From January through March, 1942, "Kinu" continued to provide coverage for further Japanese landings in Malaya, Sarawak and Java. On 1 March 1942, "Kinu"s convoy was attacked in the Java Sea west of Surabaya by ten obsolete Vickers Vildebeest biplane bombers and 15 fighters of the Australian and New Zealand Air Forces. "Kinu" was slightly damaged by near-misses and three crewmen were killed by shrapnel. The following day, north of Surabaya, "Kinu" was attacked by the submarine , which launched four torpedoes, all of which missed.