Nofeembar 20, 1941, "Kinu" waxay ahayd markabkii ugu weynaa ee Rear Admiral Setsuzo Yoshitomi's SubRon 4, oo fadhigiisu ahaa Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, oo leh SubDiv 18's,, iyo, iyo SubDiv 19's "I-56",, iyo. Waxay saldhigeedu ahaa Hainan waxayna ku hawlanayd soo gudbinta ciidamada Japan ee duulaanka ku galay Malaya Ingiriiska
xiligii ay weerartay Pearl Harbor.