Battle of Hong Kong [8~25 Dec 1941] - Inazuma provided cover for landing operations, assisting the cruiser Isuzu in sinking British gunboats HMS Cicala & HMS Robin
Battle of Manado [11~12 Jan 1942] - Japanese offensive to capture the Dutch East Indies
Second Battle of the Java Sea [1 Mar 1942] - Inazuma assisted in the sinking of British destroyer HMS Encounter & cruiser HMS Exeter (Inazuma rescued survivors from HMS Exeter & destroyer USS Pope)
[Apr 1942] - repairs at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal
Aleutian Islands campaign [3 Jun 1942 ~ 15 Aug 1943]
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal [12~15 Nov 1942] - Inazuma assisted in sinking American destroyers USS Benham, USS Walke & USS Preston and damaging USS Gwin
[mid-Jan 1943] - retrofit at Kure
[14 May 1944] - Inazuma was torpedoed and sunk by USS Bonefish. Survivors were rescued by sister ship Hibiki (響)
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