ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, ɪnðə bˈæɾəl ʌv lˈeɪt ɡˈʌlf, wækˈɑːbə wʌz sˈʌŋk baɪ ˈɛɹkɹæft fɹʌm , stɹˈʌk baɪ wˈʌn ɔːɹ tˈuː bˈɑːmz ˈɔf ðə wˈɛst kˈoʊst ʌv pˈæneɪ.
On 24 October 1944, in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, Wakaba was sunk by aircraft from , struck by one or two bombs off the west coast of Panay ().