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DD Amacukaze
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Kagero | 1938 Uraga Dock Tokio | 1939/10/19 | 1940/10/26 | 1945/04/06
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| Namesake: "Heavenly Wind" ("nebeský vítr") | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 41 | 2ndFlt/DesRon2/DesDiv16 | 99 | |||
| 41/12/04 | 41/12/15 | SoPhilGrp/SupGrp/DesDiv16 | strike Davao | 99 | |
| 41/12/20 | SoPhilGrp/DavLandGrp/DesRon2/DesDiv16 | land Davao | 99 | ||
| 42/01 | 42/02 | EEscFor/DesRon2/DesDiv16 | land Java Seas | 99 | |
| 42/01/11 | EEscFor/DesRon2/DesDiv16 | land Menado | 99 | ||
| 42/01/24 | EEscFor/DesRon2/DesDiv16 | land Kendari | 99 | ||
| 42/01/31 | EEscFor/DesRon2/DesDiv16 | land Ambon | 99 | ||
| 42/02/20 | EEscFor/DesRon2/DesDiv16 | land Timor | 99 | ||
| 42/02/25 | EEscFor/DesRon2/DesDiv16 | attacked&damaging Perch | |||
| 42/02/26 | EEscFor/DesRon2/DesDiv16 | attacked(PBY) | |||
| 42/02/27 | EEscFor/DesRon2/DesDiv16 | land E Java | 99 | ||
| 42/02/27 | 42/02/28 | EEscFor/DesRon2/DesDiv16 | xJava Sea | 99 | |
| 42/03/0? | 42/03/2? | Java Sea - ASW operations | 99 | ||
| 42/03/01 | EEscFor/DesRon2/DesDiv16 | escort Dutch AH Op Ten Noort to Bandjermasin, Boreneo | 99 | ||
| 42/03/31 | 42/04/03 | DesDiv16 | land Christmas Is. | 99 | |
| 42/04/03 | 42/04/25 | Makassar | 99 | ||
| 42/04/25 | 42/05/03 | sail from Makassar to Kure | 99 | ||
| 42/05/03 | 42/05/1? | Kure - maintenance | 99 | ||
| 42/05/21 | 42/06/14 | C5/MidInvFor/TranGrp/DesRon2/DesDiv16 | xMidway | 99 | |
| 42/07/17 | 3rdFlt/DesRon10/DesDiv16 | IJN reorganization | 99 | ||
| 42/08/16 | 42/09/05 | KI | MarFor/DesDiv16 | xEasSol | 99 |
| 42/08/24 | 42/09/05? | StrFor1 | xEasSol | 100 | |
| 42/09 | 42/10 | 3rdFlt/DesRon10/DesDiv16 | patrol N of Solomons | 99 | |
| 42/10/11 | 42/10/28 | StrFor1/DesRon10/DesDiv16 | xSCruz | 99 | |
| 42/10/12 | 42/10/13 | Ndeni Is. - search for US seaplane base (with Jukikaze) | 99 | ||
| 42/11/09 | 42/11/12 | sail from Truk to Shortland | 81 | ||
| 42/11/12 | 42/11/13 | BombFor/DesRon10 | xGuad1 - disabled - 37 hits - 43 KIA | 81 99 | |
| 42/11/18 | 42/11/25 | Truk - emergency repairs | 99 | ||
| 42/11/26 | 42/12/01 | sail from Truk to Kure | 99 | ||
| 42/12/01 | 43/02/05 | Kure - repairs | 99 | ||
| 43/02/05 | 43/02/10 | escort Suzuja from Kure to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/02/15 | 43/02/17 | aircrew transport run from Truk to Wewak | 99 | ||
| 43/02/17 | 43/02/23 | assist Urakaze towing damaged Harusame from Wewak to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/03/15 | en route from Rabaul to Truk | 99 | |||
| 43/03/29 | 43/04/03 | escort convoy from Truk to Palau | 99 | ||
| 43/04/06 | 43/04/18 | escort troop convoy from Palau to Hansa Bay and back | 99 | ||
| 43/04/26 | 43/05/06 | escort troop convoy from Palau to Wewak and back | 99 | ||
| 43/05/08 | 43/05/17 | escort troop convoy from Palau to Wewak and back | 99 | ||
| 43/05/23 | 43/06/03 | escort troop convoy from Palau to Hansa Bay and back | 99 | ||
| 43/06/05 | 43/06/15 | escort troop convoy from Palau to Wewak and back | 99 | ||
| 43/06/21 | 43/07/02 | escort troop convoy from Palau to Hansa Bay and back | 99 | ||
| 43/07/05 | 43/07/16 | escort troop convoy from Palau to Wewak and back | 99 | ||
| 43/07/19 | 43/07/24 | escort troop convoy from Palau to Truk | 99 | ||
| 43/07/25 | 43/08/01 | escort convoy from Truk to Kure | 99 | ||
| 43/08/01 | 43/08/1? | Kure - maintenance | 99 | ||
| 43/08/16 | 43/08/23 | CF/DesRon10/DesDiv16 | escort fleet on troop transport run from Kure to Truk | 99 | |
| 43/09/18 | 43/09/25 | CF/RefGrp | response to US raids on Makin & Tarawa | 99 | |
| 43/10/16 | 43/10/28 | CF/RefGrp | 99 | ||
| 43/11/02 | 43/11/0? | departed Truk on aircrew transport run to Rabaul, diverted to assist damaged AO Nissho Maru | 99 | ||
| 43/11/04 | escort AK Nissho Maru, attacked by B-24s 170 nm N of Kavieng (00-20N, 150-40E) | 85 | |||
| 43/11/12 | 43/11/24 | escort convoys from Truk to Palau and back | 99 | ||
| 43/12/07 | 43/12/14 | escort Citose and Irako from Truk to Jokosuka | 99 | ||
| 44/01/11 | 44/01/16 | led escort of troop convoy from Moji towards Singapore | 99 | ||
| 44/01/16 | disabled by Redfin 250 nm N of Spratly Is. (14-40N, 113-50E) - 80 KIA (CO & ComDesDiv16) | 99 85 | |||
| 44/01/24 | 44/01/30 | towed by Asagao to Cape St. Jacques | 99 | ||
| 44/01/30 | 44/11 | Cape St. Jacques - repairs | 99 | ||
| 44/03/31 | SWAreaFlt/SoExpFor1 | 99 | |||
| 44/11/15 | 44/12?? | Singapore - repairs (temporary bow fitted) | 99 | ||
| 44/12?? | 45/03/09 | Singapore - local escort duty | 99 | ||
| 45/03/09 | 45/04/06 | escort coastal convoy from Singapore towards Japan | 99 | ||
| 45/04/06 | disabled(B-25) 6 miles E of Amoy - beached and abandoned | 99 85 | |||