Battle of Tarakan [11~12 Janurary 1942] - Invasion of the Netherlands East Indies.
Battle of the Java Sea [27 February 1942]
Battle of Midway [4~6 June 1942]
Battle of the Eastern Solomons [24~25 August 1942] - escorted battleship Mutsu & seaplane carrier Kunikawa Maru.
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands [26 October 1942]
First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal [12–13 November 1942] - claimed damage to an Allied cruiser.
[24 January 1943] - was torpedoed by submarine USS Wahoo.
[end of May to end of November 1943] - returned to Yokosuka for repairs & refit. One gun turret was removed and replaced by two additional triple Type 96 25 mm AA Guns.
[11 January 1944] - returned to Truk.
[mid February 1944] - carried out escort duties. On 8 June 1944, Harusame was attacked and sunk, by USAAF B-25 bombers near New Guinea.
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