At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Okinoshima was serving as flagship for Admiral Kiyohide Shima in "Operation Gi" (the invasion of the Gilbert Islands) and had deployed from Jaluit with a Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF) embarked.
Metcha! Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Nanatsu no Shima no Daibouken | George Shima | Shima Uta | Shima Sakon | Masatoshi Shima | Shima Iwashita | Shima | Kōzu-shima | Kiyohide Shima |