On November 23, Suzutsuki escorted the aircraft carrier Junyo in an emergency transport mission to Manila, then escorted her along with the battleship Haruna back to Japan on December 3. The fleet would be attacked by a US Submarine wolfpack (USS Redfish (SS-395), USS Seadevil (SS-400), and USS Plaice (SS-390)) on December 9, just before entering Sasebo, but Suzutsuki would not be damaged during the ambush.
On November 23, Suzutsuki escorted the aircraft carrier Junyo to Manila in an emergency transport mission. She then accompanied the battleship Haruna back to Japan with Junyo on December 3. On December 9, just before reaching Sasebo, the fleet was attacked by a US submarine wolfpack (USS Redfish (SS-395), USS Seadevil (SS-400), and USS Plaice (SS-390)). However, Suzutsuki avoided damage during this ambush.