Name Translation: "Cedar"
25 August 1944:
Completed at Osaka; assigned same date to Desron 11, Combined Fleet, for training. Ship's captain: Lieutenant (s.g.) Kikuchi Toshitaka [62].
25 October: Battle of Leyte Gulf
Escorted Admiral Ozawa's Northern Force in Battle off Cape Engano.
9-17 November:
Escorted convoy from Sasebo via Mako to Manila.
15 November:
Assigned to Desdiv 52 (HINOKI, KUWA, MOMI, SUGI, KASHI), Desron 11, Combined Fleet.
19 November-2 December:
Patrol/escort duties from Manila to Brunei, Miri, the Spratlys and back.
20 November:
Desdiv 52 reassigned to Escort Squadron 31, Fifth Fleet.
5-8 December:
Escorted troop convoy TA No. 8 from Manila to Ormoc and back. Minor damage: in air attacks on 7 December due to strafing: 32 dead.
14 December:
Minor damage: in air attacks by TF 38 on Manila.
15-16 December:
Steamed from Manila to Camranh Bay.
24-27 December:
Escorted San Jose bombardment force.
1-7 January 1945:
Steamed from Cape St. Jacques to Takao.
21 January:
Damaged: (extent unknown) in attack by aircraft of TF 38 at Takao.
22-23 January:
Steamed from Takao to Hong Kong; departed again on 28 January.
2-7 February:
Escorted SERIA Maru convoy from Shanghai to Moji, then docked at Sasebo for repairs.
5 February:
Escort Squadron 31 reassigned to Combined Fleet.
13 March:
Arrived 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.
August:
Surrendered at Kure at end of war.
5 October 1945:
Removed from Navy List. Later used as repatriation ship.
31 July 1947:
Turned over to China; renamed HUI YANG.