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DD Arashi
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Kagero 1939
Maizuru Kaigun Kosho
1940/04/22 1941/01/27 1943/08/07
sunk
Namesake: "Storm" ("bouĝe")
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     2ndFlt/DesRon4/DesDiv4     99 
41/12/04 42/01/11 E SoExpFor/MaFor/CovGrp/DesDiv4 land Malaya, Philippines, escort Malaya troop convoys   99 
42/01/14 42/02/21   MaFor/DesDiv4 land Dutch East Indies   99 
42/02/25 42/03/07   WeFor/WeAshipGrp/DesDiv4 land Java   89 
42/03/01     WeFor/WeAshipGrp/DesDiv4 sinking/share(Nowaki) Dutch m/s Toradja (981 BRT), CM Scott Harley (RN-620 BRT)   89 
42/03/01     WeFor/WeAshipGrp/DesDiv4 sinking Dutch s/s Bintoehan (1020 BRT)   89 
42/03/02     WeFor/WeAshipGrp/DesDiv4 sinking/share (Maja, Nowaki) Stronghold (12-20S, 112-00E)   89 
42/03/03     WeFor/WeAshipGrp/DesDiv4 sinking/share (Nowaki) PG-21 Asheville S of Java (12-33S, 111-35E)   99  85 
42/03/04     WeFor/WeAshipGrp/DesDiv4 sinking/share (Atago) AO Francol (RN), AK Tjisaroea (KM)   99 
42/03/18 43/04/03   DesDiv4 escort Atago on inspection cruise Staring Bay > Tarakan > Balikpapan > Makassar > Singapore > Penang   99 
42/04/04 42/04/18   DesDiv4 escort Atago from Penang to Cam Ranh Bay > Jokosuka   99 
42/04/18 42/05/1?     Jokosuka - repairs   99 
42/05/27 42/06/09   B2/StrFor1/SupGrp/DesDiv4 xMidway  
42/06/04     B2/StrFor1/SupGrp/DesDiv4 with Nowaki assist Akagi - rescued survivors and scuttled with torpedoes   99 
42/06/05     B2/StrFor1/SupGrp/DesRon10/DesDiv4 xMidway-finishing/share Akagi  
42/06/09 42/07/12   CovFor/DesDiv4 land Kiska   99 
42/07/14     3rdFlt/DesRon10/DesDiv4 IJN reorganization   99 
42/07/30 42/08/06   DesDiv4 escort APs Boston Maru and Daifuku Maru from Saeki to Saipan   99 
42/08/07 42/08/12   DesDiv4 escort APs Boston Maru and Daifuku Maru from Saipan to Truk   99 
42/08/16 42/08/19   TokioEx/DesDiv4 troop transport runt o Guadalcanal   99 
42/08/19 42/08/24   TokioEx/DesDiv4 escort damaged Hagikaze from Guadalcanal to Truk   99 
42/08/24 42/08/27     sail from Truk to Rabaul   99 
42/08/28 42/08/31   TokioEx/TranGrp troop transport run to Milne Bay   99 
42/09/01 42/09/04   TokioEx troop transport run to Milne Bay   99 
42/09/05 42/09/08   TokioEx/CovGrp troop evacuation run to Milne Bay   99 
42/09/06     TokioEx/CovGrp shell Gili Gili - sinking/share (Tacuta) AK Anshun (RN)   99 
42/09/13 42/09/14     escort AP Sado Maru from Rabaul to Shortland   99 
42/09/14 42/09/15   TokioEx troop transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/09/18     TokioEx/F led troop transport run to Guadalcanal - aborted due to enemy presence   99 
42/09/23 42/09/25     sail from Shortland to Truk   99 
42/10     3rdFlt/StrFor1/DesRon10/DesDiv4 patrol N of Solomons   99 
42/10/11 42/10/28   StrFor1/DesRon10/DesDiv4 xSCruz   99 
42/11/02 42/11/06     escort Shokaku from Truk to Kure   99 
42/11/06 42/11/23     Kure - repairs   99 
42/11/23 42/12/01     escort Akicu Maru from Kure to Truk > Rabaul   99 
42/12/02       sail from Rabaul to Shorltand   99 
42/12/03     TokioEx/TranGrp/DesDiv4 supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
42/12/07     TokioEx/DesDiv4 supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal - attacked by PTs - escort Naganami towing Nowaki   99 
42/12/11     TokioEx/TranGrp supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal - assist sinking Teruzuki   99 
42/12/13 42/12/18     escort Maikaze towing disabled Nowaki from Shortland to Truk   99 
43/01/01 43/01/07     sail from Truk to Rabaul > Shorland   99 
43/01/10     TokioEx/TranGrp supply-drum transport run to Guadalcanal - escort damaged Hacukaze to Shortland   99 
43/01/14 43/01/15   TokioEx/CovGrp troop transport run to Guadalcanal - damaged(bomb) - rudder   99 
43/01/17 43/01/19     sail from Shortland to Truk   99 
43/01/19 43/01/30?     Truk - repairs   99 
43/01/31 43/02/09 KE DistCovFpr cover Guadalcanal evacuation   99 
43/02/15 43/02/20     escort fleet from Truk to Japan   99 
43/02/20 43/07/10     Japan - repairs   99 
43/07/10 43/07/15   CF/DesRon10/DesDiv4 escort fleet from Japan to Truk   99 
43/07/19 43/07/21   DesDiv4 escort Nisshin, Mogami, Ojodo and Agano on troop transport run from Truk to Rabaul   99 
43/07/21 43/07/22   TokioEx/DesDiv4 escort Nisshin on troop transport run to Shortland - rescued Nisshin survivors   99 
43/07/27     TokioEx/DesDiv4/F,DF led troop transport run from Rabaul to Rekata   99 
43/08/01 43/08/02   TokioEx/TranGrp/DesDiv4 troop transport run to Vilu, Kolombangara reinforce   71  99 
43/08/06 43/08/07   TokioEx/DesDiv4/F,DF troop transport run to Kolombangara   99 
43/08/07     TokioEx/DesDiv4/F,DF xVelLav-sunk(Dunlap, Craven, Maury)  

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 07°50´S,156°55´E; 1943/10/15 struck from Navy List
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