2 Go was laid down on 12 September 1933 at the Hikoshima shipyard of Mitsubishi Jukogyo Hikoshima Zosensho at the behest of shipping company, Nippon Suisan.

[2] Requisitioned in 1937 by the Imperial Japanese Navy and converted to an auxiliary stores ship.

Re-requisitioned 7 March 1939 and returned to her owners sometime after 7 April, 1939.

On 28 August 1941 she was re-requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Navy, registered on 5 September and re-converted to an auxiliary stores ship and assigned to the supply unit of the IJN 5th Fleet[2][4] In May 1942, she participated in Operation "AL" - the seizure of Attu and Kiska Islands under Vice Admiral Boshirō Hosogaya as part of the supply unit for the Northern Force's Main Body consisting of auxiliary transport Akashisan Maru, oiler Fujisan Maru, and collier/oiler Nissan Maru.

[2] She was abandoned as a total loss due to extreme hull tilt and struck from the Navy List on 1 November 1943.