Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa20 Mbudzi 1941, "Kinu" yaive mureza weRear Admiral Setsuzo Yoshitomi's SubRon 4, yakavakirwa kuIwakuni, Yamaguchi, ine SubDiv 18's,, uye iyo, uye SubDiv 19's "I-56",, uye. Yakanga yakavakirwa paHainan uye yakanga yakabatikana mukufukidza kumhara kwemauto eJapane mu
kupinda muBritish Malaya panguva yokurwiswa kwePearl Harbor.