Operation Hailstone
On 4 February 1944, "Tachikaze" ran aground at Kuop Atoll near Truk Lagoon while returning from Rabaul, and remained stranded there despite efforts to free her. During the Allied Operation Hailstone 17 – 18 February, "Tachikaze" suffered heavy strafing followed by a torpedo hit in the engine room, which sank the ship by the stern at .