IJN movements in 1945 |
Operation "KITA" |
| BB | CarDiv4: Ise, Hijuga |
| CL | Ojodo |
| DD | Kasumi DesDiv21: Asashimo, Hacushimo |
| 45/02/06 | Singapore - start loading cargo of oil, rubber, tin, zinc and embark oil field technical personnel |
| 45/02/09 | loading finished |
| 45/02/10 | departed Singapore for Japan |
| 45/02/11 | sighted by Tantalus |
| 45/02/13 | South China Sea - attacked by Bergall and later by Blower off Cape Batagan, French Indochina attacking Bashaw |
| 45/02/16 | Formosa Strait - departed Mako, Pescadores for Korean coast > Shimonoseki Strait > Kure attacked by Rasher off Wenchow, China (26-55N, 122-03E) |
| 45/02/20 | arrived Kure |