Battle of the Komandorski Islands
Completed by the Uraga Dock Company on 26 May 1925, "Abukuma" took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor. She was later involved in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands, and remained active in northern waters under the IJN 5th Fleet until October 1944, However, when sent south to counter the American invasion of the Philippines, she was severely damaged by an American PT boat at the Battle of Surigao Strait on 25 October, and a subsequent attack by American land-based bombers fatally damaged her, causing her to be scuttled on 26 October 1944.