Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Panguva yokurwiswa kwePearl Harbor muna December 1941, "Okinoshima" akanga achibatira sechikepe chikuru chaAdmiral Kiyohide Shima muOperation "Gi" (the
kupinda kweGilbert Islands) 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.