Initial Command Structure:
Ship's captain: Lieutenant Commander Uesugi Yoshitake. Assigned to Desdiv 7, Cardiv 1, First Air Fleet.

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:
Escorted HIRYU and SORYU from Hashirijima to Palau.

21-28 January:
Escorted HIRYU and SORYU out of Palau for air strikes on Ambon.

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

27-28 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:
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:
Escorted MYOKO and HAGURO from Yokosuka to Truk.

7-8 May: Battle of the Coral Sea
Escorted Admiral Takagi's Striking Force, then escorted damaged SHOKAKU to the rear.

16-21 May:
Escorted ZUIKAKU from Truk to Kure.

3-5 June: Battle of Midway
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:
Escorted YAWATA MARU (renamed UNYO on 31 August) from Yokosuka to Saipan and Ulithi and back.

17 August:
Departed Kure, escorting YAMATO and TAIYO towards Truk.

24 August: Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Escorted YAMATO and TAIYO; then to Truk with YAMATO on 29 August.

9-11 September:
Steamed from Truk to the Shortlands.

12 September:
Led transport run to Guadalcanal.

13 September:
Led gunfire support mission to Guadalcanal (Kawaguchi offensive).

16 September:
Led transport run to Guadalcanal.

20 September:
Led transport run to Guadalcanal.

27-29 September:
Steamed from Shortlands to Truk.

4-16 October:
Escorted UNYO from Truk to Yokosuka and back.

17 October-2 November:
Escorted UNYO from Truk to Yokosuka and back.

3-21 November:
Escorted UNYO from Truk via Palau to Davao and back.

24 November-13 December:
Escorted UNYO from Truk to Surabaya and Balikpapan and back.

17 December 1942-3 January 1943:
Escorted UNYO from Truk to Surabaya and Balikpapan and back.

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

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

1-17 February:
Escorted UNYO and TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

24 February-12 March:
Escorted UNYO and TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

20 March-10 April:
Escorted UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

25 April-13 May;
Escorted CHUYO and UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

24 May-9 June:
Escorted CHUYO and UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

16 June-2 July:
Escorted CHUYO and UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

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

6-11 July:
Escorted UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

19-24 July:
Escorted RYUHO, CHUYO and UNYO from Truk to Yokosuka.

31 July-16 August:
Escorted UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back.

17 August-2 September:
Escorted TAIYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back, then docked for repairs. ("X" turret removed/replaced by two triple 25mm mounts during this refit.)

27 October-1 November:
Escorted CHUYO from Yokosuka to Truk.

5-10 November:
Escorted ZUIHO and CHUYO from Truk to Yokosuka.

16 November-5 December:
Escorted ZUIHO, CHUYO and UNYO from Yokosuka to Truk and back (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.

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.

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

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 Satou Fumio.

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.