Name Translation: "Flood Tide"

Initial Command Structure:
Ship's captain: Lieutenant Commander Uesugi Yoshitake [50] (prev. C.O. MATSUKAZE). Assigned to Desdiv 7 (USHIO, SAZANAMI, AKEBONO), Cardiv 1, First Air Fleet. Flagship of Comdesdiv 7, Captain Konishi Kaname [44].

28 November-21 December 1941:
Departed Tateyama with SAZANAMI 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 against Allied cruiser-destroyer group.

2-3 March:
With SAZANAMI, damaged USS PERCH (SS-176) in depth-charge attack, then returned to force scuttling of sub and rescue 59 survivors.

12-25 March:
Desdiv 7 escorted convoys from Bali via Lingayen Gulf and Formosa to Yokosuka, then docked for repairs.

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

23-27 April:
With AKEBONO, escorted MYOKO and HAGURO from Yokosuka to Truk.

7-8 May: Battle of the Coral Sea
With AKEBONO and Desdiv 27, escorted Admiral Takagi's Striking Force; with YUGURE, temporarily detached to escort damaged SHOKAKU to the rear.

9-15 May:
With AKEBONO, continued escorting ZUIKAKU in search of Allied forces, then returned via Bougainville to Truk.

16-21 May:
With AKEBONO, escorted ZUIKAKU from Truk to Kure.

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.

29 July-14 August:
With SAZANAMI, 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 SAZANAMI on 29 August.

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

12 September:
Led transport run to Guadalcanal: with SAZANAMI, towed barges loaded with food and ammunition to Kamimbo.

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

16 September:
Led transport run to Guadalcanal: with FUBUKI and SUZUKAZE (each towing a barge), carried food and ammunition to Kamimbo.

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

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

4-16 October:
With AKEBONO, escorted UNYO from Truk to Yokosuka and back.

17 October-2 November:
With AKEBONO, escorted UNYO from Truk to Yokosuka and back.

3-21 November:
With AKEBONO, escorted UNYO from Truk via Palau to Davao and back.

24 November-13 December:
With AKEBONO, escorted UNYO from Truk to Surabaya and Balikpapan and back.

17 December 1942-3 January 1943:
With AKEBONO, escorted UNYO from Truk to Surabaya and Balikpapan and back.

5-10 January:
With AKEBONO, escorted UNYO from Truk to Yokosuka, then docked for repairs.

10-31 January:
While at Yokosuka, twin 13mm (later replaced by 25mm) machine guns added on bandstand forward of bridge.

20 January:
Lieutenant Commander Uesugi (to C.O. MINEGUMO) relieved by Commander Kanda Takeo [52].

1-17 February:
With AKEBONO, SAZANAMI, and HIBIKI, escorted UNYO and TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

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

20 March-10 April:
With AKEBONO, escorted UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

25-30 April:
With SHIGURE, ARIAKE and NAGANAMI, escorted CHUYO and UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

8-13 May:
With NAGANAMI, SAMIDARE, and YUGURE, escorted YAMATO, CHUYO, UNYO, MYOKO and HAGURO from Truk to Yokosuka.

24-29 May:
With UMIKAZE, escorted CHUYO and UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

5-9 June:
With HAGIKAZE, escorted CHUYO and UNYO from Truk to Yokosuka.

16 June-2 July:
With AKEBONO, escorted CHUYO and UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk (part of larger fleet deployment) and back.

3 July:
Commander Kanda (to C.O. NOWAKI) relieved by Lieutenant Commander Araki Masami [50] (prev. C.O. NOWAKI). (Kanda and Araki traded places/commands.)

6-11 July:
With AKEBONO, escorted UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

19-24 July:
With AKEBONO and UMIKAZE, escorted RYUHO, CHUYO and UNYO from Truk to Yokosuka.

31 July-5 August:
With AKEBONO and SHIRATSUYU, escorted UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

12-16 August:
With AKEBONO, SHIRATSUYU, NOWAKI and MAIKAZE, escorted UNYO from Truk to Yokosuka.

17-24 August:
As part of larger fleet deployment, escorted TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

26 August-2 September:
With YUKIKAZE, escorted TAIYO from Truk to Yokosuka, then docked for repairs.

4 September-5 October:
While at Yokosuka, “X” turret removed/replaced by two triple 25mm mounts; two further such mounts added between torpedo tube mounts; and Type 22 radar installed on foremast.

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

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

16-21 November:
With AKEBONO and SAZANAMI, escorted ZUIHO, CHUYO and UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

30 November-5 December:
With AKEBONO, SAZANAMI and URAKAZE, escorted MAYA, CHUYO, UNYO, and ZUIHO from Truk to Yokosuka. (CHUYO torpedoed and sunk 4 December).

14-26 December:
Escorted troop convoy from Pusan via Saeki to Truk.

30 December 1943-18 January 1944:
Escorted troop convoy from Truk to Eniwetok and Kwajalein and back, including troop transport run from Kwajalein to Maloelap.

20 January:
Departed Truk escorting convoy, then returned with torpedoed IRAKO.

25 January-5 February:
Steamed from Truk to Saipan, escorted damaged UNYO from Saipan to Yokosuka, then docked for repairs.

13 February-28 March:
While at Yokosuka, radar intercept receivers installed on bridge.

6-8 April:
Steamed from Yokosuka to Ominato, then Northern Area patrol/ escort duties.

24 May-7 June:
At Otaru for maintenance.

19 June-1 July:
Escorted NACHI and ASHIGARA from Ominato to Yokosuka and back. While at Yokosuka 21-23 June, additional 13mm and 25mm machine guns added along length of ship.

31 July-2 August:
Escorted NACHI and ASHIGARA from Ominato to Kure.

12-22 August:
While at Kure, Type 13 radar mounted on mainmast.

14-23 October:
Escorted NACHI and ASHIGARA from Kure via Amami-O-Shima and Mako to Coron.

24-25 October: Battle of Leyte Gulf
Escorted Admiral Shima's 2nd Diversion Attack Force in Battle of Surigao Strait.

27-28 October:
Escorted NACHI from Coron to Manila.

1-2 November:
Escorted troop convoy TA No. 2 from Manila to Ormoc.

9-10 November:
Escorted troop convoy TA No. 4 from Manila to Ormoc.

13 November:
Medium damage: due to bomb near-miss in U.S. air raid on Manila; starboard engine disabled, best speed 18 knots; 23 dead, 10 wounded.

13-22 November:
Steamed from Manila via the Spratly Islands to Lingga, then docked at Singapore for repairs.

20 November:
Desdiv 7 reassigned to Desron 2, Second Fleet.

12-15 December:
Departed Singapore, escorting MYOKO; on 13-14 December assisted torpedoed MYOKO and attempted to tow; then detached to Cape St. Jacques.

17 December 1944-9 January 1945:
Escorted convoys from Cape St. Jacques to Kure, then docked at Yokosuka for repairs.

9 February:
Commander Araki (to C.O. YOIZUKI) relieved by Lieutenant Commander Sato Fumio [59].

20 April:
Desdiv 7 reassigned to Escort Squadron 31, Combined Fleet.

5 May:
Attached directly to Combined Fleet Headquarters.

10 June:
Designated "Reserve Ship, 4th Class."

August:
Surrendered unrepaired at Yokosuka.

15 September 1945:
Removed from Navy List. Later broken up.