Name Translation: "Wavelets"

Initial Command Structure:
Ship's captain: Lieutenant Commander Uwai Hiroshi [51] (prev. C.O. ASAKAZE). Assigned to Desdiv 7 (USHIO, SAZANAMI, AKEBONO), Cardiv 1, First Air Fleet.

28 November-21 December 1941:
Departed Tateyama with USHIO and tanker SHIRIYA, on 7 December bombarded Midway Atoll, then returned to Saeki.

12-17 January 1942:
Desdiv 7, with ARIAKE and YUGURE, escorted HIRYU and SORYU from Hashirijima to Palau.

21-28 January:
Desdiv 7 (minus AKEBONO), with ARIAKE and YUGURE, escorted HIRYU and SORYU out of Palau for air strikes on Ambon.

29 January-25 February:
Desdiv 7 escorted NACHI and HAGURO out of Davao in support of Ambon, Makassar and Timor invasion forces; then to Makassar.

27 February: Battle of the Java Sea
In surface action with Allied cruiser-destroyer group.

2 March:
With USHIO, damaged USS PERCH (SS-176) in depth-charge attack.

12-25 March:
Desdiv 7 escorted convoys from Bali via Lingayen Gulf and Formosa to Yokosuka.

26 March-17 April:
At Yokosuka for maintenance (docked 26 March-3 April).

10 April:
Desdiv 7 assigned to Desron 10, First Air Fleet.

24-29 April:
Escorted SHOHO from Yokosuka to Truk.

7-8 May: Battle of the Coral Sea
With Crudiv 6, escorted SHOHO, rescued 255 survivors; then steamed via Saipan (14-15 May) to reach Yokosuka on 18 May.

3-5 June: Battle of Midway
Desdiv 7 escorted Admiral Kakuta's Striking Force in air strikes on Dutch Harbor.

28 June-13 July:
Escorted fleet patrolling out of Ominato southwest of the Aleutians.

14 July:
Desdiv 7 reassigned to Combined Fleet Headquarters.

20 July:
Lieutenant Commander Uwai (to C.O. HAMAKAZE) relieved by Lieutenant Commander Suga Akiji [56] (prev. C.O. TOMOZURU).

29 July-14 August:
With USHIO, escorted YAWATA MARU (renamed UNYO on 31 August) from Yokosuka to Saipan and Ulithi and back.

17 August:
Desdiv 7 departed Kure, escorting YAMATO and TAIYO towards Truk.

24 August: Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Desdiv 7 escorted YAMATO and TAIYO; after detaching TAIYO and AKEBONO on 27 August, to Truk with YAMATO and USHIO on 29 August.

9-11 September:
With USHIO, steamed from Truk to the Shortlands.

12 September:
Transport run to Guadalcanal: with USHIO, towed barges loaded with food and ammunition to Kamimbo.

13-14 September:
Gunfire support mission to Guadalcanal (Kawaguchi offensive): with USHIO, FUBUKI and SUZUKAZE, one of four destroyer units rotating on interdiction patrols off Guadalcanal to lend support and “cut off enemy retreat.”

17 September:
Transport run to Guadalcanal: with AMAGIRI, carried food and medical supplies to Kamimbo.

20 September:
Transport run to Guadalcanal: with USHIO, YUDACHI and SHIKINAMI (each towing a barge), carried munitions transferred from NISSHIN to Kamimbo.

27-29 September:
With USHIO, steamed from Shortlands to Truk.

4-14 October:
With TOKITSUKAZE, escorted damaged TAIYO from Truk to Kure, then docked at Yokosuka for repairs.

16-23 October:
At Uraga Dockyard for maintenance.

1-16 November:
With HIBIKI, escorted TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

19 November-5 December:
With HIBIKI, escorted TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

15-31 December:
With HIBIKI, escorted TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk and Kavieng (24 December) and back, then docked for repairs.

31 December 1942-31 January 1943:
While at Yokosuka, twin 13mm machine guns added on bandstand forward of bridge.

1-17 February 1943:
With HIBIKI, Desdiv 7 escorted UNYO and TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

24 February-12 March:
With HIBIKI, Desdiv 7 escorted UNYO and TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

4-10 April:
With HIBIKI, OYASHIO, and KUROSHIO, escorted CHOKAI, CHUYO and TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

16-21 April:
With HIBIKI, SHIGURE and ARIAKE, escorted CHUYO and TAIYO from Truk to Yokosuka.

23 April-12 June:
At Kure for maintenance and repairs.

16-19 June:
Steamed from Yokosuka to Saipan.

24 June-2 July:
With UZUKI, escorted auxiliary minelayer SHINKO MARU towing damaged AKIZUKI from Saipan to Nagasaki.

23-28 July:
With MAIKAZE, escorted TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

2-5 August:
Escorted troop convoy from Truk to Rabaul, then became flagship of Comdesron 3 (Rear Admiral Ijuin Matsuji [43]).

17-18 August: Battle off Horaniu
Led troop transport run to Vella Lavella (cover). With HAMAKAZE, ISOKAZE and SHIGURE, cover force for small-craft flotilla setting-up barge-staging base on Horaniu. Engaged U.S. destroyers.

22 August:
Troop evacuation run to Rekata (cover), aborted due to suspected enemy presence.

26 August:
With SENDAI, troop evacuation run to Rekata (cover).

28 August:
With SENDAI, troop transport run (carrying Rekata evacuees) from Rabaul to the Shortlands.

29 August-1 September:
Aircrew (ground-support units of Cardiv 2) transport run from Rabaul via Kavieng to Truk.

6-11 September:
With AKEBONO, escorted UNYO from Truk to Yokosuka, then docked for repairs.

12-20 September:
While at Yokosuka, 13mm machine guns on bandstand forward of bridge replaced by twin 25mm. Details of further modifications, if any (including radar and “X” turret removal), unknown.

4-10 October:
With SHIMAKAZE, escorted CHUYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

15-20 October:
Escorted CHUYO from Truk to Yokosuka.

27 October-1 November:
With USHIO, escorted CHUYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

5-10 November:
With USHIO, escorted ZUIHO and CHUYO from Truk to Yokosuka.

16-21 November:
Desdiv 7 escorted ZUIHO, CHUYO and UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

30 November-5 December:
With URAKAZE, Desdiv 7 escorted MAYA, ZUIHO, CHUYO and UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back; on 4 December assisted URAKAZE in rescuing survivors (30 by SAZANAMI) of torpedoed CHUYO.

12-17 December:
With AKEBONO, escorted ZUIHO and UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

22-24 December:
With AKEBONO, steamed from Truk to Rabaul.

26 December:
With AKEBONO, transport run to Qavuvu. Among nine destroyers to deliver total of 635 men and 380 tons of supplies there between 22-31 December.

30 December:
With AKEBONO, transport run to Qavuvu. (As 26 December above)

1 January 1944:
Desdiv 7 reassigned to Desron 1, Fifth Fleet.

10 January:
Relief of Lieutenant Commander Suga (to C.O. AMATSUKAZE) by Lieutenant Commander Hashimoto Masao [56] (prev. C.O. FUYO) ordered but never realized due to SAZANAMI's sinking and Suga's death with her. (Lieutenant Commander Hashimoto to C.O. SHIRAKUMO instead.)

12-14 January:
With AKEBONO, departed Rabaul to join tanker convoy en route from Palau to Truk. Sunk: torpedoed by USS ALBACORE (SS-218) 300 miles southeast of Yap (05-15 N, 141-15 E). Two torpedo hits caused ship to break-up and sink in under three minutes with 153 dead, including Lieutenant Commander Suga; 89 survivors rescued by AKEBONO.

10 March 1944:
Removed from Navy List.