"Kisaragi" was launched at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 6 September 1905 and completed on 19 October. The ship saw service in World War I and participated in the Siberian Expedition. She was converted into a minesweeper on 1 December 1924 and was decommissioned on 1 April 1928, although "Kisaragi" remained in use until 12 October, and was subsequently broken up for scrap.