Please come back. I'll fix you up, no matter how hurt you are, just you see!

On November 1943, after enduring air raids and submarine attacks, Agano made it back to Truk harbor barely seaworthy, with her stern nearly submerged. With the war taking a turn for the worse, it was necessary to send Agano back to the home islands for repair as soon as possible. Thanks to Akashi's diligent repairs, Agano could make 14 knots, to the delight of the captains. On February 15 1944, Agano departed from Truk. However, on the 16th, she was struck by a submarine torpedo, and on the 17th Agano sank.