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DD Akebono
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Fubuki | 1929/11/25 Fujinagata Osaka | 1930/11/07 | 1931/07/31 | 1944/11/13
sunk | |
| Namesake: "Daybreak (Dawn)" ("úsvit, rozbøesk") | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 41 | CarDiv1/DesDiv7 | ||||
| 41/12 | propeller repairs, guarding BBs, ASW patrols | 99 | |||
| 42/01/12 | 42/01/17 | escort CarDiv2 from Hashiradzima to Palau | 99 | ||
| 42/01/21 | 42/01/28 | StrFor1 | strike Ambon | 99 | |
| 42/01/29 | 42/03 | ECovFor | Java Sea - land Ambon, Makassar, Timor | 99 | |
| 42/03/01 | ECovFor | ||||
| 42/03/12 | 42/03/25 | escort convoy from Bali to Lingayen Gulf > Formosa > Jokosuka | 99 | ||
| 42/03/25 | 42/04/2? | Jokosuka - repairs | 99 | ||
| 42/04/10 | 1stAirFlt/DesRon10/DesDiv7 | 99 | |||
| 42/04/23 | 42/04/27 | escort Mjoko and Haguro from Jokosuka to Truk | 99 | ||
| 42/05/0? | 42/05/1? | MO | StrFor/DesDiv7 | xCoralS | 99 |
| 42/05/16 | 42/05/21 | escort Zuikaku from Truk to Kure | 99 | ||
| 42/05/2? | 42/07 | AL | D2/AleFor/StrFor2/Screen/DesDiv7 | xMidway | 74 89 |
| 42/07/06 | 42/07/20 | Jokosuka - repairs | 99 | ||
| 42/07/14 | DesDiv7 | reassigned to CF HQ | 99 | ||
| 42/08/17 | 42/08/2? | escort Jamato and Taijo from Kure to Truk | 99 | ||
| 42/08/2? | 42/09/04 | KI | RearFor{DesDiv7 | xEasSol | 99 |
| 42/09/04 | 42/09/05 | Truk | 99 | ||
| 42/09/05 | 42/09/29 | escort Taijo from Truk to Palau > Davao > Kavieng and back | 99 | ||
| 42/10/04 | 42/10/16 | escort Unjo from Truk to Jokosuka and back | 99 | ||
| 42/10/17 | 42/11/02 | escort Unjo from Truk to Jokosuka and back | 99 | ||
| 42/11/03 | 42/11/21 | escort Unjo from Truk to Palau > Davao and back | 99 | ||
| 42/11/24 | 42/12/13 | escort Unjo from Truk to Surabaya > Balikpapan and back | 99 | ||
| 42/12/17 | 43/01/03 | escort Unjo from Truk to Surabaya > Balikpapan and back | 99 | ||
| 43/01/05 | 43/01/10 | escort Unjo from Truk to Jokosuka | 99 | ||
| 43/01/10 | 43/02 | Jokosuka - repairs | 99 | ||
| 43/02/01 | 43/02/17 | escort Unjo and Taijo from Jokosuka to Truk and back | 99 | ||
| 43/02/24 | 43/03/12 | escort Unjo and Taijo from Jokosuka to Truk and back | 99 | ||
| 43/03/20 | 43/04/10 | escort Unjo from Jokosuka to Truk and back | 99 | ||
| 43/05/01 | 43/05/29 | escort Taijo from Jokouska to Manila > Surabaya > Singapore > Mako > Sasebo | 99 | ||
| 43/06/16 | 43/07/02 | escort Cujo and Unjo from Jokosuka to Truk and back | 99 | ||
| 43/07/06 | 43/07/11 | escort Unjo from Jokosuka to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/07/19 | 43/07/24 | escort Rjuho, Cujo, Unjo from Truk to Jokosuka | 99 | ||
| 43/07/31 | 43/08/16 | escort Unjo from Jokosuka to Truk and back | 99 | ||
| 43/08/26 | 43/09/11 | escort Unjo from Jokosuka to Truk and back | 99 | ||
| 43/09/1? | 43/10/1? | Jokosuka - repairs | 99 | ||
| 43/10/13 | 43/10/19 | escort Unjo from Jokosuka to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/10/31 | 43/11/06 | escort Dzunjo, Unjo Ise and Jamashiro from Truk to Kure | 99 | ||
| 43/11/16 | 43/12/05 | StrFor1 | sail from Jokosuka to Truk and back | 99 | |
| 43/12/12 | 43/12/17 | StrFor1 | sail from Jokosuka to Truk | 99 | |
| 43/12/22 | 43/12/24 | sail from Truk to Rabaul | 99 | ||
| 43/12/26 | transport run to Qavuvu | 99 | |||
| 43/12/30 | transport run to Qavuvu | 99 | |||
| 44/01/01 | 5thFlt/DesRon1/DesDiv7 | 99 | |||
| 44/01/12 | 44/01/17 | departed Rabaul to join AO convoy from Palau to Truk | 99 | ||
| 44/01/14 | rescued Sazanami survivors | 99 | |||
| 44/01/20 | departed Truk escorting convoy, then returned with torpedoed Irako | 99 | |||
| 44/01/25 | 44/02/05 | sail from Truk ot Saipan, then escort damaged Unjo to Jokosuka | 99 | ||
| 44/02/07 | 44/04/ | Jokosuka - repairs | 99 | ||
| 44/04/06 | 44/04/08 | sail from Jokosuka to Ominato | 99 | ||
| 44/04/08 | 44/05/24 | Ominato - Northern Area patrol/escort duty | 99 | ||
| 44/05/24 | 44/06/07 | Otaru - overhaul | 99 | ||
| 44/06/19 | 44/07/01 | escort Naci and Ashigara from Ominato to Jokosuka nad back | 99 | ||
| 44/07/31 | 44/08/02 | escort Naci and Ashigara from Ominato to Kure | 99 | ||
| 44/10/14 | 44/10/28 | StrFor2/DesRon1/DesDiv7 | xLeyte | 99 | |
| 44/10/24 | 44/10/25 | StrFor2/DesRon1/DesDiv7 | xSuriga | 99 | |
| 44/10/25 | StrFor2/DesRon1/DesDiv7 | scuttled Mogami 40 nm WSW of Surigao (09-40N, 124-50E) | 85 | ||
| 44/10/28 | 44/11/04 | TA-2 | Screen | 99 | |
| 44/11/05 | damaged (TF 38) assisting Naci (24 KIA, 3 WIA), towed (Hacushimo) to Cavite | 99 | |||
| 44/11/13 | sunk(TF 38) at Cavite, alongside Akishimo (14-29N, 120-55E) | 99 85 | |||