Name Translation: "Paulownia"

14 August 1944:
Completed at Yokosuka; assigned same date to Desron 11, Combined Fleet, for training. Ship's captain: Lieutenant Commander Kawabata Makoto [62] (prev. C.O. SAGI).

10 October:
Assigned to Desdiv 43 (UME, TAKE, MOMO, MAKI), Escort Squadron 31, Combined Fleet.

25 October: Battle of Leyte Gulf
Escorted Admiral Ozawa's Northern Force in Battle off Cape Engano.

8-16 November:
Escorted ISE and HYUGA on transport mission from Kure to Manila, but diverted to Spratly Islands instead.

16-20 November:
Joined escort of Admiral Kurita's fleet from Brunei as far as Mako.

20 November:
Escort Squadron 31 reassigned to Fifth Fleet.

21 November:
Minor damage: (cause unknown) at Mako.

8 December:
Arrived Manila, escorting convoy from Formosa.

9-13 December:
Escorted troop convoy TA No. 9 from Manila to Ormoc and back. Medium damage: in air attacks on 12 December due to strafing. Removed 214 survivors from YUZUKI, including Comdesdiv 30 (Captain Sawamura Seiji).

14 December 1944-8 January 1945:
Escorted convoys from Manila via Formosa to Moji; on 10 January to Kure for repairs.

22 January:
Departed Moji, escorting Convoy MOTA-33 towards Keelung; later detached at Shanghai.

5 February:
Escort Squadron 31 reassigned to Combined Fleet.

15 March-20 April:
Escort Squadron 31 reassigned to Second Fleet, then back to Combined Fleet.

August:
Surrendered at Kure at end of war.

5 October 1945:
Removed from Navy List. Later used as repatriation ship.

29 July 1947:
Turned over to Soviet Union.