On 6–7 April 1945, "Suzutsuki" escorted the battleship from the Inland Sea on her attack mission against the Allied forces fighting on Okinawa. Her bow was torn off by a torpedo from aircraft of Task Force 58, but survived and returned to Sasebo, by steaming in reverse the whole way. She, her sister ships , , and (sunk in late July by a mine off the Inland Sea), survived the ordeal, despite suffering heavy damage, but "Yamato", and five escorts, , , , and were all sunk with heavy losses of life. Some of the survivors were picked up by "Suzutsuki".