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DD Hacuharu
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Hacuharu 1933/01/14
Sasebo Kaigun Kosho
1933/02/27 1933/09/30 1944/11/13
sunk
Namesake: "Spring Rains" ("jarní deště")
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41     1stFlt/DesRon1/DesDiv21     99 
41/12 42/01     home waters - ASW patrol, guard BBs   99 
42/01/14 42/01/22     escort AO convoy from Tokujama to Davao   99 
42/01/24 42/01/29   ECovFor/DesRon1/DesDiv21 land Kendari   99 
42/01/25     ECovFor/DesRon1/DesDiv21 damaged (collision with Nagara)   99 
42/01/29 42/02/11     Davao - repairs   99 
42/02/23 42/02/26     escort AO Akebono Maru from Davao to Makassar   99 
42/02/28 42/03/01     Bali Strait - engaged 4 US DDs escaping from Java Sea   99 
42/03/16 42/03/25     sail from Makassar to Sasebo   99 
42/03/25 42/05     Sasebo - repairs   99 
42/05/29 42/06/1? MI D3/AleFor/AttuLandFor/DesDiv21 xMidway   74 
42/07/01 42/07/12     Kiska - patrol   99 
42/07/19       Saeki   99 
42/07/21 42/08/04     Jokosuka - repairs   99 
42/08/04 42/08/06     sail from Jokosuka to Ominato   99 
42/08/06       Northern Area patrol/escort duty   99 
42/09/12 42/09/16     transport run from Shimushu to Kiska   99 
42/10/06 42/10/08     sail from Ominato to Jokosuka   99 
42/10/11 42/10/17     escort Oboro on transport run from Jokosuka to Shimushu > Kiska   99 
42/10/17       disabled (B-26) off Kiska - rudder wrecked - 4 KIA, 14 WIA   99 
42/10/17 42/10/25     sail from Kiska to Paramushiro   99 
42/11/06 43/09/30     Maizuru - repairs   99 
43/04/01     5thFlt/DesRon1/DesDiv21     99 
43/10/11 43/10/19     escort Rjuho and Citose from Saeki to Singapore   99 
43/10/26 43/11/05     escort Rjuho and Citose from Singapore to Tokujama   99 
43/11/24 43/12/03     escort Hijo from Kure to Manila > Singapore   99 
43/12/10 43/12/22     escort Hijo from Singapore to Tarakan > Palau > Truk   99 
43/12/21 44/01/09     escort Zuiho and Unjo from Truk to Jokosuka and back   99 
44/01/01     CF/DesDiv21     99 
44/01/18 44/01/23     escort Zuiho and Unjo (01/19 torpedoed and detached to Saipan) Truk > Jokosuka   99 
44/01/29 44/02/16     escort Zuiho and Cijoda from Jokosuka to Truk and back   99 
44/02/27 44/02/29     sail from Sasebo to Ominato   99 
44/02/29 44/06     Norther Area patrol/escort duty   99 
44/06/2 44/06/30     transport run from Jokosuka to Iwojima   99 
44/06/2? 44/06/24     sail from Ominato to Jokosuka   99 
44/07/10 44/07/14     transport run from Jokosuka to Iwojima   99 
44/08/12 44/08/13     escort Jamashiro and Unjo from Jokosuka to Kure   99 
44/08/16 44/09/21     escort convoys from Kure to Formosa > Luzon and back   99 
44/10/14 44/10/21   StrFor2 escort Naci and Ashigara from Kure to Amami-Oshima > Mako, then sail to Takeo   99 
44/10/21 44/10/23     aircrew transport run from Takeo to Manila, then sail to join StrFor2   99 
44/10/24 44/10/25   DesDiv21 rescued Wakaba survivors, then carry them to Manila   99 
44/10/28 44/11/05 TA-2 Screen/DesDiv21     99 
44/11/09 44/11/10 TA-3 Screen     99 
44/11/10 44/11/11 TA-4 Screen     99 
44/11/13       sunk(TF 38) in Manila Bay, 6 nm NW of Cavite (14-35, 120-50E)   99  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 14°35´N,120°50´E; 1945/01/10 struck from Navy List
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