Initial Command Structure:
Ship's captain: Lieutenant Commander Tachibana Hirota (prev. C.O. HARUKAZE). Assigned to Desdiv 23, Cardiv 2, First Air Fleet.

23-27 November 1941:
Escorted troop convoys from Sakaide to Haha-jima.

4-8 December:
Departed Haha-jima, then with Guam invasion force; then antisubmarine patrolling in that area.

10-12 January 1942:
Steamed from Saipan to Truk.

23 January:
With Kavieng invasion force; then Rabaul-area patrol/escort duties.

9 February:
With Gasmata (New Britain) invasion force.

20-23 February:
Steamed from Kavieng to Truk.

2 March-10 April:
Escorted Admiral Goto's cover force out of Truk in support of Lae/Salamua, Northern Solomons, and Admiralty Islands invasions.

10 April:
Desdiv 23 reassigned to Desron 6, Fourth Fleet.

3-4 May:
With Tulagi invasion force. Minor damage: in air attack due to strafing: 10 dead, including Lieutenant Commander Tachibana, and 20 injured.

10 May:
Lieutenant Commander Tachibana replaced by Lieutenant Commander Mori Koukichi (prev. C.O. KIKUZUKI).

11 May:
Removed Rear Admiral Shima Kiyohide from torpedoed OKINOSHIMA to become his temporary flagship.

13-16 May:
With Ocean-Nauru occupation force; operation suspended due to detection of U.S. carrier force in the area.

21-28 May:
Steamed from Truk via Saipan to Sasebo, then docked for refitting.

25 May:
Desdiv 23 deactivated; reassigned to Desdiv 29, Desron 6, Fourth Fleet.

14-25 June:
Steamed from Sasebo via Saipan to Truk.

29 June-12 July:
Escorted convoy carrying airfield construction crews from Truk via Bougainville to Guadalcanal; then Rabaul-area patrol/escort duties.

10 July:
Desron 6 deactivated; Desdiv 29 reassigned to 2nd Surface Escort Division, Fourth Fleet. On same date, Lieutenant Commander Mori (to Staff, Crudiv 21) relieved by Lieutenant Commander Oyomada Shooichi.

21 July:
Possibly with Buna invasion force (sources disagree).

27-31 July:
Escorted troop convoy from Rabaul to Buna and back; on 30 July helped rescue survivors of sunken transport KOTOKU MARU.

6-7 August:
Departed Rabaul, escorting troop convoy to Buna, aborted due to Guadalcanal landings.

12 August:
Led reconnaissance/bombardment mission from Rabaul to Guadalcanal.

17-21 August:
Escorted troop convoy from Rabaul to Buna and back.

26-31 August:
Departed Truk, then with Ocean-Nauru occupation force; then to Jaluit on 2 September.

5 September:
Arrived Truk from Jaluit, then Central Pacific patrol/escort duties.

2 January 1943:
Arrived Sasebo, then docked for maintenance.

18 February:
Departed Yokosuka, then resumed Central Pacific patrol/escort duties.

6 March:
Assisted torpedoed transports MITO MARU and KIRIHA MARU; rescued KIRIHA MARU survivors.

1 April:
Desdiv 29 deactivated; reassigned directly to 2nd Surface Escort Division.

3 April:
Assisted torpedoed tanker ARIMA MARU and rescued survivors.

20 October:
Lieutenant Commander Oyomada relieved by Lieutenant Commander Matsumoto Shoohei (prev. C.O. KAMIKAZE).

15 November:
2nd Surface Escort Division reassigned to General Escort Command.

30 November:
Assigned to Desdiv 30, Desron 3, Eighth Fleet.

12-17 February 1944:
Escorted Convoy No. 1123 from Truk to Rabaul (final convoy to successfully reach that port).

18 February:
Transport run to Qavuvu (New Britain).

20 February:
As flagship of Comdesron 3 (Rear Admiral Nakagawa Hiroshi), led transport run to Qavuvu (final destroyer transport run out of Rabaul).

25 February:
Arrived Palau, then patrol/escort duties out of that base.

27 April:
Assisted SAMIDARE in rescuing survivors of torpedoed YUBARI.

1 May:
Desron 3 reassigned to Central Pacific Area Fleet.

18 July:
Desron 3 reassigned directly to Combined Fleet.

20 August:
Desron 3 deactivated; Desdiv 30 reassigned to Escort Squadron 31, Combined Fleet.

8-19 September:
Departed Moji, escorting Convoy HI-75 towards Singapore; then detached with AKITSUSHIMA to Manila.

30 September:
Departed Sasebo, escorting convoys to Formosa and back.

30 October-10 November:
Escorted JUNYO and KISO from Sasebo via Mako and Brunei to Manila.

11-17 November:
Escorted JUNYO and TONE from Manila via Mako to Kure.

20 November:
Escort Squadron 31 reassigned to Fifth Fleet.

23-30 November:
Escorted JUNYO from Kure to Manila.

10-12 December:
Led escort of troop convoy TA No. 9 from Manila to Ormoc. Sunk: by U.S. Marine aircraft 65 miles north-northeast of Cebu (11-20 N, 124-10 E); 20 dead; 217 survivors, including Comdesdiv 30 (Captain Sawamura Seiji) and Lieutenant Commander Matsumoto (to C.O. KASUMI) rescued by KIRI.

10 January 1945:
Removed from Navy List.