Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - Mai i te marama o Mei 1942, ka tukuna a "Nenohi" ki ngā mahi ki te raki, ā, ka tukuna mai i Ōminato Guard District hei wāhanga o "Operation AL"
hei tautoko i a Admiral Boshiro Hosogaya's Northern Force i roto i te pakanga Aleutians, e tirotiro ana a tawhio noa Attu, Kiska me Amchitka Island.