while at kure, "kinu"’s no. 5 and no.7 140-mm guns were removed as were her aircraft catapult and derrick. a twin 12.7 cm/40 type 89 naval gun was fitted as were two triple mount type 96 25-mm aa guns. this brought "kinu"’s 25-mm anti-aircraft gun total to ten barrels (2x3, 2x2). a type 21 air search radar was also fitted and depth charge rails were added to her stern. refit and modifications were completed 14 october 1943, and "kinu" immediately departed back for singapore with troops and supplies. "kinu" remained in singapore, or malacca or penang in malaya or at batavia in the dutch east indies through january 1944.