ˈæftɚ ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə sæsˈiːboʊ fɔːɹ mˈeɪdʒɚ ɹᵻpˈɛɹz θɹuː ðə mˈɪdəl ʌv fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, ˈæɹɪˌeɪk ɛskˈɔːɹɾᵻd ɐ kˈɑːnvɔɪ tə tɹˈʌk ænd ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi ænd ɐnˈʌðɚ kˈɑːnvɔɪ fɹʌm tɹˈʌk tə ɹˈæbɔːl ænd bˈæk tə jˈɑːkəsˌuːkə æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv ˈeɪpɹəl.
After returning to Sasebo for major repairs through the middle of February 1943, Ariake escorted a convoy to Truk and the end of February and another convoy from Truk to Rabaul and back to Yokosuka at the end of April.