Combined Fleet movements between x Philippine Sea and x Leyte
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Troop transport run to Okinawa and moving to Lingga Roads
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1st Run - 44/07/08 - 44/07/16
Group A
| BB | Jamato, Musashi |
| CA |
CruDiv4 (VAdm Takeo Kurita): Atago/FF,DF, Takao CruDiv7 (VAdm Kazutaka Shiraishi): Cikuma, Kumano, Tone, Suzuja |
| DD | DesRon2 |
Shimakaze II DesDiv27: Samidare, Shigure DesDiv31: Kishinami, Naganami, Okinami, Asashimo DesDiv32: Hamanami |
Group B
| BB | Kongo, Nagato |
| CA | Mogami |
| DD | DesRon10 |
DesDiv17: Hamakaze, Isokaze DesDiv41: Shimocuki DesDiv61: Wakacuki |
| 44/07/08 | departed Kure on troop transport run to Okinawa |
| 44/07/10 | arrived Okinawa - start disembarking troops Group A departed Okinawa |
| 44/07/12 | Group B departed Okinawa toward Manila > Lingga Roads |
| 44/07/17 | Group A arrived Lingga Roads from Okinawa via Manila |
| 44/07/20 | Group B arrived Lingga Roads from Okinawa via Manila |
2nd Run - 44/07/14 - 44/07/29
| CA | Maja |
| DD | Asagumo, Urakaze |
| 44/07/14 | departed Jokosuka |
| 44/07/16? | arrived Okinawa |
| 44/07/1?? | departed Okinawa for Manila >Lingga Roads |
| 44/07/29 | arrived Lingga Roads |
Philippine August 1944 Reinfircement - Convoy HI-71
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Screen
| CVE | Taijo (12xB5N - 931.kokutai(Det.)) |
| DD | Fudzinami, Junagi from 44/08/17: Asakaze |
| PF | Hirato, Kurahashi, Mikura, Shonan, #11 from 44/08/17: Sado, Etoforu, Macuwa, Hiburi |
Transport Group - TranGrp
| AO | Hajasui, Teijo Maru, Eijo Maru from 44/08/21: Hakko Maru #2, Nijo Maru |
| AP | Teia Maru, Awa Maru, Noto Maru, Hokkai Maru, Tamacu Maru, Noshiro Maru, Majasan Maru |
| supply ship | Irako |
| 44/08/08 | departed Moji for Mako > Manila > Singapore |
| 44/08/1? | arrived Mako - 5 ships detached, Asakaze, Sado, Etoforu, Macuwa and Hiburi joined |
| 44/08/17 | departed Mako for Luzon Strait and Manila |
| 44/08/18 | attacked by Redfish - Eijo Maru damaged - escorted by Asakaze and Junagi to Takao attacked by Rasher - sunk Taijo, Teio Maru, Eishin Maru, Teia Maru, Noshiro Maru changed course to San Fernando - Sado, Macuwa and Hiburi styaed in attack area and for ASW sweeps |
| 44/08/21 | arrived Manila - Sado, Macuwa and Hiburi recalled to Manila Asakaze and Junagi departed Takao for Manila escorting Hakko Maru #2 and Nijo Maru |
| 44/08/22 | approaching Manila Macuwa and Hiburi disabled by Harder, Sado by Haddo Hakko Maru #2 sunk by Spadefish |
| 44/08/23 | Asakaze sunk by Haddo off Lingayen Gulf |