"Hatsushimo" was launched at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 13 May 1905 and completed on 18 August. The ship saw service in World War I and participated in the Siberian Expedition. She was converted into a minesweeper on 1 December 1924. "Hatsushimo" was decommissioned on 1 April 1928, although she remained in use until 12 October and was subsequently broken up for scrap.