She was laid down on 18 December 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 15 February 1944. On 15 March 1945, she was completed and commissioned. On 10 August 1945, she was damaged along with "CD-198" by enemy aircraft in the Tsushima Strait at . On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender and she was turned over to the Allies. On 5 October 1945, she was struck from the Navy List. She was assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service and went on several repatriation journeys.