavuvu.

30 December:
Transport run to Qavuvu.

1 January 1944:
Desdiv 7 reassigned to Desron 1, Fifth Fleet.

10 January:
Lieutenant Commander Suga (to C.O. AMATSUKAZE) relieved by Lieutenant Commander Hashimoto Masao (prewar C.O. CHIDORI).

12-14 January:
Departed Rabaul to join tanker convoy en route from Palau to Truk. Sunk: torpedoed by USS ALBACORE (SS-218) 300 miles southeast of Yap (05-15 N, 141-15 E); 153 dead, 89 survivors, including Lieutenant Commander Hashimoto (to C.O. SHIRAKUMO), rescued by AKEBONO.

10 March 1944:
Removed from Navy List.