Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Panguva yekurwiswa kwePearl Harbor muna December 1941, "Okinoshima" yakanga ichibatira sechikepe chikuru chaAdmiral Kiyohide Shima muOperation "Gi" (kupinda
Zvitsuwa zveGilbert) uye vakanga vaendeswa kubva kuJaluit neSpecial Naval Landing Force (SNLF) vakapinda. Kubva 9-10 Zvita, "Okinoshima" akatsigira maJapan achidzika paMakin uye paTarawa, uye musi wa24 Zvita, kubatwa kweAbaiang. "Okinoshima" akanga ari paTruk pana 1 January 1942.