 Panguva yekurwiswa kwePearl Harbor, Inazuma yakapiwa Destroyer Division 6 yeDesron 1 yeIJN 1st Fleet, uye yakanga yaendeswa kubva kuMako Guard District kuti ipe chifukidziro chekuendesa kune dzimwe nyika muKupinda kweHong Kong. Pashure pokubetsera ngarava pakunyudza ngarava dzeBritish uye, yakabatsira kuchengetedza Hong Kong Harbour. 