Initial Command Structure:
Ship's captain: Commander Kuboki Hideo. Assigned to Desdiv 8, Desron 2, Second Fleet.

29 November-2 December 1941:
Steamed from Terashima Strait to Mako (Pescadores).

4-24 December:
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:
Escorted 3rd Malaya troop convoy from Mako towards Singora, then put into Hong Kong.

11 January:
Departed Hong Kong, escorting troop convoy to Davao.

31 January:
With Ambon invasion force.

8 February:
With Makassar invasion force.

18 February:
With Bali/Lombok invasion force.

19-20 February: Battle of Badoeng Strait
Entered battle late from escort of damaged transport SAGAMI MARU; apparently took little part in the action.

March:
Steamed from Makassar via Palau to reach Yokosuka 25 March.

10 April:
Desdiv 8 reassigned to Desron 4, Second Fleet.

24 April-18 May:
Steamed from Yokosuka to assist in reduction of Corregidor, entering Manila 13 May before returning to Kure.

22-26 May:
Escorted Crudiv 7 from Kure to Guam.

4-6 June: Battle of Midway
Escorted Admiral Kurita's Support Group covering the Midway troop convoy. Medium damage: in U.S. air attacks on 6 June; hit by one bomb, with 37 dead and Comdesdiv 8 (Commander Ogawa Nobuki) among the wounded. Assisted ASASHIO in rescuing 240 MIKUMA survivors, then escorted MOGAMI into Truk on 14 June.

14 July:
Desdiv 8 reassigned to "Special Reserve."

15-23 July:
Following emergency repairs by AKASHI, steamed from Truk to Sasebo.

14 July-20 October:
Designated a "Special Duty Ship" while under repair in Japan.

20 October:
Repairs completed; reassigned to Desdiv 8.

12 November:
Departed Sasebo for Rabaul.

22 November:
Troop transport run from Rabaul to Buna.

1 December:
Troop transport run to Buna.

8 December:
Troop transport run to Buna, aborted due to air attack.

11-14 December:
Troop transport run to Buna, via the Admiralties to avoid air attack. Light damage: unspecified damage and casualties on 14 December due to bomb near-misses.

16-20 December:
Escorted troop convoy from Rabaul to Madang and back.

26-27 December:
Troop transport run from Rabaul via the Shortlands to New Georgia.

2 January 1943:
Supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal (cover).

10 January:
Supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal.

26 January:
Escorted transport carrying artillery 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:
Depart Rabaul with OSHIO escorting two transports to Wewak.

20 February:
During transport duty to Wewak, rescued survivors of torpedoed OSHIO; then to Rabaul.

25 February:
Desdiv 8 reassigned to Desron 3, Eighth Fleet.

1-4 March: Battle of the Bismarck Sea
Escorted troop convoy from Rabaul towards Lae. Sunk: after being hit early in Allied air attacks of 3 March; went out of control and rammed NOJIMA. 176 survivors later rescued by YUKIKAZE, and the abandoned hulk was sunk 4 March by Allied aircraft, 55 miles southeast of Finschhafen (07-15 S, 148-15 E); 72, including Commander Kuboki, killed in action.

1 April 1943:
Removed from Navy List.