 Yakapiwa basa musi wa 29 December 1943 Yahagi yakaona basa muMariana Islands muna MayJune 1944, panguva yeHondo yeGungwa rePhilippine, uye panguva yeHondo yeLeyte Gulf. Pashure pokupinda kweUnited States muOkinawa musi wa1 April 1945, akarayirwa kuti aperekedze ngarava yehondo pabasa rayo rokuzviuraya kurwisa mauto eAmerica muOkinawa.. Yahagi yakarohwa netorpedo dzinenge nomwe pamwe chete nemabhomba gumi nemaviri, uye yakanyura masikati aApril 7, 1945. 