Service
The ship was later repaired and saw service against China and in World War II. She was part of the naval support force for the invasion of Netherlands New Guinea in April 1942 and was present in the Banda Straits in July 1942.
During the war the rear gun was landed and replaced with Type 96 25mm AA guns. A total of ten of these were carried by the end of the war. The number of depth charges carried was also increased over the course of the war to 48.
Tomozuru was sunk at Okinawa on 24 March 1945 by U.S. carrier-based aircraft.
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