Operation Hailstone
Surviving vessels participated in the New Guinea campaign, mostly in the role of “Tokyo Express” transports. "Yayoi" was lost in an air attack off New Guinea and "Fumizuki" in Operation Hailstone at Truk. In the final stages of the war, "Uzuki" was lost to US PT-boats, "Satsuki" and "Yūzuki" to air attacks and "Minazuki" to submarine torpedoes in the Philippines.