Operation Ten-Go
On 7 April 1945, "Isokaze" escorted the battleship from the Inland Sea on her Operation Ten-Go attack on the Allied forces on Okinawa. She was struck by aircraft of Task Force 58 and scuttled by the destroyer with gunfire southwest of Nagasaki (). Of those on board, 20 were killed and rest were rescued by other ships. "Yamato"s other escorts, including , and "Yamato" herself, were sunk afterwards, "Asashimo" losing all hands during the encounter.