fɹʌm twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ noʊvˈɛmbɚ, wækˈɑːbə ɛskˈɔːɹɾᵻd , fɹʌm kjˈʊɹ tə tɹˈʌk vˈaɪə mɐnˈɪlə, sˈɪŋɡɐpˌoːɹ, tˈæɹækən ænd pˈælaʊ, ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ wɪððɪ ˈɛɹkɹæft kˈæɹɪɹz ænd tə jˈɑːkəsˌuːkə æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə jˈɪɹ.
From 24 November, Wakaba escorted , from Kure to Truk via Manila, Singapore, Tarakan and Palau, returning with the aircraft carriers  and  to Yokosuka at the end of the year.