Until mid-September, Shiratsuyu remained based out of Jaluit in the Marshall Islands, but from October was deployed to the Solomon Islands, where she made several "Tokyo Express" high speed transport runs to Guadalcanal.
Until late September, Shiratsuyu was based in Jaluit in the Marshall Islands. From October onwards, it operated in the Solomon Islands and carried out several "Tokyo Express" high-speed transport runs to Guadalcanal.