Name Translation: "Yew"
30 September 1944:
Completed at Maizuru; assigned same date to Desron 11, Combined Fleet, for training. Ship's captain: Lieutenant Commander Iwabuchi Goro [61] (prev. C.O. YUNAGI).
25 October-18 November:
Escorted convoys from Sasebo to Formosa and back to Kure.
25 November:
Assigned to Desdiv 43, Escort Squadron 31, Fifth Fleet.
25 November-11 December:
Escorted convoys from Moji via Formosa to Manila.
15-16 December:
Steamed from Manila to Camranh Bay.
24-27 December:
Escorted San Jose bombardment force. Minor damage: in air attacks due to strafing.
1-7 January 1945:
Steamed from Cape St. Jacques to Takao.
13 January:
Arrived Maizuru, then docked for repairs.
5 February:
Escort Squadron 31 reassigned to Combined Fleet.
2 March:
Arrived in Kure, then in Inland Sea through end of war.
15 March-20 April:
Escort Squadron 31 reassigned to Second Fleet, then back to Combined Fleet.
6 April:
With HANAZUKI and MAKI, escorted YAMATO from Tokuyama as far as Bungo Strait.
25 April:
Lieutenant Commander Iwabuchi relieved by Lieutenant Commander Morimoto Yoshihisa [60] (prev. C.O. HARUKAZE).
August:
Surrendered at Kure at end of war.
5 October 1945:
Removed from Navy List. Later used as repatriation ship.
5 July 1947:
Turned over to Soviet Union.