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DD Arashio
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Asasio 1935/10/01
Kawasaki Kobe
1937/05/26 1937/12/20 1943/03/04
sunk
Namesake: "Rough Sea Flood" (Tide) ("bouřlivý mořský příliv") (příliv)
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     2ndFlt/DesRon2/DesDiv8     99 
41/12/04 41/12/24   SoExpFor/MaFor/CovGrp/DesRon2/DesDiv8 land Malaya, Philippins   99 
41/12/31 42/01/05   DesRon2/DesDiv8 escort 3rd Malaya troop convoy from Mako to Singora, then sail to Hongkong   99 
42/01/10 42/02/27   EEscFor/DesRon2DesDiv8 Java Sea landings   99 
42/01/11 42/01/1?   EEscFor/DesRon2DesDiv8 escort troop convoy from Hongkong to Davao   99 
42/01/31     EEscFor/DesRon2DesDiv8 land Ambon   99 
42/02/08     EEscFor/DesRon2DesDiv8 land Makassar   99 
42/02/18     EEscFor/DesRon2DesDiv8 land Bali, Lombok   99 
42/02/19 42/02/20   EEscFor/DesRon2DesDiv8 x Badoeng Strait - escort damaged AP Sagami Maru   99 
42/03/1? 42/03/25     sail from Makassar to Palau > Jokosuka   99 
42/04/10     2ndFlt/DesRon4/DesDiv8 DesDiv8 reassigned to DesRon4   99 
42/04/24 42/05/13   DesDiv8 sail from Jokosuka to assist in Corregidor occupation   99 
42/05/13 42/05/18   DesDiv8 sail from Manila Bay to Kure   99 
42/05/22 42/05/26   DesDiv8 escort CruDiv7 from Kure to Guam   99 
42/05/29 42/06/14   C4/MidInvFor/CloSupGrp/DesDiv8(Det) xMidway-disable(planes)  
42/06/06       damage(TF 16) - 37 KIA, rescued Mikuma survivors   99 
42/06/14 42/07/15     Truk - emergency repairs (AR Akashi)   99 
42/07/14     SpecialReserve/DesDiv8 IJN reorganization   99 
42/07/15 42/07/23     sail from Truk to Sasebo   99 
42/07/23 42/10/20   Special Duty Ship Sasebo - repairs   99 
42/11/12 42/11/1?     sail from Sasebo to Rabaul   99 
42/11/22     TokioEx troop transport run from Rabaul to Buna   99 
42/12/01     TokioEx troop transport run Buna   99 
42/12/08     TokioEx troop transport run to Buna - aborted due to air attack   99 
42/12/11 42/12/14   TokioEx troop transport run to Admiralties > Buna to avoid air attack   99 
42/12/16 42/12/20     escort troop convoy from Rabaul to Madang and back   99 
42/12/26 42/12/27   TokioEx/TranGrp troop transport run from Rabaul to Shortland > New Georgia   99 
43/01/02     TokioEx/CovGrp supply drum transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
43/01/10     TokioEx/TranGrp supply drum transport run to Guadalcanal   99 
43/01/22     TokioEx troop transport run to Rekata   99 
43/01/24     TokioEx troop transport run to Rekata   99 
43/01/26       escort AP carrying artillery from Rabaul to Kolombangara   99 
43/01/28     TokioEx/CovGrp troop transport run to Russell Islands   99 
43/02/01   KE TokioEx/KamGrp/TranGrp/DesDiv8 troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal   99  103 
43/02/04   KE TokioEx/KamGrp/TranGrp/DesDiv8 troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal   99  103 
43/02/07   KE TokioEx/CovGrp/DesDiv8 troop evacuation run to Guadalcanal   99 
43/02/20       en route to join troop convoy from Palau to Wewak - rescued Oshio survivors, then to Rabaul   99 
43/02/25     8thFlt/DesRon3/DesDiv8     99 
43/02/28 43/03/03 81 DesRon3/DesDiv8 xBismar   99 
43/03/03   81 DesRon3/DesDiv8 xBismar-disabled (planes) in Bismarck Sea > collided with AP Nodzima > abandoned   99 
43/03/04   81 DesRon3/DesDiv8 xBismar finished by planes   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 07°15´S,148°30´E; 1943/04/01 struck from Navy List
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