 She was expected to reach a speed of 39 kn.However, during her trials on 7 April 1943, she was clocked at , faster than initially planned.In June 1944, during repairs and refit in Japan, her anti-aircraft capacity was enhanced with the additional set of triple Type 96 guns, seven single Type 96 guns, and one single Type 93 13mm machine gun, together with a Type 13 radar.