Name Translation: Fifth Month of Lunar Calendar (May)
Initial Command Structure:
Ship's captain: Lieutenant Commander Ikeda Shunsaku [54] (prev. C.O. CHIDORI). Assigned to Desdiv 22 (NAGATSUKI, FUMIZUKI, MINAZUKI, SATSUKI), Desron 5, Third Fleet. Flagship of Comdesdiv 22, Commander Sugino Shuichi [46].
26-29 November 1941:
Desdiv 22 steamed with Desron 5 from Terashima Strait to Mako (Pescadores).
7-10 December:
Desdiv 22 departed Mako, then with Aparri (Philippines) invasion force.
22 December:
Desdiv 22 with Lingayen invasion force.
January-February 1942:
Desdiv 22 escorted troop convoys from Formosa to Malaya and Camranh Bay.
27 February:
Desdiv 22 with Western Java invasion force.
10 March:
Desron 5 deactivated; Desdiv 22 reassigned to Second Southern Expeditionary Fleet, Southwest Area Fleet.
10 April:
Desdiv 22 reassigned to 1st Surface Escort Division, Southwest Area Fleet; then Southwest Area convoy escort duties.
9 June:
Arrived Sasebo.
10 June:
Lieutenant Commander Ikeda (to C.O. USUGUMO) relieved by Lieutenant Commander Sugihara Yoshiro [57] (prev. C.O. ASAGAO).
10-17 June:
At Nagasaki for maintenance.
24 June:
Departed Sasebo, then resumed Southwest Area convoy escort duties.
19 October-30 November:
At Sasebo for maintenance and refitting: improved underwater sound detection equipment and 25mm machine guns believed installed.
10 December:
Desdiv 22 deactivated; reassigned directly to 1st Surface Escort Division.
21-29 January 1943:
With FUMIZUKI and NAGATSUKI, escorted seaplane carrier KAMIKAWA MARU from Sasebo via Truk and Rabaul to the Shortlands.
1 February:
Troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal (cover).
4 February:
Troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal (cover).
7 February:
Troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal.
12 February:
With FUMIZUKI, escorted NOJIMA to Kolombangara.
13-17 February:
With FUMIZUKI, escorted SENDAI from Shortlands to Palau.
22 February-1 March:
With FUMIZUKI and YUGURE, escorted troop convoy (4th section of Operation HEI No. 3: JUZAN MARU, SHINKYO MARU, and ARATAMA MARU lifting elements of 41st Division from Tsingtao) from Palau to Wewak and back.
25 February:
Assigned to reactivated Desdiv 22 (NAGATSUKI, FUMIZUKI, MINAZUKI, SATSUKI), Desron 3, Eighth Fleet.
6-12 March:
With KAZAGUMO, YUGUMO, AKIGUMO, and SAMIDARE, escorted troop convoy (Hansa No. 1: No. 1 Shinsei Maru, Momoyama Maru, Yasushima Maru, Oyo Maru, Aso Maru, Teiryu Maru, Sydney Maru, lifting units of 20th Division) from Palau to Hansa Bay; then with KAZAGUMO and YUGUMO to Rabaul on 14 March.
29-30 March:
With FUMIZUKI, MINAZUKI and NAGATSUKI, troop transport run from Kavieng to Finschhafen, aborted due to air attack.
8 April:
With NAGATSUKI and MINAZUKI, troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata.
17 April:
Troop transport run to Iboki.
4 May:
With YUBARI, NAGATSUKI and MINAZUKI, troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata.
7-8 May:
With YUBARI, NAGATSUKI and MINAZUKI, troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata.
11 May:
With NAGATSUKI and MINAZUKI, troop transport run to Surumi/Gasmata.
20 May:
Lieutenant Commander Sugihara (to C.O. HATSUYUKI) relieved by Lieutenant (s.g.) Kojima Saburo.
26 May:
Lieutenant Kojima relieved by Lieutenant Commander Koizumi Shiro [57] (prev. C.O. HATAKAZE).
28-29 May:
With NAGATSUKI and MINAZUKI, troop transport run to Kolombangara, aborted. Minor damage: grounded on reef southeast of Bougainville, then to Rabaul for repairs through 3 June.
4 June:
Transport run to Tuluvu.
8 June:
With NAGATSUKI, troop transport run to Tuluvu.
26-27 June:
With MOCHIZUKI and YUNAGI, troop transport run from Rabaul via Buin to Kolombangara.
2 July:
Rendova bombardment mission.
4-5 July:
With NIIZUKI, NAGATSUKI and YUNAGI, troop transport run to Kolombangara, aborted when U.S. ships were encountered.
5-6 July: Battle of Kula Gulf
Troop transport run to Kolombangara. Removed Comdesdiv 22 (Captain Kanaoka Kunizo [48]) from grounded NAGATSUKI and attempted unsuccessfully to tow off reef.
9 July:
Led troop transport run to Kolombangara. With MIKAZUKI, MATSUKAZE and YUNAGI, landed 1,200 troops and 85 tons of supplies at Vila.
12 July: Battle of Kolombangara
Troop transport run to Kolombangara. Landed troops during battle so saw no action.
17 July:
Medium damage: in U.S. air raid on Shortlands due to near-misses and strafing: best speed 20 knots; then to Rabaul for emergency repairs.
28-31 July:
Escorted convoy from Rabaul to Truk.
4-9 August:
Escorted TAIYO from Truk to Yokosuka, then docked at Kure for repairs.
10-31 August:
At Kure for maintenance and refitting: included removal of No. 4 main gun in favor of two triple 25mm machine-guns, added twin 13mm abaft aft funnel, and replacement of single 7.7mm machine-guns abreast bridge by dual 25mm; radar-detecting device installed on bridge.
1 September:
Lieutenant Commander Koizumi relieved by Lieutenant Commander Iino Tadao [60].
5-12 September:
Steamed from Kure via Truk to Rabaul.
28 September:
Troop evacuation run to Kolombangara.
2 October:
Troop evacuation run to Kolombangara.
7 October:
With AMAGIRI and MOCHIZUKI, troop transport run from Rabaul to Surumi/Gasmata.
9 October:
With YUNAGI, troop transport run to Buka.
21 October:
With FUMIZUKI, troop transport run to Cape Dampier.
24 October:
With FUMIZUKI, troop transport run to Garove Island and Iboki. Light damage: clipped uncharted reef, best speed 16 knots.
3 November:
Arrived in Palau, escorting tanker AKEBONO MARU.
5-12 November:
Escorted convoy from Palau to Sasebo; on 9 November rescued survivors of torpedoed transport TAGA MARU; then docked for repairs.
17 November-7 December:
At Sasebo for maintenance: improved underwater sound detection equipment installed.
10-18 December:
Escorted convoys from Kure via Palau to Rabaul.
21 December:
With MINAZUKI, troop transport run to Iboki.
29 December:
With FUMIZUKI, troop transport run to Qavuvu. Among nine destroyers to deliver total of 635 men and 380 tons of supplies there between 22-31 December.
31 December:
With MATSUKAZE, troop transport run to Qavuvu. (As 29 December above)
3-4 January 1944:
Departed Rabaul, heading for Kavieng. Minor damage: in air raid near Kavieng due to near-misses and strafing: best speed 24 knots, unknown number of casualties (total of 40 between FUMIZUKI and SATSUKI) but Lieutenant Commander Iino died of wounds on 6 January.
8 January:
Lieutenant Commander Iino replaced by Lieutenant Commander Sugiyama Tadayoshi [61] (prev. C.O. OKI).
12-15 January:
Escorted convoy from Rabaul to Truk.
20-22 January:
Departed Truk, escorting convoy bound for Japan, then diverted to Saipan to assist torpedoed UNYO.
26 January-4 February:
Departed Saipan, escorting UNYO through 3 February, then to Yokosuka.
11 February-30 March:
At Sasebo for maintenance and refitting (docked 17 February-15 March): Type 13 radar mounted on mainmast (first unit of class to receive radar); twin 13mm machine guns abaft aft funnel removed; single 25mm added abreast No. 2 main gun (3) and near stern (2).
7-24 April:
Escorted troop convoys from Tateyama via Haha-jima to Palau.
29 April-4 May:
Escorted convoy from Palau to Yokosuka.
1 May:
Desron 3 reassigned to Central Pacific Area Fleet.
14-30 May:
Escorted troop convoys from Tateyama to Saipan and Guam and back to Yokosuka.
21-22 June:
At Yokosuka for maintenance and refitting: triple 25mm machine guns added abaft aft funnel; additional single 13mm (5) and 25mm (4) also added throughout ship.
30 June-5 July:
Out of Yokosuka for Bonins-area transport duty. Minor damage: in air attack on 4 July near Haha-jima due to near-miss: six injured.
17-24 July:
Escorted convoys from Kure via Manila to Lingga, then Singapore-area patrol/escort duties.
20 August:
Desdiv 22 deactivated; reassigned to Desdiv 30, Escort Squadron 31, Combined Fleet.
6-20 September:
Escorted convoys from Singapore via Miri and Brunei to Manila.
21 September:
Sunk: by aircraft of TF 38 in air raid on Manila (15-35 N, 120-55 E). Three direct bomb hits: 52 dead and 15 injured; Lieutenant Commander Sugiyama (to Instructor, Torpedo School) among survivors.
10 November 1944:
Removed from Navy List.