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DD Hagikaze
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Kagero 1939
Fujinagata Osaka
1940/06/18 1941/03/31 1943/08/07
sunk
Namesake: "Wind Before the Horn Clover Blooms" ("vítr před rohem jetel kvést")
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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 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 42/03/11   StrFor1/DesDiv4 2nd Port Darwin & Tjilatjip Raid   74 
42/03/27 42/04 C StrFor1/LG/DesDiv4/Sect2 off Ceylon   74 
42/04/14 42/04/19     escort CarDiv5 into Mako, then rejoined StrFor1   99 
42/04/19 42/04/22   StrFor1 sail to Jokosuka   99 
42/04/22 42/05/2?     Jokosuka - repairs   99 
42/05/27 42/06/09   B2/StrFor1/SupGrp/DesDiv4 xMidway   99 
42/06/05     B2/StrFor1/SupGrp/DesDiv4 finishing Akagi  
42/06/09 42/07/12   CovFor/DesDiv4 land Kiska - patrol SW of Aleutians   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/DesRon10/DesDiv4 troop transport run from Rabaul to Guadalcanal   99 
42/08/19     TokioEx/DesRon10/DesDiv4 damaged by B-17 - (after turret, magazines, rudder, props) - 33 KIA, 13 WIA, best speed 6 kts   99 
42/08/19 42/08/24     sail to Truk   99 
42/08/24 42/10/01     Truk - emergency repairs   99 
42/10/01 42/10/08     sail from Truk to Jokosuka - breakdown > towed by Jamagumo   99 
42/10/08 43/02/2?     Jokosuka - repairs   99 
43/02/28 43/03/13     escort Cujo from Jokosuka to Truk and back   99 
43/04/01 43/04/06     escort Kongo and Haruna from Kure to Truk   99 
43/04/13 43/04/20     escort Cokai on troop transport run from Truk to Rabaul and back   99 
43/04/25 43/04/28     escort convoy from Truk to Rabaul   99 
43/04/29 43/04/30     sail from Rabaul to Shortland   99 
43/04/30     TokioEx troop transport run to Kolombangara   99 
43/05/04     TokioEx troop transport run to Kolombangara   99 
43/05/08 43/05/09     en route from Shortland to Buka   99 
43/05/08       ordered to Blackett Strait to tow damaged Kagero, Ojashio - arrived too late   99 
43/05/09 43/05/10     sail from Shortland to Rabaul   99 
43/05/15 43/05/17     escort Nisshin from Rabaul to Truk   99 
43/06/05 43/06/09     escort Unjo and Cujo from Truk to Jokosuka   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 mission from Truk to Rabaul   99 
43/07/21 43/07/22   DesRon10/DesDiv4/SF led Nisshin trop transport run from Rabaul to Shortland - rescued Nisshin survivors   99 
43/07/27     TokioEx/DesDiv4 troop transport run to Rekata   99 
43/08/01 43/08/02   TokioEx/TranGrp/DesDiv4 troop transport run to Vilu, Kolombangara   71  99 
43/08/06       xVelLav-sunk(Dunlap, Craven, Maury)   99 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 07°49´S,156°55´E; 1943/10/15 struck from Navy List
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