fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, ʃiː wʌz ɐsˈaɪnd tə pɐtɹˈoʊl ænd kˈʌvɚ lˈændɪŋz ʌv dʒˌæpənˈiːz fˈoːɹsᵻz ɪn sˈaʊθ tʃˈaɪnə, ænd pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðɪ ɪnvˈeɪʒən ʌv fɹˈɛntʃ ˌɪndoʊtʃˈaɪnə.
From 1940, she was assigned to patrol and cover landings of Japanese forces in south China, and participated in the Invasion of French Indochina.