wækˈɑːbɚ ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə sæsˈiːboʊ æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː, ænd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ɐ ɹˈiːfɪt, hɜːɹ ˈæft pˈɑːm pˈɑːm wʌz ɹᵻplˈeɪst baɪ twˈɪn tˈaɪp nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ˈæntaɪˈɛɹkɹæft ɡˈʌnz.
Wakaba returned to Sasebo at the end of 1942, and during a refit, her aft  (pom pom) was replaced by twin  Type 96 anti-aircraft guns.