At the end of April, Kuroshio deployed from Kure to assist in the occupation of the Cagayan Islands near Palawan in early May, and then returned with the damaged aircraft carrier  from Manila to Kure on 17 May.
In late April, Kuroshio left Kure to aid in the occupation of the Cagayan Islands near Palawan. It then returned from Manila to Kure on 17 May, having transported a damaged aircraft carrier.