Okinawa was an escort ship ("Kaibōkan") of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.

In November 1944 she participated in the Japanese Operation TA, the reinforcement of Leyte, by escorting troop transports.

[4] On 27 May 1945, Okinawa and the escort ship Aguni were attacked by American aircraft in the Korea Strait.

On 19 June 1945 the cargo ship Konzan Maru was torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Bonefish.

[6][7] Okinawa, the escorts CD-63 and CD-207 counter-attacked the submarine with numerous depth charges until wood chips and oil were observed.