from the battle, she was damaged in a collision with Uranami and limped back to Yokosuka Naval Arsenal for repairs, which were not completed to the end of July. From August to September, Isonami was assigned to training missions with aircraft carriers and in the Inland Sea, and escorted these aircraft carriers to Truk in early October. She was assigned to patrols out of Truk in October, and to "Tokyo Express" transport missions to various locations in the Solomon Islands to mid January 1943. On 1 December, Isonami was damaged off Buna, New Guinea, in an air strike by United States Army Air Forces planes. On 18 December, she rescued the survivors from the torpedoed cruiser . In early January, Isonami returned to Kure Naval Arsenal for repairs. In February, she escorted a troop convoy from Pusan to Palau and on to Wewak. On 25 February, she was reassigned to the Southwest Area Fleet and was based at Surabaya to escort convoys throughout the Netherlands East Indies. On 9 April 1943, while escorting a convoy from Surabaya to Ambon, Isonami was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine while rescuing survivors of torpedoed Penang Maru, southeast of Wangiwangi Island at position ). Of her crew, seven were killed and another nine injured. On 1 August 1943, Isonami was removed from the navy list. Notes References External links Fubuki-class destroyers Ships built by Uraga Dock Company 1927 ships Second Sino-Japanese War naval ships of Japan World War II destroyers of Japan Ships sunk by American submarines World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean Maritime incidents in April 1943