She was laid down on 5 December 1944 at the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the benefit of the Imperial Japanese Navy and launched on 30 January 1945. On 28 February 1945, she was completed and commissioned. On 15 August 1945, Japan announced their unconditional surrender and she was turned over to the Allies. On 25 October 1945, she was struck from the Navy List. She was assigned to the Allied Repatriation Service and went on numerous repatriation journeys.