Waxad sii qortaa faqradaan - Markii la weeraray Pearl Harbor bishii Diseembar 1941, "Okinoshima" waxay u adeegtay sidii markab calan u ah Admiral Kiyohide Shima ee howlgalka "Gi" (duulaankii
Ciidamada Qalabka Sida ee Gilbert Islands) oo laga soo diray Jaluit oo ay la socdeen Ciidamada Gaarka ah ee Ciidamada Badda (SNLF). Laga soo bilaabo 9-10 Diseembar, "Okinoshima" waxay taageertay soo degitaanka Japan ee Makin iyo Tarawa, iyo 24 Diseembar, qabsashada Abaiang. "Okinoshima" waxay ku jirtay Truk 1dii Janaayo 1942.