Operation Ten-Go
On 6 April 1945, "Yahagi" received orders for "Operation Ten-Go", to attack the American invasion force off Okinawa. "Yahagi" was ordered to accompany "Yamato" on its final suicide mission against the American fleet. The operation also included the destroyers "Isokaze", "Hamakaze", "Yukikaze", , , , and "Suzutsuki".