 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Nhamba 1 yakaiswa pasi paKure Naval Arsenal musi wa5 Mbudzi 1943 uye yakatangwa musi wa8 Kukadzi 1944. Musi wa 10 May, No. 1, naLieutenant Commander Shinbori Masao achitungamirira, yakapedzwa uye yakapiwa kuYokosuka Guard Force. Musi waMay 29, No. 1 yakabva kuTokyo nechikepe che torpedo uye zvikepe zvitatu zvepasi pemvura kuti zviperekedze mutyairi weNo. 3530 kuenda kuSaipan, inosanganisira zvipfumbamwe zvinotakura zvinotakura mauto e43rd Infantry Division yeImperial Japanese Army pamwe nekugovera nguva dzose. Munguva yorwendo, No. 1 yakashanda sechikepe chinorwisa ngarava dzepasi pemvura, ichiita kutsvaira pakati paJune 1 naJune 6, asi izvi hazvina kudzivisa ngarava dzepasi pemvura dzeAmerica, idzo dzakanyudza vatakuri vashanu vekutakura munguva iyoyo. Musi wa 11 June, boka racho rakazosvika kuSaipan, asi rakamanikidzwa kutiza nemhaka yokupinda kwechitsuwa chachoneUnited States Marine Corps. 