 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Yūgumo akapinda muhondo dzeMidway, Eastern Solomons neSanta Cruz Islands. Mudzvinyiriri akaita zvikwata zvekutakura zvikwata kuGuadalcanal 7 uye 10 November 1942. Zvadaro akaendesa mauto kuBuna, Papua New Guinea musi wa17 na22 November. Ngarava yacho yakabva yaendesa mauto kuGuadalcanal musi wa1 na4 February 1943. Mazuva matatu gare gare, Yūgumo yakatora rutivi mukubudisa mauto kuenda kuRussell Islands. Mudzvanyiriri akaita Troop kutakura anoenda Kolombangara musi 1 uye 5 April. 