Operation KON - Biak Reinforce |
KON = 1st Attempt - 44/05/31 - 44/06/04 |
| CA | Aoba/F |
| CL | Kinu |
| DD | Shikinami, Uranami, Shigure |
| AM | Icukushima, Cugaru |
| AP | T-127 |
| PC | 2 |
| BB | Fuso |
| CA | CruDiv5: Mjoko, Haguro |
| DD | 5: DesDiv27: Shiracuju, Samidare, Harusame DesDiv10: Kazegumo, Asagumo |
| 44/05/12 | departed Lingga Roads for Tawi Tawi |
| 44/05/15 | arrived Tawi Tawi CovGrp - Fuso joined |
| 44/05/29 | CovGrp departed Tawi Tawi - sighted by Cabrilla and Bluefish |
| 44/05/31 |
TranGrp - embark 2th Amphib. Brigade units at Zamboanga CovGrp arrived Davao - sighted by Gurnard and Ray |
| 44/06/02 | TranGrp + CovGrp departed Davao for Biak divided into two groups with different route - Group 1: CruDiv5 & Transport Group; Group 2: Fuso, Asagumo, Kazagumo |
| 44/06/03 | found by USAF B-24 > cancelled CruDiv5 sighted by Rasher off Karakelong Is. |
| 44/06/04 | TranGrp - disembark troops at Sorong |
| 44/06/05 | CovGrp arrived Davao |
KON2 = 2nd Attempt - 44/06/07 - 44/06/09 |
| CA | Mjoko, Haguro |
| DD | DesDiv10 (Cap Dzisuo Akasawa): Kazagumo/DF, Asagumo |
| DD | Shikinami/F, Uranami, Shigure |
| DD | DesDiv27: Harusame/DF, Shiracuju, Samidare |
| 44/06/07 | Sorong - embark troops, departed to Biak SupGrp departed Davao |
| 44/06/08 | attacked by USAF - sunk Harusame (00°05´S,132°35´E), damaged Shiracuju, Shikinami, Samidare, Shigure SupGrp - Kazagumo sunk (06-03 N, 124-57 E) at mouth of Davao Bay at night fight with TF 75, then departed via Sorong to Batjan |
| 44/06/11 | arrived Batjan |
| 44/06/12 | Shigure arrived Davao |
KON3 = 3rd Attempt |
| BB | BatDiv1: Jamato, Musashi |
| CA | Mjoko, Haguro |
| CL | Noshiro |
| DD | 6: Shimakaze II, Okinami DesDiv4: Jamagumo |
| CA | Aoba |
| CL | Kinu |
| DD | Shikinami, Uranami, Nowaki |
| AM | Icukushima, Cugaru |
| AP | T-127 |
| 44/06/10 | CovGrp departed Tawi Tawi |
| 44/06/11 | CovGrp + TranGrp arrived Batjan Is., Molucca Islands |
| 44/06/12 | operation KON delayed |
| 44/06/14 | TranGrp: Aoba, Kinu, Uranami departed Batjan to Bangka > Makassar > Singapore |
| 44/07/02 | TranGrp: Aoba, Kinu, Uranami arrived Singapore |